STILLWATER, Okla. — Tarleton State Cross Country ran amongst a loaded field with multiple top 15 ranked programs in each race at the Cowboy Jamboree on Saturday morning.
 
In a stacked field, the women placed 15^th and the men placed 16^th. The women were the top-finishing UAC program finishing six points ahead of ACU. Diego Flores led the men for the second-straight meet placing 65^th overall. Freshman Ava Tannehil was at the head of the pack for the Texans placing 102^nd overall. For those that want to rewatch the meet, will be streamed on delay, with the women's race starting at 7 p.m. and the men's race to follow on ESPN+.

"Both our young squads competed against a very high level of competition with multiple nationally ranked programs," said distance coach Zent. "I was very impressed with the efforts of Diego Flores and Tyler Hedgepeth today showing they are progressing and getting to compete against a high level of competition after being in our program for a few years. The rest of our young men are growing in just their second collegiate race and they are trending in the right direction. Our women took another step forward and the freshmen are learning what it takes to compete in high-level Division I competitions. I look forward to our next race at Texas A&M and the improvements that they'll demonstrate there."
 
Women
 
Tannehill paced the Texans crossing in 102^nd in 23:14.1. The freshman jumped 17 runners in the first 3K of the race. She also passed five in the final 2K of the race. Kaitlyn Gale was the next Texan to finish placing 106^th in 23:25.1. She jumped 19 spots in the final 3K of the race. Rylie Rivers was the next Texan to cross in 23:51.8. She placed 120^th and passed four in the final 1K of the race.
 
Sadie Larson placed 130th crossing in 24:22.1. Victoria Guerrero was the fifth and final scoring Texan placing 134^th in 24:33.9. Sophia Sandoval placed 141^st in 25:00.8. Lincoln Husbands crossed in 157^th in 26:21.3.
 
BYU took home the team title as the third-ranked team in the NCAA totaling 32 points. No. 15 Oklahoma State placed second overall with 64 points followed by No. 2 New Mexico with 70 points. OSU's Billah Jepkirui and Maureen Cherotich were the top two individual finishers. BYU had eight of the next 11 finishers.
 
Men
 
Flores led the Texan men for the second-straight race. He placed 65^th in 25:29.6. He opened with a surge in the first 3K jumping 39 slots by the 3K mark. He closed the final 3K passing 11 more runners. Tyler Hedgepeth placed 73^rd in 25:39.4. Hedgepeth jumped 30 spots in the between the 2K and 3K mark to jump to the second Texan finisher.
 
Will Kimmel was the third Texan to cross placing 162^nd in 27:41.7. Michael Fuller was the next to cross for the Purple and White in 183^rd in 28:11.7. The final scoring Texan to finish was Ethan Johnston in 191^st in 28:34.0. John Stanczak was the final Texan to finish in 28:45.8.
 
No. 2 New Mexico won the team title with four runners in the top six to claim 28 points. National No.1 Oklahoma State placed three in the top seven to claim second place with 44 points. D2 No. 3 Adams State placed third with 112 points. New Mexico Pasanjo Kitonga took the individual crown in 23:24.4. OSU's Denis Kipngetich placed second in 23:25.4.
 
Tarleton State will next be in action at the Arturo Barrios Invitational hosted by Texas A&M on Oct. 16. That meet will be the regular season finale for the Texans.
 
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