CORPUS CHRISTI – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros cross country men's team finished second and the women's team was third Friday at the XC Opener at the Seashore at the Padre Island National Seashore in Corpus Christi.
Junior
Abraham Morales led the men's team in the 6K race, taking seventh in 20:18. Sophomore McAllen Rowe alum
Kevin Cardenas followed close behind to take eighth in 20:32.00. UTRGV's freshmen trio of Weslaco East alum
Eric Davis, Mario Guzman, and Edinburg Vela alum
Ethan De Leon finished 15
th, 16
th, and 17
th, respectively.
Junior PSJA High alum
Faith Cruz paced the women's team in the 4K race with a 13
th-place finish in 15:47.90. Senior
Samantha Gonzalez, junior
Lilliana Guerrero, and sophomore
Kailey Salazar took 15
th, 16
th and 17
th, respectively. Freshman Rio Grande City alum
Morgan Ramos rounded out the scoring with a 19
th-place finish.
Junior Lasara alum
Selissa Gonzales tabbed a personal best as she took 20
th in 17:10.41. Freshman McAllen High alum
Daira Rojas Vazquez finished 21
st.
UTRGV's next meet will be the UIW Invitational on Sept. 13 in San Antonio.
UTRGV Results
Men's 6K
7.
Abraham Morales, 20:18.00
8.
Kevin Cardenas, 20:32.00
15.
Eric Davis, 21:47.26
16.
Mario Guzman, 21:50.56
17.
Ethan De Leon, 22:44.96
Women's 4K
13.
Faith Cruz, 15:47.90
15.
Samantha Gonzalez, 15:51.40
16.
Lilliana Guerrero, 15:57.76
17.
Kailey Salazar, 15:58.13
19.
Morgan Ramos, 17:10.15
20.
Selissa Gonzales, 17:10.41
21.
Daira Rojas Vazquez, 17:22.00
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