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PHOTO GALLERY (Southland)

NEW ORLEANS - Both the LSU New Orleans men's and women's cross country teams finished in 8^th place at the Southland Cross Country Championships on Friday morning in Lake Charles. The Privateer women finished with 200 points - ahead of East Texas A&M, Nicholls, Northwestern State and Southeastern. The Privateer men finished with 268 points - ahead of East Texas A&M, Nicholls, Southeastern and Northwestern State.

Emma Bourg, running in just her second race in over a year, finished oh-so-close to an All-Southland selection. The senior from Houma placed 11^th - one spot and two seconds shy of the second-team - with a time of 21:00.57. Her time is the ninth-fastest time in program history and fastest 6K time by a Privateer woman since 2022.

Up next for the Privateer women were Petra Imre and Alexa Daverio. Imre finished her third Southland Championship in 22:03.81 - a 30 second improvement on her time at the 2025 Championships and a 52 second improvement on her time from the 2024 Championships. Daverio improved on her time from last season's Southland Championships as well after crossing the line in 22:49.09 - a 46 second improvement.

In their Southland Conference Championship debuts, Ella Narhi finished 60^th with a time of 23:21.56, Sophie Acevedo finished 64^th with a personal best time of 23:42.92, Layla Warren finished 71^st with a time of 24:05.37, and Madalynn Salsman finished 73^rd with a time of 24:14.87.

The Privateer men were lead by Landen Juneau who finished in 56^th with a time of 26:29.09. Fellow sophomore crossed the line in 58^th with a time of 26:39.36. The next trio of LSU New Orleans men to cross the line all finished within five places of each other - Trevin LeBouef finished 70^th in 27:19.85, Joshua Guidry finished 72^nd in 27:22.80 and Henry Livingston finished 75^th in 27:30.12.

Alex Williams finished 85^th in 28:24.71, and Kennth Cerrato finished 88^th in 28:40.96 to round out the scoring for the Privateer men. Grant Young was the final Privateer to cross the finish line on Friday morning after he finished 91^st with a time of 29:13.69.

As a unit the Privateer men finished strong over the last portion of the race on Friday morning over taking East Texas A&M after trailing the Lions by 10 points, and picking 12 points on UTRGV.

Elizabeth Khatevia from Texas A&M took home her third straight individual championship with a time of 18:53.56 - the fastest time in by a female ever at the Southland Championships. The Stephen F. Austin women won the team championship with 32 points.

The men's champion was Eliud Kipkosgei from Stephen F. Austin who finished in 23:31.36. The Lumberjacks also won the men's team championship with a near perfect score of 16.

WOMEN'S RESULTS | 8^th Place (200 points)
11 Emma Bourg 21:00.57
30 Petra Imre 22:04.81
48 Alexa Daverio 22:49.09
60 Ella Narhi 23:21.56
64 Sophie Acevedo 23:42.92 pr
71 Layla Warren 24:05.37
73 Madalynn Salsman 24:14.87

MEN'S RESULTS | 8^th Place (268 points)
56 Landen Juneau 26:29.09
58 Brandt Blanchard 26:39.36
70 Trevin LeBouef 27:19.85
72 Joshua Guidry 27:22.80
75 Henry Livingston 27:30.12
85 Alex Williams 28:24.71
88 Kenneth Cerrato 28:40.96
91 Grant Young 29:13.69

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