Hardin-Simmons’ women’s cross country team placed fifth in the American Southwest Conference Championship on Saturday at the Choctaw Trails in Clinton, Miss.

Junior Julia Holub and freshman Chad Caton will represent the HSU cross country teams at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional on Saturday at the Nash Farm Battlefield in Atlanta.

Julia Holub placed 50th at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional.

Julia Holub ran a 24:53 over 6K to place 49th in the NCAA South/Southeast Women’s Cross Country Regional on Saturday morning at Texas Lutheran University.

Hardin-Simmons had 52 fall sport student-athletes named to the American Southwest Conference 2011 Fall All-Academic honor roll that were announced on Thursday by the league office.

Hardin-Simmons’ cross country teams will open the season by hosting the HSU Invitational on Saturday morning at Sea Bee Park, North of Abilene.

Hardin-Simmons had three runners in the first 11 finishers and placed third as a team at the HSU Invitational on Saturday morning at Sea Bee Park in Abilene.

Hardin-Simmons’ cross country teams put up strong performances in their second meet of the season at the McMurry University’s Bill Libby Invitational at Nelson Park Saturday.

A brief overview of this week's HSU Athletics.