BOSSIER CITY, La. – McMurry placed third in the women's race and fifth in the men's at its first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday.
 
"It wasn't our best day on either side," said McMurry head coach Corey Koch. "The women fought to the finish despite not doing their best. Third was the goal, and they made it happen. It was not the case for the men; they struggled. However, it's just one race, and we will regroup and figure it out."
 
The War Hawk women were third with 103 points. Colorado College won with a perfect score of 15 and Trinity was second at 63 in the 10-team race.
 
Chloe McLellan was 15^th at 23:33.03 with Savanna Danner just off that pace in 16^th at 13:41.35.
 
Katelyn Hernandez placed 34^th at 24:54.97 and Ashley Shea was 35^th at 24:59.48. Anna Dinaso rounded out the scoring in 54^th at 26:02.91 on the six-kilometer course.
 
Jocelyn Moreno was 57^th at 26:14.70 and Abigail Huffhines placed 63^rd at 26:43.12. Also for McMurry, Madison Soultanova finished in 28:15.94.
 
The McMurry men were fifth at 139. Colorado College won the 10-team race with 24 points.
 
Isaac Gonzales led the War Hawks in 28^th at 27:09.1 with Gabriel Sanchez in 30^th at 27:11.8.
 
Roman Perez was 38^th at 27:28.5 and Patrick Esparza was close behind at 27:32.6 in 40^th. Rounding out the scoring five was Rogelio Ramirez in 50^th at 28:00.2
 
Antonio Martinez was 57^th at 28:38 and Jeremiah Rodriguez was 71^st at 29:19.8. Also for McMurry, Kevin Gomez finished in 30:05.8, Eddie Garcia in 30:43.3 and Victor Leos in 30:47.6.
 
The War Hawks advance to the NCAA Division III West Regional in Oregon on Nov. 15.