MOBILE, Ala. The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns cross country team returns to action on Sunday when it competes in the Sun Belt Conference Championships at Battleship Memorial Park. The women's 5K race will begin at 10 a.m. while the men's 8K race is set for an 11 a.m. start.

Louisiana, ranked No. 13 in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Men's South Central Region poll, is one of two Sun Belt schools ranked behind No. 5 UT Arlington. Appalachian State, competing in the Southeast Regional, is ranked No. 13.

Matthew Rice, who was a third-team All-Sun Belt Conference runner in 2012, has paced the Ragin' Cajuns on the men's side posting a pair of individual titles and posting four top-10 finishes in five events. Rice claimed his first individual title at the Florida State Invitational on Oct. 10 before claiming top honors at the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational one week later.

The freshman tandem of twin brothers Beau and Bryce Robinson have combined for seven top-10 finishes in their inaugural season with the Ragin' Cajuns with Logan Pearce, the 2013 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Male co-Freshman of the Year, earning a top-10 finish at the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational.

Anna Katherine Devitt, a third-team All-Sun Belt Conference runner in 2013, tops Louisiana on the women's side after posting five top-10 finishes in as many events during the season. The Baton Rouge native claimed her first individual title of the season at the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational and earned a third-place finish at the USA Azalea City Classic on Sept. 12.

Ashley Irwin has sparked the Ragin' Cajuns on the season with five top-10 finishes, including a first-place performance at the Azalea City Classic. The junior has added a second-place finish at the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational and a third-place finish at the season-opening McNeese Relays.

Danielle Castaldi has earned a pair of top-3 finishes on the season for Louisiana with newcomer Kelci Lyons earning a fourth-place finish at the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational. Claire Hodges, the 2013 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Female co-Freshman of the Year, finished seventh overall at the McNeese Relays on Aug. 29 and was 15th at the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational.