WHO WILL BE THERE? The Cougars will compete against host Alabama as well as Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Louisiana Tech, Memphis, Ole Miss, Rice (men only), Samford, South Alabama, Southern Miss (women only), Tennessee, Troy and UAB (women only).
“I have a good feeling about this meet,” Sierra said. “We’ve put in a lot of hard work these past few weeks and I think the strength we’ve built up is going to translate into this race. Coach Magness keeps telling us that we have what it takes to be an overall great team. He always pushes us past any limitations we’ve set out for ourselves. He builds us into physically and mentally stronger runners.“
UP NEXT FOR HOUSTON The Cougars have 15 days to prepare for The American Athletic Conference Cross Country Championship. The 2016 edition of the race will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the women running a 6,000-meter race at 9 a.m. and the men following with an 8,000-meter race at 9:50 a.m.