COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Senior Ashton Rainey secured a top-40 finish as Lamar University's cross country teams competed in the Texas A&M Arturo Barrios Invitational Friday morning. The men finished 23rd in the 8,000-meter race with 620 points, while the women placed 34th with 917 points in the 6K.

Adams State earned the men's team title with 42 points, while Texas Tech's Titus Kimaru won the individual title in 22:43.1. Arkansas claimed the women's team title, with its top runner, Isca Chelangat (18:46.1), finishing four seconds behind overall winner Edna Chelulei (18:42.1) of Eastern Kentucky.

The men opened the meet at 8:15 a.m. Ryan Servantes was the first Cardinal to finish, placing 86th in 24:20.7. Alexis Rodriguez followed in 92nd, crossing the line in 24:22.6. Guillaume Dupre (155th; 24:56.1) and Riley Trent (179th; 25:10.9) were followed by Aaron Garcia (187th; 25:16.3) and Dominick Luna (194th; 25:19.0), giving LU six runners in the top 200. The Cardinals' remaining finishers were Geovany Cisneros (204th; 25:24.3), Luke Parker (223rd; 25:31.9), Adrian Hahn Vadstein (247th; 25:43.4), Matthew Medina (308th; 26:30.8), Aaron Saenz (323rd; 26:51.9) and Aaron Nava (355th; 28:12.1).

Rainey led the women by crossing the line 39th in 20:18.2. Vershure followed in 134th at 21:21.2, while Lily Davis (248th; 22:15.3) and Madison Akers (281st; 22:33.5) were next. The Cardinals' final three finishers were Lauren Polk (361st; 24:05.4), Bianka Paciorek (367th; 24:16.8) and Dena Marie Barby (379th; 25:05.3).

After four regular-season meets, the Cardinals will gear up for the Southland Conference Championship Friday, Oct. 30. McNeese will host the races at the Enos Derbonne Sports Complex.

 

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