BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros cross country teams set a combined seven personal records at the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Saturday at the Dale Watts Cross Country Course and the men's team defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the South Texas Showdown presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union.
The men's team accumulated 581 points to finish 22
nd out of 40 teams. The women's team tallied 797 and finished 29
th out of 41 teams. UTRGV and TAMUCC split the South Texas Showdown and each received three points in the rivalry contest as the Vaqueros men slimly beat the Islanders men, who finished 23
rd with 584 points, while TAMUCC's women took 27
th with 693 points to top UTRGV.
Junior
Alex Munoz led the men's team in the 8K race for the second straight meet, placing 104
th in a season-best time of 25:22.7 Sophomore Edcouch-Elsa alum
Dominik Medrano finished 116
th and set a new 8K personal record for a second straight meet, running 25:27.8 on Saturday. Freshman
Abraham Morales also ran a new 8K PR, clocking in at 25:35.1 to place 129
th. Senior Edinburg North alum
Tristan Pena tied at 149
th and sophomore Rio Grande City alum
Alex Canales tied at 154
th to round out the scoring. Canales set a new 8K PR at 25:50.4.
Sophomore
Ricardo Garcia finished 166
th in a season-best time and freshman McAllen Memorial alum
Sebastian Salinas was 181
st. Over 375 men competed in the race. Texas A&M won the men's team title with 71 points, followed by Ohio State (136), Tulane (140), Arkansas State (235) and Texas Tech (255).
Sophomore
Samantha Gonzalez was the women's team's top finisher for the third meet in a row and tied for 137
th in 22:58.5. Sophomore Sharyland High alum
Ana Hernandez ran a 6K PR of 23:20.7 to finish 163
rd. Sophomore Sharyland High alum
Andrea Gallardo also set a new 6K PR, running 23:44.8 to take 197
th. Sophomore Brownsville Porter alum
Estrella Medellin ran a season-best time to finish 218
th. Sophomore McAllen Rowe alum
Janie Delgado rounded out the scoring with a 225
th place finish.
Freshman PSJA High alum
Faith Cruz finished 246
th and sophomore Santa Rosa alum
Desiree Guerra set a new PR of 24:47.9 to place 255
th. Freshman Los Fresnos alum
Natalie Guillen was 267
th, senior Weslaco High alum
Lisa Sanchez was 299
th and set a PR at 26:31.7, and freshman Lasara alum
Selissa Gonzales finished 315
th. There were 342 women's runners at the meet.
Ohio State won the women's team title with 38 points, followed by Lipscomb (87), Florida (108), Texas A&M (175) and SMU (210).
UTRGV's next meet is the Western Athletic Conference Championship on Oct. 29 hosted at Stephen F. Austin.
UTRGV Results
Men (8K)
104.
Alex Munoz, 25:22.7
116.
Dominik Medrano, 25:27.8
129.
Abraham Morales, 25:35.1
T-149.
Tristan Pena, 25:47.5
T-154.
Alex Canales, 25:50.4
166.
Ricardo Garcia, 25:56.6
181.
Sebastian Salinas, 26:10.2
Women (6K)
137.
Samantha Gonzalez, 22:58.5
163.
Ana Hernandez, 23:20.7
197.
Andrea Gallardo, 23:44.8
218.
Estrella Medellin, 24:07.6
225.
Janie Delgado, 24:14.8
246.
Faith Cruz, 24:37.1
255.
Desiree Guerra, 24:47.9
267.
Natalie Guillen, 25:02.3
299.
Lisa Sanchez, 26:31.7
315.
Selissa Gonzales, 28:17.3
