\"Since I have been at LSU this is the best we have ever done here,\" said LSU cross country coach Mark Elliott. \"This is one of the biggest meets in the country and to finish among the top three university teams is a great accomplishment. I couldn\'t be happier with how we competed.\"
Third-ranked Arkansas won the men\'s team title scoring 33 points. A team comprised of Arkansas alumni rallied for a second-place finish (80), while Rice (183), LSU (190) and Loyola-Chicago (193) rounded out the top five.
Senior Jimmy Wiggins rebounded from a difficult race at Auburn on Monday to once again lead the Tigers across the tape. He finished 20th, posting a time of 30:45 in his first 10K race of the season.
Junior Patrick Gavin wasn\'t far behind, placing 26th with a time of 30:53. Senior Sam Mwape (36th, 31:05), sophomore Drew Haro (49th, 31:32) and junior Roland LeBlanc (60th, 31:48) rounded out the list of scorers for the Tigers.
In the women\'s race, No. 11 SMU took home the team title with 67 points. Arkansas (76) and Wyoming (158) finished in second and third, respectively, while the Lady Tigers tallied 380 points in placing 15th.
The senior duo of Katie Denton and Ruth Nanyinza once again led the Lady Tiger squad placing 48th and 49th, respectively, with times of 22:20.0 and 22:20.2.
Both the LSU men\'s and women\'s teams will take next weekend off before returning to Fayetteville on Oct. 30 for the SEC Championships.