NATCHITOCHES Both The Catholic High boys and St. Joseph's Academy girls were the best of the 32-teams that competed at the annual Pre-State High School Cross Country Meet hosted by Northwestern State University.

ABILENE, Texas Southland Conference cross country teams faced bone-chilling temperatures and sleet Friday morning, but Mother Nature was no problem for Northwestern State standout senior Joshua Wilkins.

ABILENE, Texas Southland Conference cross country teams faced bone-chilling temperatures and sleet Friday morning, but Mother Nature was no problem for Northwestern State standout senior Joshua Wilkins.

ABILENE, Texas Southland Conference cross country teams faced bone-chilling temperatures and sleet Friday morning, but Mother Nature was no problem for Northwestern State standout senior Joshua Wilkins.

ABILENE, Texas Southland Conference cross country teams faced bone-chilling temperatures and sleet Friday morning, but Mother Nature was no problem for Northwestern State standout senior Joshua Wilkins.

ABILENE, Texas The Northwestern State cross country teams travel to ACU's XC Course for the 2017 Southland Conference Championships on Friday, Oct. 27.

ABILENE, Texas The Northwestern State cross country teams travel to ACU's XC Course for the 2017 Southland Conference Championships on Friday, Oct. 27.

ABILENE, Texas The Northwestern State cross country teams travel to ACU's XC Course for the 2017 Southland Conference Championships on Friday, Oct. 27.

ABILENE, Texas The Northwestern State cross country teams travel to ACU's XC Course for the 2017 Southland Conference Championships on Friday, Oct. 27.

Photo IDs (Left to right) 2017 N-Club Hall of Fame inductees Tony Joe Maranto, Marlene Garner Gipson, Brian Lawrence, Eric Kubel, Ronnie Powell and Stephanie Shaw Locke pose Saturday morning after receiving Northwestern State's highest athletic honor.