Friday, October 13
Bryan-College Station
8:30 AM
Texas A&M
vs
Arturo Barrios Invitational
Aggies Claim Pair of Top-Ten Finishes at Arturo Barrios Invitational
Oct 13, 2023 | Cross Country
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M cross country teams recorded a pair of top-10 placings, while Eric Casarez finished third in the men's race Friday morning at the Arturo Barrios Invitational at the Dale Watts Cross Country Course.
The men's champions were Tulane with 103 points, followed by Indiana (113), Incarnate Word (188), Texas A&M (192) and South Dakota State (209) to round out the top five, while the women's champions were Utah Valley with 97 points, trailed by UCLA (188), Boston College (206), Ohio State (214) and Connecticut (215). The Aggie women placed seventh with 231 points.
"This meet is getting to where we envisioned when we started it," distance coach Wendel McRaven said. "We wanted to put on a meet two weeks out from the conference championships where we had teams from all over the country. We had all nine NCAA regions represented, five Power 5 conferences and 13 Division I conferences. People left and right after the race were telling me that they were coming back, which I love to hear. Hopefully we attract a few more big names next year and it keeps building. The meet is getting so big and so good that we need to step up our game to match the quality of the meet."
Leading the Aggie men the majority of the 8k race, Casarez clocked a time of 23:05.3 securing a third-place finish. Cooper Cawthra was the second Aggie to cross the finish line placing 26th with a time of 23:54.3. Aiden Gonzalez-Rodiles (42nd, 24:07.8) finished just ahead of Jonathan Chung who secured 57th with a time of 24:18.5. Rounding out the scoring was Joseph Benn placing 64th with a time of 24:24.3. The Maroon & White secured 192 points for a fourth place team finish.
"This was the best Arturo Meet we've had," Casarez said. "This was the perfect race we needed going into the SEC and today the team had a wakeup call. We now know what we need to focus on and train going forward for our next meet."
In the women's race, the Aggies were paced by Maddie Livingston throughout the entirety of the 6k course. Livingston clocked a personal best time of 20:11.9 securing a 18th place finish. Followed by Livingston, Kennady Fontenot finished 25th with a time of 20:18.1 and right behind was Madison Brown clocking a time of 20:27.3 finishing 37th. Rounding out the scoring for the Aggies was Shewaye Johnson (47th, 20:37.8) and Emma Little (108th, 21:16.7) for a total of 231 points and a seventh place team finish.
"I am encouraged and excited from today's race," Livingston said. "The last 2k slipped away from me and it makes me hungrier. It is exactly what I needed to focus going into the SEC meet. Our training builds every day and we are very encouraged and excited."
UP NEXT
The Texas A&M cross country teams travel to West Columbia, South Carolina to race in the SEC Championships Friday, October 27.
FULL RESULTS
In the men's event, Tulane claimed the team win with 103 points. Indiana secured second (113), Incarnate Word in third (188), and Texas A&M in fourth (192). Concluding the men's results were South Dakota State (209), Youngstown State (244), Georgia Tech (248), Ohio State (256), Arkansas State (289), Texas Tech (294), Utah Valley (337), Connecticut (384), Boston College (385), Rice (401), UTEP (417), Oklahoma (424), UCLA (427), Louisville (444), North Texas (473), McNeese State (545), Eastern Michigan (548), Texas Christian (572), Texas A&M-CC (578), Houston (599), UT Arlington (611), New Mexico State (697), UTSA (769), Lamar (785), LSU (807), Stephen F. Austin (899), Baylor (900), UT-Rio Grande Valley (910), Marshall (910), Texas State (942), Houston Christian (952), Louisiana (967), Kennesaw State (1080), Texas A&M Texarkana (1157), Nichols State (1275).
Winning the women's event was Utah Valley with 97 points, followed by UCLA in second (188), Boston College in third (206), Ohio State in fourth (214), Connecticut in fifth (215), SMU in sixth (225) and Texas A&M finishing seventh (231). Rounding out the results were Toledo (233), Eastern Michigan (255), LSU (275), Louisville (278), Georgia Tech (282), Tulane (295), Texas Christian (375), Kennesaw State (430), Indiana (436), South Dakota State (442), Texas Tech (493), UT-Arlington (496), New Mexico State (518), Arkansas State (519), UCF (548), Rice (613), Marshall (703), Oklahoma (783), Lamar (841), Houston (843), UTEP (862), Youngstown State (881), Texas A&M-CC (887), North Texas (904), McNeese State (911), UTSA (928), Baylor (969), Incarnate Word (1029), Stephen F. Austin (1034), Texas State (1063), Louisiana (1099), Nicholls State (1126), UT Rio-Grande Valley (1147), Texas A&M Texarkana (1355), Houston Christian (NTS).
