San Antonio - Trinity University Tigers senior Bryant Wright and junior Caitlin Masse will compete Saturday at the NCAA Division III Women's and Men's Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Highland Hills, Ohio.

A total of 279 runners in each race will vie for a top 35 individual finish, which will give them All-American honors at the national event. The race is hosted by Baldwin-Wallace College.

Masse, from Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch), will run in the women's 6k race starting at 11 a.m. Eastern Time at Highland Hills Golf Club. Wright, from Tulsa, Okla.(Holland Hall), is a competitor in the men's 8k event at noon Eastern.

Masse captured the NCAA South/Southeast Regional last Saturday, with a time of 22:56 at Greensboro, N.C. She also earned All-Region honors following her course-breaking time on the Guilford College route. Last year, Masse finished 152nd at the NCAA meet with a time of 22:54 for the 6k course helping Trinity to its highest finish in school history.

Wright finished seventh at the Regional meet, clocking in at 27:21 - one second behind the sixth-place runner - and picked up All-Region recognition. He is making his second straight trip to the NCAA Championships. Last year, Bryant finished 71st with a time of 25:22 for the 8k course.

The Tiger men and women are coached by Jenny Breuer, who guided her women's team to a sixth-place finish at the 2008 NCAA Championships.