After the completion of their last meet, Men's Cross Country is gearing up for the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships happening this weekend. The meet will take place in Georgetown, Texas as all nine SCAC programs will compete for the conference title.

Two Sophomores Lead the Pack

The Celts have been led by sophomores James Urbina and Jhancarlos Carpio. Carpio had a stellar start to the season taking first place at the Celt Opener. Following this, he had an impressive week at the Nory Hersey Rice Invitational topping all DIII runners and finishing 20th place. These two outings earned him back to back SCAC Men's Runner of the Week Honors. James Urbina has been steady throughout the entire season. The sophomore led St. Thomas at the Concordia Invitational as he finished fourth place at 23:43- his best time of the season. At that meet, the Celts finished the highest of all Division III programs to take second place. Urbina's performance that week earned him SCAC Men's Runner of the Week Honors. 

Team Success is Key for the Celts

Men's Cross Country has been continuously growing with its young core throughout the season. At different meets, different freshmen stepped up and contributed to the overall team score. Micah Hampton led St. Thomas at the Incarnate Word Invitational with a good pace of 5:22 and clocking 27:06 in the 8k. Marc Mendoza also finished top three for St. Thomas at the highly competitive Nory Hersey Rice Invitational clocking 22:04. It is with this combination of youth and experience, Men's Cross Country has the conference meet to look forward to.

Men's Cross Country wraps up their season this weekend at the SCAC meet. Follow the tournament on the official website!