NATCHITOCHES, La. – Jeremiah Garcia became the second East Texas A&M University cross country student-athlete to earn all-conference honors at the Southland Conference Championships on Friday as the conference meet ended with the Lion men taking seventh and the women finishing 10^th.
 
Garcia (Northwest Eaton) timed 23;41.52 for 13^th in the eight-kilometer race hosted by Northwestern State on its campus. He helped the Lion men total 192 points, which put them in seventh, with McNeese recording 178 points for sixth. Garcia is the second Lion to earn all-conference honor at the meet in the Division I era, joining former teammate, Alex Speer.
 
SFA totaled 20 points to win the meet, behind Nathan Kapel running a time of 22:54.85 to win the individual title. The 20 points are the second lowest team score in Southland history.
 
On the women's side, the Lumberjacks also won the team title as they totaled a score of 36, while A&M-Corpus Christi had 39 points. Edith Martinez (Sulphur Springs) had a team-best time of 22:37.86 for 29^th, while Mareva Heck (Marseille, France) timed 23:33.84 for 51^st, and Haleigh Risner (Winnsboro) clocked in at 23:51.69 for 58^th.
 
Rounding out the Lions, Aamarie Ebarb (Weslaco) timed 24:22.03 for 66^th and Hannah Stuart (Canyon) had a time of 24:39.71 for 71^st. The Islanders' Elizabeth Khatevi won the six-kilometer race with a time of 19:44.49.
 
For the Lion men behind Garcia, Josh Shanahan (Noosaville, Australia) timed 24:10.35 for 26^th, Yosef Abdulrazeq had a time of 25:10.01 for 52^nd, Naataanii Collins (Edcouch-Elsa) posted a time of 25:44.16 for 66^th, and Taylor Warrick (Stockdale) timed 25:50.07 for 68^th.
 
Elsewhere for the Lions, Noah Fernandez (San Antonio Central Catholic) clocked in at 25:58.34 for 79^th, Christian James (Rosharon – Manvel) recorded a time of 26:12.05 for 73^rd and Andrew Crosby (McKinney – Boyd) had a time of 26:50.50 for 83^rd.
 

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For the first time in the Division I era, the Lions are eligible for NCAA-sponsored postseason events and are slated to take part in the NCAA Regionals in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on November 14.

WOMEN'S STANDINGS | FULL RESULTS HERE

No.	Team	Score
1	SFA	36
2	A&M-Corpus Christi	39
3	UTRGV	65
4	UIW	136
5	McNeese	157
6	New Orleans	185
7	HCU	187
8	Lamar	207
9	Nicholls	225
10	EAST TEXAS A&M	254
11	Southeastern	318
12	Northwestern State	351

 
MEN'S STANDINGS | FULL RESULTS HERE

No.	Team	Score
1	SFA	20
2	A&M-Corpus Christi	52
3	UIW	67
4	Lamar	130
5	UTRGV	173
6	McNeese	178
7	EAST TEXAS A&M	192
8	HCU	199
9	New Orleans	221
10	Nicholls	332
11	Northwestern State	334
12	Southeastern	344