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Mackenzie Combs
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Women's Cross Country Bryce Hayes

Combs Earns All-SCAC Honors as TLU Cross Country Competes at 2026 SCAC Championships

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- Texas Lutheran women's cross country competed at the 2026 SCAC Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where the Bulldogs earned a fourth place finish.

The Bulldogs tallied 81 points in total Saturday morning. Mackenzie Combs (New Braunfels/Canyon) was the first Bulldog to cross the finish line, taking fourth with a time of 23:00 to earn her second straight All-SCAC honor. Her fourth place finish is the highest in program history in a championship meet, surpassing her sixth place finish from a season ago. Audrey Malbrough (Selma/Veterans Memorial) and Brooklyn Van Niekerk (Magnolia/Tomball Memorial) followed with finishes of 16th (24:28.0) and 23rd (25:40.0) respectively. Kaylen Serrano (Sinton/Sinton) and Hope Dominguez (Alpine/Alpine) took 31st and 33rd to wrap up the Bulldogs scorers.

The Bulldogs finished behind No. 25 Colorado College, St. Thomas, and Ozarks (AR).

Postseason action continues for the Bulldogs at the NCAA West Regional meet at The Course Spokane Valley in Spokane, WA on Nov. 14.

FULL RACE RESULTS CAN BE FOUND AT: https://tlubulldogs.com/documents/2026/10/31/Women_s_Results.pdf

For all updates on Texas Lutheran Cross Country, follow @tluxctf on Instagram as well as all official TLU Athletics accounts.

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Players Mentioned

Mackenzie Combs

Mackenzie Combs

5' 7"
Sophomore
Audrey Malbrough

Audrey Malbrough

5' 6"
Freshman
Hope Dominguez

Hope Dominguez

5' 4"
Sophomore
Kaylen Serrano

Kaylen Serrano

5' 6"
Sophomore
Brooklyn Van Niekerk

Brooklyn Van Niekerk

5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Mackenzie Combs

Mackenzie Combs

5' 7"
Sophomore
Audrey Malbrough

Audrey Malbrough

5' 6"
Freshman
Hope Dominguez

Hope Dominguez

5' 4"
Sophomore
Kaylen Serrano

Kaylen Serrano

5' 6"
Sophomore
Brooklyn Van Niekerk

Brooklyn Van Niekerk

5' 8"
Freshman