Cougars Open with SFA Lumberjack Preview
9/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
HOUSTON -- The 2016 Houston Cougar Cross Country season begins with a trip to Nacogdoches, Texas, where the Cougars will compete in the SFA Lumberjack SLC Preview on Friday, September 2nd.
ABOUT THE LUMBERJACK PREVIEW
Where: Pecan Acres City Park | Nacogdoches, Texas
Women's Race: 7 p.m. | 2-miles | 1.5 loops
Men's Race: 7:30 p.m. | 5,000 meters | 2.5 loops
DEFENDING HIS CROWN
Senior Brian Barraza begins the season on a quest to defend his 2015 South Central Regional individual championships. Barraza became the first Cougar in program history to win an individual championship in a Regional after running 10,000 meters in 30:07.3. The El Paso, Texas, native will also be hunting for his third consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships.
RETURNING TO THE COURSE
Redshirt-senior Selena Sierra will make her return to the cross country course in 2016 after missing the 2015 season due to an injury. The last time the former Channelview High School standout was in action was at the 2016 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, where she came from behind to claim the conference championship in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
A TEAM OF DEPTH
The Cougar men return three of the five members who scored points on last year's third place team at the American Athletic Conference Championships, while the women return four of their top finishers from 2015.
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