The LSU cross country teams will travel to Waco, Texas, this weekend to compete in what may be their last event of the season for the NCAA South Central Regionals, which are being hosted by Baylor at the Cottonwood Creek Golf Course.The regionals are used as a stepping stone for teams to qualify for the NCAA Championship in Terra Haute, Ind.The top two teams from each of the nine regional brackets automatically advance to the national meet, and 13 at-large teams are selected from the remaining pool of teams.Runners can also earn a chance to compete for the NCAA individual championship.All runners from the top two teams from each region automatically advance to the NCAA championship. The top eight remaining finishers from each region are given invitations to participate in the NCAA Championship.LSU has been suffering from a case of déjà vu the entire season, and if Saturday’s meet reflects on their 2009 campaign, LSU will have a hard time sending runners to Terra Haute.Sophomore Cullen Doody crossing the finish line first for the Tigers has been a recurrent theme this season. Doody paced the Tigers in every meet this season with his best performance at the LSU Invitational when he placed 16th out of 112 runners.The Lady Tigers have had a little more diversity at the top with three different runners pacing them this season. But freshman Charlene Lipsey has come on strong in recent events.Lipsey was the top finisher for the Lady Tigers in their last two meets. Her best time came at the Chile Pepper Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., when she ran a 23-minute, 23-second 6K — the best 6K time for any Lady Tiger this season.”The women have been consistent all season,” said LSU coach Mark Elliott in a news release. “[Lipsey] has done a really nice job, especially since she is a track runner, and she really isn’t used to cross country.”LSU is looking to rebound from its performance at the Southeastern Conference Championships that left much to be desired.The Tigers finished the SEC meet in last place. Doody led the Tigers in the 8K course, but the entire team finished in the bottom 25 percent of the field. Six LSU runners finished near the back of the pack within 21 seconds of each other.The Lady Tigers finished 11th out of 12 teams competing in the event. Lipsey was the top finisher for the Lady Tigers and was followed by junior Katie Hamel and sophomore Laura Carleton as the only LSU runners to finish in the top 70.The men will start the event Saturday with a 10K at 10 a.m., and the women will run a 6K that starts at 11 a.m.Baylor is hosting the regional for the second consecutive year and the sixth time in seven years.—–Contact Luke Johnson at [email protected]