Boudreaux, Salsbury lead Louisiana Cross Country at Sun Belt Championships

Mobile, Ala. – Freshmen Haley Salsbury and Louden Boudreaux paced Louisiana Cross Country at the Sun Belt Championships in Mobile, Ala. on Friday morning.

Boudreaux raced across the line in 41st with a time of 26:59.0 while Salsbury came in 44th (19:31.7).

In the final meet of the 2021 season, the Louisiana men took ninth overall with 248 points while the women finished in 11th with 288.

Arkansas State, the defending conference champions on the women's side claimed the team titles in both the 6k and 8k.

The Redwolves' women were followed by App State and UT-Arlington while the men sat atop the mountaineers and last year's team champion and meet host South Alabama.

Sophomore Samuel Avants (27:35.3) finished second for the Ragin' Cajuns in 48^th place while freshmen Peyton Chiasson (27:51.1) and Jacob Marcinkus (28:09.7) claimed 50th and 53rd, respectively.

Freshmen Abbey Marie Ratcliff (19:47.2) tailed her Louisiana counterpart across the line in 49th, with sophomore Meredith Hebert (20:17.9) and freshman Pierra Charles (20:59.8) finishing 57th and 67th place, respectively.

Arkansas State senior Pauline Meyer set a course record in the race, finishing first with a time of 16:51.5. Meyer finished second in the 2019 and 2020 championships.

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Boudreaux, Salsbury lead Louisiana Cross Country at Sun Belt Championships

Players Mentioned

Samuel Avants

Louden Boudreaux

Pierra Charles

Peyton Chiasson

Meredith Hebert

Jacob Marcinkus

Abbey Marie Ratcliff

Haley Salsbury