LUBBOCK, Texas -- Midwestern State Cross Country races at the 2026 Lone Star Conference Cross Country Championships in Lubbock, Texas at the LCU Cross Country Course on Saturday morning.

The Mustangs will be one of 15 teams competing in the 42^nd LSC Women's Cross Country Championship, taking on the 6K course beginning at 9:45 a.m. The Mustangs will send 10 runners to the Hub City, with several runners racing at the 2025 LSC Championship meet last season. Perla Flores, Isabel Hernandez, Grace Pineda, and Jazira Perez all competed in last season championship, as Pineda finished inside the top five for the Mustangs last year, taking home second place. The junior recorded a season best time of 22:38.71, finishing 19^th overall and fourth among MSU runners.

No. 8 West Texas A&M are looking for its fourth straight LSC Cross Country Championship, but No. 25 DBU will look to upset the Lady Buffs, being the last team to defeat WT at Championship meet in 2022. Several LSC teams faced off at the recent Old Glory Gallop, with WT finishing on top, DBU following behind, then the Mustangs among the 14 LSC schools that competed in the 5K race.
 
The Mustangs will run their second 6K of the season, posting a good performance during the SU Showdown, finishing 1^st of 13 teams. Several Mustangs posted PR's in the race, while six freshman got their first taste of a 6K race.
 
The Mustangs move on to the NCAA Regional Championships, hosted in Lubbock, Texas at the LCU Cross Country Course on Nov. 21. The regional meet will bring the best teams of the Lone Star Conference and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), with automatic qualification for the NCAA Championship meet on the line.