ABILENE – The McMurry cross country teams are back on the course on Friday, visiting Clinton, Mississippi for Mississippi College's Watson Collegiate Classic at Choctaw Trails.
 
The men's 8K begins at 8 a.m., followed by the women's 6K at 8:45 on an all-grass course.
 
The War Hawks last raced on Oct. 5 in the Old Glory Gallop hosted by Dallas Baptist University.
 
The McM men placed 21st among 41 teams with 647 points and an average time of 27:00.8 on the eight-kilometer course. Division II power East Central won the meet with 37 points, edging Cal Poly Pomona.
 
Gabriel Sanchez led the War Hawk men in 99th at 26:11, followed by Isaac Gonzales in 142nd at 26:54. Rogelio Ramirez was 153rd at 27:02, Jeremiah Rodriguez was 179th at 27:22 and Roman Perez rounded out the scoring at 27:35 in 197th place.
 
Patrick Esparza finished in 27:53 and Marcos Tellez finished in 28:33. Also for McMurry, Eduardo Garcia finished in 31:05 and Victor Leos in 31:09.
 
The McMurry women's team placed 18th of 45 teams with 638 points and an average time of 19:39.8 on the five-kilometer trail. Rice won the women's team title with 31 points.
  
Savanna Danner paced the women's team in 19:00 in 79th place, followed by Chloe McLellan in 103rd at 19:13. Ashley Shea was 161st at 19:51, Katelyn Hernandez was 198th at 20:22 and Anna Dinaso finished out the scoring in 240th in 20:56.
 
Abigail Huffhines finished in 22:09 and Jocelyn Moreno came in at 22:29. Also for McMurry, Madison Soultanova finished in 23:43.
 
McMurry's women placed third and the men placed fifth at this event last season. Danner was 11^th to lead the War Hawk women.