Postseason is an exciting time of year for every sport, and that is no different for the Houston men’s and women’s cross country teams, which competed in the American Championships Thursday in New Orleans at Audubon Park.
The women’s team ran first at 8 a.m., which was two hours ahead of schedule due to the threat of inclement weather.
Leading the charge as the first Cougar across the line in the 6000m race was senior Britani Gonzales, coming in No. 24 with a time of 23:45.87.
Freshman Regan Lobodzinski and redshirt junior Meredith Sorensen were neck-and-neck throughout the three-loop race, finishing within seconds of each other.