LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Key Alfred and Conner Meche each recorded top-20 finishes on the men's side while freshman Emoni Coleman placed 22^nd overall in the women's race to lead the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Cross Country team at the Little Rock Invitational on Saturday at War Memorial Park.

Louisiana, making its final tune-up prior to next month's Sun Belt Conference Championships, finished third overall in the men's 8-kilometer race with 99 points and finishing behind Central Arkansas (22) and Little Rock (56) in the 12-team field. The Ragin' Cajuns, who were missing a pair of key runners in the women's 5-kilometer event, finished seventh overall in the 12-team field with 169 points.

Alfred covered the men's course for Louisiana in 27:40.3 to finish 16^th overall and record his fifth career top-20 finish. Meche crossed the finish line in 27:53.4 to post his second career top-20 performance for the Ragin' Cajuns with Stanley Limoh (28:08.5) finishing 23^rd, Jonathan Kimutai (28:33.4) 32^nd and freshman Samuel Avants (28:59.2) 39^th.

Rashid Reese was 41^st overall (29:12.4) for Louisiana with Chandler Burns finishing 49^th (30:00.2), Solomon Brent 63^rd (30:58.1) and Riley Plunkett 78^th (31:53.7).

Coleman paced the Ragin' Cajuns women's team for the third straight meet, crossing the finish line in 20:13.4 to finish 22^nd overall.

Ally McCulley finished 29^th overall (20:49.3) for Louisiana with freshman Kelly Goff finishing 41^st (21:32.2), Alexa Breaux 45^th (21:40.7) and freshman Meredith Hebert 59^th (22:39.6). Kate Ferguson posted a time of 23:20.6 to finish 69^th for the Ragin' Cajuns with Alivia Johnson finishing 71^st (23:36.6).

Louisiana will next compete at the Sun Belt Conference Championships on Nov. 2 at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton, Ga.

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