The first Atlantic 10 Conference Championship of 2026-27 takes place Saturday, Oct. 31, with the running of the men's and women's A-10 Cross Country Championships. 

The meet will be held at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Pa. Action gets underway at 9 a.m. (CT) with the women's 6K, followed by the men's 8K at 9:50 a.m. (CT). The meet will be streamed live on ESPN+. You can follow live results by clicking here.  

SLU has been led by Oliwia Wawrzyniak on the women's side and Manny Vela in every race this season.

SLU runners have been well represented in the A10's weekly awards this year. Wawrzyniak has earned three Women's Performer of the Week honors, while Sydney Gertsen has claimed two Women's Rookie of the Week awards. Jameson Tenopir has added two Men's Rookie of the Week honors.

Below is the history of the Billikens' cross country teams' performances in the A-10 Championships.

SLU Men's Cross Country History | A-10 Championship Team Finishes
2025 – 8th (229 points)
2024 – 6th (155 points)
2023 – 4th (162 points)
2022 – 5th (153 points)
2021 – 2nd (92 points)
2020 – 11th (275 points) (meet held in March of 2021)
2019 – 13th (290 points)
2018 – 3rd (118 points)
2017 – 9th (220 points)
2016 – 3rd (85 points)
2015 – 8th (179 points)
2014 – 4th (119 points)
2013 – 7th (182 points)
2012 – 11th (247 points)
2011 – 11th (324 points)
2010 – 12th (352 points)
2009 – 11th (313 points)
2008 – 12th (333 points)
2007 – 12th (310 points)
2006 – 12th (330 points)
2005 – 11th (310 points)

SLU Men's Cross Country History | A-10 All-Conference Honorees (awarded to top 15 finishers)
2023 – Spencer Werner (9th, 24:29.8)
2022 – Toby Gillen (10th, 24:21.6)
2021 – Adam Walker (10th, 25:09.5)
2018 – Manuel de Backer (6th, 25:00.1), Matt Prest (15th, 25:18.9)
2017 – Manuel de Backer (1st, 25:12.3)
2016 – Manuel de Backer (4th, 24:47.3), Neal Fitzpatrick (9th, 24:59.9), Matt Prest (13th, 25:07.6)
2014 – Tim Zellmer (10th, 24:55.4), Michael Scolarici (11th, 24:55.6)
2013 – Tim Zellmer (6th, 24:06.4), Michael Scolarici (9th, 24:15.4)
2012 – Tim Zellmer (12th, 26:07.8), Michael Scolarici (15th, 26:09.1)

SLU Women's Cross Country History | A-10 Championship Team Finishes
2025 – 3rd (108 points)
2024 – 9th (237 points)
2023 – 7th (162 points)
2022 – 12th (305 points)
2021 – 9th (222 points)
2020 – 10th (202 points) (meet held in March of 2021)
2019 – 8th (232 points)
2018 – 5th (158 points)
2017 – 11th (246 points)
2016 – 9th (235 points)
2015 – 6th (153 points)
2014 – 4th (131 points)
2013 – 4th (119 points)
2012 – 4th (134 points)
2011 – 8th (188 points)
2010 – 4th (170 points)
2009 – 11th (247 points)
2008 – 6th (154 points)
2007 – 7th (178 points)
2006 – 8th (193 points)
2005 – 12th (310 points)

SLU Women's Cross Country History | A-10 All-Conference Honorees (awarded to top 15 finishers)
2025 – Emery Mayfield (14th, 21:33.3)
2023 – Sophia Pelligreen (13th, 21:38.4), McKenna Paulson (15th, 21:40.0)
2021 – Julia Jelagat (5th, 17:49.9)
2019 – Megan Kress (6th, 18:11.9), Hannah Pierson (10th, 18:18.9)
2015 – Isabel Leibfried (5th, 17:26.2)
2014 – Annika Gomell (13th, 18:11.2)
2013 – Margo Richardson (3rd, 17:10.4), Jessica Hoefert (9th, 17:25.0), Annika Gomell (15th, 17:41.3)
2012 – Margo Richardson (4th, 17:50.5), Jessica Hoefert (13th, 18:20.4)
2011 – Hilary Orf (2nd, 17:21.6), Margo Richardson (17:49.3)
2010 – Hilary Orf (7th, 17:48), Margo Richardson (9th, 17:51)
2009 – Hilary Orf (13th, 20:28.5)