On the evening of Sept. 27 the university men’s and women’s cross country team competed in the Concordia Cross Country Classic in Round Rock, Texas, at Old Settlers Park.
The Javelina women’s team finished eighth ahead of LeTourneau, Angelo State and St. Thomas. The men’s team finished ninth ahead of UMHB and Schreiner.
Top finishers for both teams were freshmen. Freshman Monica Yanez led the women’s team for the third event in a row, finishing 32nd in 27 minutes and 13.6 seconds. For the men’s team, freshman Devin Robles crossed the line at 26th with a time of 29 minutes and 35.7 seconds.
For the rest of the women’s team, senior Victoria Jaime placed 44th with a time of 28:39.5. Junior Larissa Sanchez Gonzalez was close behind with a 46th place finish and a time of 28:48.8. Junior Lauren Rodriguez and senior Carnecia Scott finished the race one right after the other coming in with a 62nd and 63rd finish. Rodriguez posted a time of 30:11.9 and Scott finished in 30:12.4.
On the other side for the men’s team, junior Jasiah Patterson logged a time of 30:40.1 to earn a 41st finish. Junior David Tellez finished a few seconds behind in 43rd with a time of 30:44.3. Freshman Matthew Aparicio came in 56th in 32:30.7. In his first race with the Javelinas, freshman Daniel Salinas finished 85th with a time of 36:52.7.
Coming home with a ninth place finish overall for the men’s team wasn’t what the Javelinas had hoped for, but Tellez feels that when it comes time for conference, everything is going to come together.
“We all did a great job staying together as a team; we still have to fix a few things but we still have close to a month until conference and I’m confident we’ll have everything together,” Tellez said.
Javelina Cross Country will be running again Saturday, Oct. 5, at the OLLU Invitational in San Antonio, Texas.
