McNeese XC squads open season with nice showing

LAKE CHARLES – McNeese opened the 2026 cross country season with an impressive showing at the McNeese Season Opener on Friday evening. Despite a one-hour delay to the start of the meet due to lightning in the area, McNeese went toe-to-toe with defending champion and preseason favorite Stephen F. Austin in both the men’s and women’s races. The men’s race had the most exciting finish when SFA’s Lathan Lewter and McNeese’s Gregory Martin sprinting neck-and-neck to the finish line in the final 50 yards with Lewter edging out the individual win by just over a second. SFA topped the men’s…