Tulane Cross Country Gearing Up for American Conference Championships

The Tulane Green Wave is looking to continue its success on the cross country course as it hosts the 2026 American Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday.

The Green Wave is looking for all treats and no tricks as it welcomes conference foes to Lake Oaks Park in New Orleans. Both the men's and women's programs have had extremely successful seasons in recent years, and they'll be looking to continue to assert their dominance within the league.

On the women's side, Tulane is defending its title and is searching for its third conference championship in the last four years. The program has consistently placed runners in the top five this year, and its expected racers on Saturday include Isla Bulmer, Petra Dos Santos, Allison Hall, Haley Harper, Blezzin Kimutai, Morgan Matthews, Dorcas Naibei, Isabella Ramos and Dana Rojas Vazquez. The Olive Green and Sky Blue is currently ranked third in the south central region and was the top preseason team in the American Conference coaches poll. 

The group also bringing lots of momentum into this weekend's championship race. The women's team most recently placed third out of 48 teams in the Arturo Barrios Invitational in College Station, Texas, ending the regular season on a high note. 

Tulane's men's program is itching to get back to the top of the podium after finishing in second place last year. The men were picked to finish as the league champions in the preseason, and they event spent a few weeks ranked in the national USTFCCCA poll near the beginning of the season. The team sits in second place in the south central region.

The Green Wave enters the meet off of an appearance at Under Armour Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Indiana. The program finished in 11th place out of 44 teams, with Silas Kiptanui claiming the individual title. Kiptanui, along with Bernard Cheruiyot, Micah Grossman, Timothy Kibet, Paul James Pam, Tommy Rice, Gilbert Rono, Cooper Sorsen and Connor Wingfield, are expected to race for Tulane this weekend. 

American Conference action starts bright and early on Saturday, with the women's 6K race beginning at 9:15 a.m. CT and the men's 8K race starting at 10:00 a.m. Award presentations are set to begin at 11:00 a.m. 

From there, postseason action will continue with the NCAA South Central Regional on November 13th in College Station. The NCAA National Championships will be held on November 21st in Terre Haute.