FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's cross country team moved up one spot in the regional rankings Friday as the women's and men's runners competed in the NCAA South Central Regional at Agri Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas. 
 
The Vaqueros women took 14^th out of 24 teams, earning their best team finish at the regional meet since taking fourth in 2019. UTRGV entered the meet ranked 15^th in the USTFCCCA rankings and used four top 100 finishes to climb one spot. 
 
Junior N Vanee Anchike led the Vaqueros by finishing 30^th in 21:20.1, tabbing the 10^th-fastest 6K time in program history. Senior PSJA High alum Faith Cruz was 63^rd in 22:09.7 and junior Kailey Salazar followed in 81^st with a time of 22:24.8. Senior Lilliana Guerrero (22:39.9) and sophomore Santa Maria alum Mia Picazo (23:22.4) rounded out the scoring for the Vaqueros by finishing 94^th and 134^th, respectively. Sophomore Rio Grande City alum Morgan Ramosfinished 149^th. 
 
UTRGV's men's team was led by sophomore Mission Veterans alum Manuel Flores, who ran a 10K personal best of 32:38.1 to finish 90^th. Senior Abraham Morales was 109^th in 33:08.8. Freshman McAllen Memorial alum Roehl Rodriguez ran well to take 134^th and junior McAllen Rowe alum Kevin Cardenas followed close behind in 137^th. Freshman Weslaco East alum Adrianno Gonzalez rounded out the scoring taking 159^th. 
 
The men's team finished 21^st out of 23. Texas A&M won the women's team title with LSU taking second to secure the auto bids to the NCAA Championship. On the men's side, Tulane finished first and hosting Arkansas was second. 
 
UTRGV Individual Results 
Women's 6K 
30. N Vanee Anchike, 21:20.1
· 10^th in program history 
63. Faith Cruz, 22:09.7
81. Kailey Salazar, 22:24.8
94. Lilliana Guerrero, 22:39.9
134. Mia Picazo, 23:22.4
149. Morgan Ramos, 23:55.3
 
Men's 10K
90. Manuel Flores, 32:38.1
109. Abraham Morales, 33:08.8
134. Roehl Rodriguez, 33:50.5
137. Kevin Cardenas, 33:51.6
159. Adrianno Gonzalez, 36:08.0
 
Women's Team Standings
1. Texas A&M, 71 points 
2. LSU, 86
3. Tulane, 108
4. Arkansas, 127
5. SMU, 141
6. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 179
7. Stephen F. Austin, 192
8. Texas, 204
9. Rice, 238
10. UT Arlington, 294
11. TCU, 353
12. Baylor, 359
13. Louisiana, 361
14. UTRGV, 371
15. Texas State, 374
16. Arkansas State, 436
17. UIW, 459
18. ULM, 467
19. Central Arkansas, 468
20. North Texas, 529
21. Abilene Christian, 554
22. Lamar, 600
23. Nicholls, 653
24. East Texas A&M, 673
 
Men's Team Standings 
1. Tulane, 44 points 
2. Arkansas, 46 
3. Texas A&M, 83
4. Stephen F. Austin, 112
5. Texas, 118
6. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 183
7. TCU, 201
8. Rice, 279
9. UIW, 295
10. UT Arlington, 318
11. North Texas, 324
12. Lamar, 345
13. ULM, 365
14. Tarleton State, 366
15. Abilene Christian, 387
16. Texas State, 427
17. Arkansas State, 427
18. Central Arkansas, 478
19. East Texas A&M, 496
20. Houston Christian, 513
21. UTRGV, 564
22. Louisiana, 570
23. Nicholls, 729

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