The Rice Owls women's cross country team won their third Conference USA team title in school history behind a strong team effort that included five individual all-conference performances Saturday morning at the Spero Kereiakes Park.

The Rice men’s and women’s cross country teams will be vying for a league title this weekend at the 2015 Conference USA Championships, which will be held at the Spero Kereiakes Park in Bowling Green, Ky. on Saturday.

Rice junior Cali Roper was named the Conference USA Cross Country Female Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.

With the Conference USA Championships just two weeks away, the Rice Owls women's cross country team competed and prepared with some of the nation's best at Saturday's Pre-Nationals hosted by Louisville.

The Rice Owls women's cross country team sent seven runners to Friday's Southwestern University Invitational and came away with the team's second team title this season.

Rice redshirt sophomore Abby Halm was named the Conference USA Cross Country Female Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.