RICHARDSON, Texas – The Lone Star Conference released its 2024 Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll, ranking St. Edward's No. 4 in the conference and listing
MIA RIVERA and
JORDAN SANDERS as Hilltoppers to watch.
Voters project West Texas A&M to repeat its LSC Cross Country championship, receiving 444 points, including 25 first-place votes, led by last year's LSC runner-up Elise Leveel. DBU, winners of three out of the previous four championships, ranks second with four first-place votes.
St. Edward's opens its season on Sept. 7 at the UT Tyler Cross Country Opener. This year's LSC Championships are on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Texas A&M-Kingsville. The NCAA Division II postseason starts on Nov. 9 at the South Central Regional hosted by MSU Denver and closes with the national championship on Nov. 23 in Sacramento, Calif.
LSC Women's Cross Country 2024 Preseason Poll
As voted by head coaches and sports information staff
| Rank |
Team (1st pl. votes) |
Pts. |
| 1 |
West Texas A&M (25) |
444 |
| 2 |
DBU (4) |
416 |
| 3 |
Midwestern State |
355 |
| 4 |
St. Edward's |
322 |
| 5 |
Oklahoma Christian |
318 |
| 6 |
Angelo State (1) |
283 |
| 7 |
Lubbock Christian |
247 |
| 8 |
Cameron |
234 |
| 9 |
Western New Mexico |
206 |
| 10 |
UT Tyler |
199 |
| 11 |
Texas A&M International |
169 |
| 12 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
168 |
| 13 |
Eastern New Mexico |
114 |
| 14 |
UT Permian Basin |
84 |
| 15 |
Sul Ross State |
41 |
LSC Women's Cross Country 2024 Runners to Watch
Submitted by each team
| Athlete |
Team |
Cl. |
Major |
Hometown |
| Mary Brown |
Angelo State |
Sr |
Kinesiology |
Georgetown, Texas |
| Manon Cady |
Cameron |
Fr |
Sports and Exercise Science |
Angers, France |
| Kaat de Staercke |
Cameron |
Fr |
Business Administration |
Zemst, Belgium |
| Jenna Howard |
DBU |
Sr |
Elementary Education |
Erie, Colo. |
| Lesli Salas |
DBU |
So |
Commercial Art |
San Angelo, Texa |
| Sylvia Lagat |
Eastern New Mexico |
Fr |
Biology |
Eldoret, Kenya |
| Elizabeth Lujan-Towles |
Eastern New Mexico |
Fr |
Visual Art |
Chimayo, N.M. |
| Madelyn Merrell |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr |
Biology |
Idalou, Texas |
| Chloe Trull |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr |
Pre-Veterinary, AgriBusiness |
Ropesville, Texas |
| Jadyn Dangerfield |
Midwestern State |
Jr |
Computer Science |
Lancaster, Texas |
| Ella Pando |
Midwestern State |
Jr |
Biology |
Weatherford, Texas |
| Andrea Garcia Gonzalez |
Oklahoma Christian |
Sr |
Finance |
Leon, Spain |
| Kinley Kite |
Oklahoma Christian |
Fr |
Early Childhood Education |
Norman, Okla. |
| MIA RIVERA |
St. Edward's |
Jr |
Kinesiology |
El Paso, Texas |
| JORDAN SANDERS |
St. Edward's |
Sr |
Kinesiology |
Keller, Texas |
| Alexandra Nava-Elizondo |
Sul Ross State |
Fr |
Animal Science |
Baytown, Texas |
| Sada Lara |
Sul Ross State |
Fr |
Kinesiology/Human Perform. |
O'Donnell, Texas |
| Mercy Kosgei |
Texas A&M International |
Fr |
Nursing |
Eldoret, Kenya |
| Maya Espinosa |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Sr |
Business |
Baker, Fla. |
| Ivanova Yanes |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr |
Kinesiology |
Hollywood, Fla. |
| Alauna Stackhouse |
UT Permian Basin |
Gr |
Humanities |
Brenham, Texas |
| Kayla Cepeda |
UT Permian Basin |
Jr |
Exercise Science |
Mission, Texas |
| Elayna Metzger |
UT Tyler |
Jr |
Kinesiology |
Tyler, Texas |
| Calista Turner |
UT Tyler |
Fr |
Economics |
Athens, Texas |
| Elise Leveel |
West Texas A&M |
Jr |
Communications |
Carquebut, France |
| Julie LaFare |
West Texas A&M |
Jr |
Business |
Uzes, France |
| Itzela Darkenwald |
Western New Mexico |
Sr |
Kinesiology |
Conroe, Texas |
| Aubrey Lozoya |
Western New Mexico |
Jr |
Zoology |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
