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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