LUBBOCK, TEXAS. – No. 8 West Texas A&M Women's Cross Country won their fourth consecutive Lone Star Conference (LSC) Title Saturday morning in Lubbock, Texas. Lola Sarthou took the individual title while the WT tallied 19 points.
 
The Lady Buffs totaled a new season-low in points this season with 19 to continue their conference championship streak. Their four-peat is now tied for the third longest streak in the history of the conference. WT won the event by 53 points as No. 25 DBU took second with 72 points.   
 
Lola Sarthou led the Lady Buffs with a wire-to-wire win as she finished with a time of 21:16.6. Three other runners for WT in Michelle Jemutai, Abigail Abugire, and Naomi Addo were not far behind as they finished second, third, and fourth respectively. Jemutai held the No. 2 spot the entirety of the race while Abugire and Addo ran inside the top five for all of the race. Ella Schuettler was the final Lady Buff to score points as she placed ninth with a time of 22:20.5. Schuettler climbed spots throughout the race she started in 35th at the 1.3K mark to her ultimate placement of ninth.
 
No. 8 West Texas A&M at Old Glory Gallop (6K)
November 7, 2026 | 9:45 a.m. | Lubbock, Texas | LCU Cross Country Course
 
Team Score: 1st of 15 teams (19 points)
 
1. Lola Sarthou- 21:16.6
2. Michelle Jemutai- 21:26.8
3. Abigail Abugire- 21:33.2
4. Naomi Addo- 21:42.6
9. Ella Schuettler- 22:20.5
21. Léa Navarro- 23:17.7
30. Isabella Celis- 23:34.0
39. Yvonne Legarreta- 23:51.9
104. Elaina McCulloch- 27:11.4
 
Buffalo Bits

• WT won their fourth consecutive LSC Championship as they remain unbeaten on the season. This was the second lowest point total for WT in the conference championship only trailing 2024 where they put up 17 points.
• Lola Sarthou became the ninth Lady Buff to win the LSC Title as an individual while she was also named LSC Newcomer of the Year, the fifth runner to earn the award. Sarthou also posted a PR time and was named All-LSC. She is the seventh straight LSC Individual Champion from WT.
• Michelle Jemutai, Abigail Abugire, Naomi Addo, and Ella Schuettler all earned All-LSC Honors after finishing in the top 15. This was the third All-Conference nod for Abugire and Addo. Schuettler was also named LSC Freshman of the Year as the sixth Lady Buff to earn that award in her PR time.
• This was the fourth consecutive season that the Lady Buffs have had 4+ All-Conference honorees.

 
Up Next
West Texas A&M return to Lubbock, Texas on Saturday, November 21 as they compete in the South Central Regional Championship.

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