SAN ANTONIO - For the second meet in a row, Tarleton men's cross country team returns to Stephenville with a first place finish while the women finish third.
 
In back-to-back meets, Dylan Willett has a top-three finish and set a new personal record in the 8-kilomoter race of 24:49.1. The junior from San Antonio finished the race running at a pace of 4:59.6 per mile among a field of 171 athletes.
 
"The guys ran well," said head cross country coach Pat Ponder. "Every single guy who ran today set a new PR."
 
After not competing in the first meet of the season Thorne Pettigrew now has two top-20 finishes after finishing 18^th place in 25:39.0.
 
Running in the middle of the pack for Tarleton were Robert Pereira in 34^th (26:12.4), Andrew Clark in 44^th (26:34.9), and Mason Wrobel in 45^th (26:35.2).
 
Freshman Kade Cowan in 86^th and senior Stefan Campos in 99^th wrapped up the meet for the men finishing in 27:58.9 and 28:40.0, respectively.
 
Led by Tylo Farrar, in a strong downpour of rain which started approximately a mile into the race, the women's team ran their way to a third straight top-three finish.
 
Farrar, who has led the women in each of the two previous meets with fifth and third place finishes, continued to lead the TexAnns with an eighth-place finish in San Antonio on Saturday.
 
Farrar, a junior transfer from Midwestern State, crossed the line in 23:28.5 less than a minute behind Diana Garcia of Abilene Christian who won the race in 22:54.2.
 
Following Farrar were Pamela Marquez in 30^th (24:35.0), Lauren Finley in 32^nd  (24:47.8), Haley Dennard in 49^th (25:34.0), Makinsey Beesley in 88^th (27:22.8) and Ashley Dush in 93^rd (27:36.2).
 
"Overall it was a good day and I'm proud of how the men and women competed today," said Ponder. "We'll use this as a builder and get ready for the next meet."
 
The Tarleton State Cross Country teams will travel to San Angelo as they compete in the ASU Blue & Gold Classic on October 28^th.