HAMMOND – The Southeastern Louisiana men's and women's cross country teams will be back in action on Saturday, competing at the Tiger Cross Country Festival at Highland Road Park.

The meet will be third for the Lions and Lady Lions this season. The women's 6K race is scheduled for 8:05 a.m. and the men's 8K race will follow at 9:15 a.m.

Southeastern will be competing for the first time in over two weeks. Back on Sept. 9, the Lions finished 5th, while the women came in 11th at the Auburn Invitational.

Sophomore Joseph LeGrange led the Lions with a 19th-place finish in Auburn. LeGrange, sophomore Paul Arthur, sophomore Shaquille Brown, junior Jesse McDavitt, freshman Corey O'Dell, senior MJ Ahmad and sophomore Matt Mouton will represent the Lions.

Junior Bethany Burst will be back in action on Saturday, after posting a team-best 36th-place finish at Auburn. Burst will be joined in Baton Rouge by senior Brittany Blackmon, senior Naomi Jeruto, sophomore Heather Fitzhenry, junior Lindsey Toups and sophomore Emily McAfee.

Following Saturday's meet, Southeastern will head to Lake Charles on Oct. 1 to compete in the McNeese Cowboy Stampede.