The Shorthorn · Oct 30, 2016
Men's XC wins 2nd consecutive championship
The Shorthorn: file photo The Sun Belt Conference championships start at 10 a.m. Saturday in Dothan, Ala.For the second year in a row, the men's cross country team won the Sun Belt Championships Saturday in Dothan, Ala.
Senior long-distance runner Craig Lautenslager was the individual champion with an 8K run time of 24:20.9. The Mavericks won the team championship with a combined top five time of 2:05:40.
Junior long-distance runner Michael Guerrero finished second for UTA with an 8K time of 24:37.6, good for fourth overall. Lautenslager and Guerrero both missed the Sun Belt Championships in 2015, but head coach John Sauerhage said the duo was clutch for the Mavericks on Saturday.