LAKELAND, Fla. — The Saint Leo men's and women's cross country teams delivered strong performances at the Sunshine State Conference Championships, with the women placing sixth and the men finishing seventh in their respective races. 

Racing first at 7:45 A.M. the men saw sophomore Jevin Luna led the Lions with a 29th-place finish in 26:10.3 followed by Sophomore Santiago Rodriguez in 46th at 26:53.9; Both personal bests in the 8k. Sophomore Angelo Acosta (28:12.0), Jason Bracero Jr. (28:41.1) and Eliab Alcantara (28:50.7) rounded out Saint Leo's top five, personal bests for Bracero Jr. and Alcantara 

The women's 6k started at 8:45 A.M., placing sixth with 198 points, led by sophomore Amirah Johnson, who placed 33rd in 23:54.2. Junior Eden Brumer finished 37th in 24:15.7, followed by freshman Madeleine De Lacoste (24:45.6), sophomores Delaney Glynn (24:53.5) and Jasmine Fajardo (25:03.8). Saint Leo finished just three points ahead of Eckerd to secure sixth place.