Hall of Fame
University's second and final Sun Belt Conference Championship … Team recorded 34 points and an average time of 17:36 in the 5K to win at home (event was hosted at McAllen Country Club) … All seven runners finished in the top 24 … Marty (Gonzales) Almaguer finished runner-up with time of 18:04 … Kacey Warrick finished fourth with a time of 18:12 … Linda Moncivais finished eighth with a time of 18:26 … Kaci Saenz finished ninth with a time of 18:30 … Lydia Reyes placed 11th with a time of 18:39 … Amy Sanchez came in 13th with a time of 18:44 … Gracie Salinas finished 24th with a time of 19:23 despite battling through shin splints … Head coach Scott Richardson earned Sun Belt Conference Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year honors … Team dedicated race to McAllen Memorial boys track coach Boxer Hernandez, who was battling cancer … Team also won Texas Invitational and placed in top five at prestigious Oregon meet.
"I believe there is a great storyline here and that is that all of our student-athletes are from Texas and five of the student-athletes to compete in the championship – Marty, Linda, Lydia, Amy and Gracie, are from the Valley," Richardson said. "For whatever I may have contributed to this championship, [Hall of Fame Coach] Reid Harter (1985-96) left me in a really good spot to be successful. He's a quality coach, a better person, and he deserves equal or more credit than I do for this team. While I was named Coach of the Year, in my opinion, Reid shares that with me."
Roster
Marty (Gonzales) Almaguer
Shelly Castillo-Patterson
Monica DeLuna
Karina Garza
Veronica Garza
Sandy Guerrero
Angie Jaramillo
Lindsey Krouse
Linda Moncivais
Carmel Myers
April Orie
Kacey (Warrick) Phillips
Perla Rios-Handy
Kaci Saenz
Gracie Salinas
Amy Sanchez
Lydia (Reyes) Treviño
Priscilla Zepeda
Head Coach: Scott Richardson
Assistant Coach: Jim VanHootegem
Student Assistant: Peter Trevino
