FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Texans met stiff competition in their third meet of the season, going up against three Power Five conference programs thus far in TCU, Texas A&M and Arkansas.
Senior
Kevin Baez once again led the Texans on both sides with a top-30 overall finish.
"[I'm] proud of the way our kids ran today in some tough conditions," said coach Chase Rathke. "[The] girls battled a few injuries during the race that hurt a lot. [The] guys had a solid day and were able to knock off some conference foes in UTA, SFA, and ACU. I like where our confidence is at going forward and being able to get a little rest before conference."
Women (5k) 30th
The Texans competed in the Women Harter's Habanero 5k. Junior
Sage Lancaster led the pack for the Purple and White. She finished in 78th place out of 297 runners with a time of 18:39.9.
Following behind Lancaster was a pair of Texans in junior
Kailey Sykora and senior
Aimee Landers-Wilburn. Sykora finished in 189th with a time of 19:37.3. Landers-Wilburn finished four spots later in 193rd with a time of 19:39.6.
Freshman Emily Teal crossed the finish line with a time of 20:31.9 in 249th place. Rounding it out for the Purple and White in 268th place was senior
Magaly Lopez 21:13.3.
Men (8k) 16th
After Baez made his return two weeks ago in Aggieland with a second-place finish, he once again led the Texans at the home of the Razorbacks. Baez placed 27th out of 292 in the Men's "McDonnell Memorial" 8k with a time of 24:58.5.
Just outside of the top-50 was junior
Angel Contreras in 53rd with a time of 25:23.0. Accompanying Contreras in the top 100 was Freshman Kellen Frickel with a time of 26:08.8 locking up 100th place. Fellow freshman Christopher Moreno finished in 144th with a time of 26:43.3.
Junior
Angel Gomez and freshman Diego Flores finished back-to-back in 156th and 157th place respectively. Gomez finished with a time of 26:53.1 while Flores came in hot on his heels with a time of 26:53.5.
Rounding it out for the Purple and White was sophomores
Ricky Tolentino and Alan Alfaro. Tolentino came across the finish line in 251st place with a time of 28:27.3. Alfaro wrapped it up for the Texans squad with a time of 29:03.3 placing him in 274th place.
Next up, the Texans will make their first of two trips down I-20 in October to WAC foe Abilene Christian. The Texans will compete in the ACU Naimadu Classic on Friday, Oct. 13th. The meet will be hosted at the Wildcat Cross Country Course in Abilene, Texas.
