The Sam Houston State cross country men successfully defended their home course in route to 32 points and the top spot at Saturday's Southland Conference Preview Meet from Kate Barr Ross Park.

Sam Houston State cross country returns home to compete at the Southland Conference Preview Meet on Saturday morning from Huntsville's Kate Barr Ross Memorial Park.

The Sam Houston State cross country women took second and the men placed first behind a pair of strong finishes at the HBU Opener on Thursday night.

The Sam Houston State men's and women's cross country teams enters its first competition on Thursday with the women running the two-mile race at 6:30 p.m., followed by the men in the three-mile.

The Sam Houston State track and field and cross country programs are slated to host walk-on meetings and tryouts in August.

Sam Houston will host the Bearkat Region III and Southland Conference cross country preview on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Kate Barr-Ross Park in Huntsville