The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB
American Conference Cross Country Championship
10/29/2026 3:04:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
BIRMINGHAM – UAB Cross Country competes in the American Conference Cross Country Championship on Saturday morning in New Orleans. The Blazers will run in the women's 6k race which will begin at 9:15 a.m. from Lake Oaks Park.
THE FIELD
All 13 American Conference teams will have their eyes set on a conference championship on Saturday morning. Head Coach Travis Pope has taken the Green and Gold from 13th to a 6th place finish at the conference meet in his first three seasons leading the program.
THE LAST TIME OUT
Despite being down three key runners on Friday morning, UAB Cross Country placed 14th as a team and had three athletes finish in the top 100. Katie Keur led the way for UAB for the third consecutive meet.
Keur finished 34th overall with a time of 21:03, making it the 10th-fastest 6k time in program history, and setting her new personal best. Keur, a senior from Oxford, Ala., has finished inside the top 35 in all three meets this season.
Lidia Longo and Kaitlyn Wende also finished in the top 100 for the Blazers. Longo placed 74th and Wende finished 98th overall. Wende's time of 22:20 narrowly missed her previous 6k best by four seconds.
Anna Pierce and Liana Matura rounded out the top 5 for the Green and Gold. Pierce set her new best 6k time on Friday coming in at 22:41. Matura's 6k debut finished at 23:15.
MEET INFORMATION
All meet information and schedules can be found on uabsports.com/sports/womens-cross-country.
FOLLOW THE BLAZERS
Stay up to date with UAB Cross Country by following @UAB_TF_XC on Instagram and X.
