The men and women of the Cougar cross country team are in the middle of a two-week preparation period for the American Athletic Conference Championships in Cincinnati.
Lately, everything seems to be going against the Cougars.
Challenges everywhere
When both teams traveled to Alabama on Oct. 14 for their final regular season meet, they competed in their toughest competition. They also had no valuable athletes when it was time to run.
For the women’s team, redshirt senior and top performer Selena Sierra was suffering from a virus. The seasoned veteran still pushed through to finish 57th.