LAFAYETTE - The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's and women's cross country team officially opens the 2017 on Friday when it travels to New Orleans to compete in the the New Orleans Invitational at Lake Oaks Park.
The event begins at 5:30 p.m., with the women's five-kilometer race followed by the men's 5K race at 6 p.m. Joining Louisiana and host UNO in the five-team meet are Nicholls State, Southeastern Louisiana and Southern.
Veteran runners Stanley Limoh and Beau Robinson return for the Ragin' Cajuns after both earned first-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors last season.