SAN ANTONIO – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros cross country teams opened their seasons at the UIW Twilight Friday at the Classics Elite Soccer Complex, with the men's team taking fifth and the women's team finishing sixth.
The women's team tallied 145 points, coming in behind Baylor, Trinity, Incarnate Word, Texas State and Our Lady of the Lake. Sophomore PSJA High alum
Faith Cruz paced the Vaqueros with a 21
st place finish running the 4K race in 15:38, followed by junior
Samantha Gonzalez (15:42.9) in 22
nd and senior Brownsville Porter alum
Estrella Medellin (16:16.2) in 37
th. Rounding out the scoring for UTRGV was senior Sharyland High alum
Ana Hernandez (16:34.0) in 43
rd and sophomore Lasara alum
Selissa Gonzales (17:39.2) in 54
th. Senior Santa Rosa alum
Desiree Guerra finished 55
th.
UTRGV's men's squad accumulated 151 points to narrowly edge out Our Lady of the Lake (153) and come in behind Incarnate Word, Texas State, Baylor and Trinity. Senior
Ricardo Garcia was the top men's finisher, taking 20
th after finishing the 6K race in 19:05.0 – a new personal record. Also scoring for the Vaqueros were sophomore
Abraham Morales with a personal record time of 19:36.0 to finish 37
th, senior
Alex Munoz (19:36.9) in 39
th, freshman Mission Veterans Memorial alum
Manuel Flores (19:46.2) in 43
rd and freshman McAllen Rowe alum
Kevin Cardenas (20:18.7) in 53
rd.
Freshman McAllen Memorial alum
Diego DeLeon finished 65
th, junior Rio Grande City alum
Alex Canales was 70
thand freshman
Mario Cantarero finished 74
th for the Vaqueros.
UTRGV's next meet will be back in San Antonio Sept. 16 for the UIW Invitational.
Women's Team Standings
| Pl. |
Team |
Points |
| 1. |
Baylor |
32 |
| 2. |
Trinity |
53 |
| 3. |
Incarnate Word |
87 |
| 4. |
Texas State |
91 |
| 5. |
Our Lady of the Lake |
123 |
| 6. |
UTRGV |
145 |
Men's Team Standings
| Pl. |
Team |
Points |
| 1. |
Incarnate Word |
15 |
| 2. |
Texas State |
67 |
| 3. |
Baylor |
78 |
| 4. |
Trinity |
83 |
| 5. |
UTRGV |
151 |
| 6. |
Our Lady of the Lake |
153 |
UTRGV Results
Women (4K)
21.
Faith Cruz, 15:38.9
22.
Samantha Gonzalez, 15:42.2
37.
Estrella Medellin, 16:16.2
43.
Ana Hernandez, 16:34.0
54.
Selissa Gonzales, 17:39.2
55.
Desiree Guerra, 17:53.2
Men (6K)
20.
Ricardo Garcia, 19:05.0
37.
Abraham Morales, 19:36.0
39.
Alex Munoz, 19:36.9
43.
Manuel Flores, 19:46.2
53.
Kevin Cardenas, 20:18.7
65. Diego De Leon, 20:51.0
70.
Alex Canales, 21:13.6
74.
Mario Cantarero, 21:28.9
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