The Southern Miss cross country team placed sixth out of 15 Division I teams at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival Saturday.

The North Texas cross-country teams finished in the top five at the Chile Pepper Festival this Saturday.

The Rice women's cross country team finished 31st in the Gold Division of the 40th Paul Short Run at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Saturday.

Paul Sakit led the Bulldogs for the third consecutive meet as Louisiana Tech finished 10th at the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville Saturday morning.

Anthony Rotich placed first in the Miners' first big test of the season at the Notre Dame Invitational on Friday.

Louisiana Tech junior Mary Kate Hays ran a 6,000-meter time of 25:08.62 and finished third overall as the Baton Rouge, La. native led the Lady Techsters at the Watson Ford Invitational late Friday.