Ragin' Cajuns To Face Solid Field At Texas A&M Invitational

LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns cross country team will face its most-rugged field this weekend when it travels to College Station, Texas to compete in the Texas A&M Invitational on Saturday at the Dale Watts Course.

The men's 8,000-meter race begins at 8 a.m., with the women's 6,000-meter competition set for 8:45 a.m. Live results, courtesy of Texas A&M, will be available at RaginCajuns.com. The meet on the Dale Watts Course will be the first of two this season for the Ragin' Cajuns with Texas A&M hosting the NCAA South Central region meet on Nov. 10.

"The Texas A&M invitational will be a huge challenge for our team," head coach Lon Badeaux said. "Most of the (South Central) regionally ranked teams will be there and it will serve as a good measuring stick for our success moving forward."

Louisiana, one of 18 teams competing in the event, will be part of the loaded men's field that features 10 teams ranked in the USTFCCCA South Central Region and a women's field with five.

Joining Louisiana and host Texas A&M in the event include Central Arkansas, Houston, Lamar, LSU, McNeese State, North Texas, Prairie View A&M, Rice, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, Southeastern Oklahoma (w), Texas A&M-Kingsville, Texas State, TCU, Texas Wesleyan (m) and UT Arlington.

Stanley Limoh, who has twice this season been named the Sun Belt Conference Male Runner of the Week, leads a talented Ragin' Cajuns men's team that features a solid nucleus in Beau Robinson, Jonathan Kimutai, Logan LaGarde and Dylan Heck.

In their previous meet at the Azalea City Classic, Limoh, Robinson and Kimutai posted a 1-2-3 finish for Louisiana with LaGarde and Heck finishing in the top-11. A pair of freshmen – George Femmer and Andre Bellard – each posted top-20 finishes for the Ragin' Cajuns with Bryce Robinson and Regan Lemaire each finishing in the top-25 and freshman Conner Meche in the top-30.

Courtney Musgrove recorded her second top-3 finish for the Ragin' Cajuns in her last meet at the Azalea City Classic while leading five runners to top-10 finishes. Lindsay LaGarde, Claire Hodges, Alexa Breaux and Courtney Broussard each finished in the top-10 for Louisiana with Hailey Hesterman posting a 14th-place performance.

The freshman tandem of Teresa Brüning and Ally McCulley each posted top-20 finishes in their respective Ragin' Cajuns debut.

NCAA South Central region rankings – September 18, 2017
MEN
1. Arkansas
2. Texas
3. UT Arlington
4. Texas A&M
5. Baylor
6. Lamar
7. Rice
8. Texas State
9. North Texas
10. Tulane
11. Louisiana
12. McNeese State
13. Houston
14. Southeastern Louisiana
15. Stephen F. Austin

WOMEN
1. Arkansas
2. Baylor
3. SMU
4. Texas
5. Abilene Christian
6. Texas A&M
7. Rice
8. TCU
9. Stephen F. Austin
10. Tulane
11. North Texas
12. Incarnate Word
13. Lamar
14. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
15. UT Rio Grande Valley

Ragin' Cajuns To Face Solid Field At Texas A&M Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Andre Bellard

Alexa Breaux

Courtney Broussard

George Femmer

Dylan Heck

Hailey Hesterman

Claire Hodges

Jonathan Kimutai

Lindsay LaGarde

Logan LaGarde

Regan Lemaire

Stanley Limoh

Ally McCulley

Conner Meche

Courtney Musgrove

Beau Robinson

Bryce Robinson

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