SEASON RECORDS
Women's
John McKenzie Invitational – 1st place – 5-0
Texas A&M Invitational – 1st place – 13-0
Battle in Beantown – 3rd place – 13-2
Arturo Barrios Invitational – 7th place – 35-6
Overall record – 66-8
Men's
John McKenzie Invitational – 1st place – 5-0
Texas A&M Invitational – 1st place – 12-0
Battle in Beantown – 5th place – 9-4
Arturo Barrios Invitational – 4th place – 35-3
Overall record – 61-7
To learn more about Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, head to 12thMan.com and follow @aggietfxc.
The men's champions were Tulane with 103 points, followed by Indiana (113), Incarnate Word (188), Texas A&M (192) and South Dakota State (209) to round out the top five, while the women's champions were Utah Valley with 97 points, trailed by UCLA (188), Boston College (206), Ohio State (214) and Connecticut (215). The Aggie women placed seventh with 231 points.
"This meet is getting to where we envisioned when we started it," distance coach Wendel McRaven said. "We wanted to put on a meet two weeks out from the conference championships where we had teams from all over the country. We had all nine NCAA regions represented, five Power 5 conferences and 13 Division I conferences. People left and right after the race were telling me that they were coming back, which I love to hear. Hopefully we attract a few more big names next year and it keeps building. The meet is getting so big and so good that we need to step up our game to match the quality of the meet."
Leading the Aggie men the majority of the 8k race, Casarez clocked a time of 23:05.3 securing a third-place finish. Cooper Cawthra was the second Aggie to cross the finish line placing 26th with a time of 23:54.3. Aiden Gonzalez-Rodiles (42nd, 24:07.8) finished just ahead of Jonathan Chung who secured 57th with a time of 24:18.5. Rounding out the scoring was Joseph Benn placing 64th with a time of 24:24.3. The Maroon & White secured 192 points for a fourth place team finish.
"This was the best Arturo Meet we've had," Casarez said. "This was the perfect race we needed going into the SEC and today the team had a wakeup call. We now know what we need to focus on and train going forward for our next meet."
In the women's race, the Aggies were paced by Maddie Livingston throughout the entirety of the 6k course. Livingston clocked a personal best time of 20:11.9 securing a 18th place finish. Followed by Livingston, Kennady Fontenot finished 25th with a time of 20:18.1 and right behind was Madison Brown clocking a time of 20:27.3 finishing 37th. Rounding out the scoring for the Aggies was Shewaye Johnson (47th, 20:37.8) and Emma Little (108th, 21:16.7) for a total of 231 points and a seventh place team finish.
"I am encouraged and excited from today's race," Livingston said. "The last 2k slipped away from me and it makes me hungrier. It is exactly what I needed to focus going into the SEC meet. Our training builds every day and we are very encouraged and excited."
UP NEXT
The Texas A&M cross country teams travel to West Columbia, South Carolina to race in the SEC Championships Friday, October 27.
FULL RESULTS
In the men's event, Tulane claimed the team win with 103 points. Indiana secured second (113), Incarnate Word in third (188), and Texas A&M in fourth (192). Concluding the men's results were South Dakota State (209), Youngstown State (244), Georgia Tech (248), Ohio State (256), Arkansas State (289), Texas Tech (294), Utah Valley (337), Connecticut (384), Boston College (385), Rice (401), UTEP (417), Oklahoma (424), UCLA (427), Louisville (444), North Texas (473), McNeese State (545), Eastern Michigan (548), Texas Christian (572), Texas A&M-CC (578), Houston (599), UT Arlington (611), New Mexico State (697), UTSA (769), Lamar (785), LSU (807), Stephen F. Austin (899), Baylor (900), UT-Rio Grande Valley (910), Marshall (910), Texas State (942), Houston Christian (952), Louisiana (967), Kennesaw State (1080), Texas A&M Texarkana (1157), Nichols State (1275).
Winning the women's event was Utah Valley with 97 points, followed by UCLA in second (188), Boston College in third (206), Ohio State in fourth (214), Connecticut in fifth (215), SMU in sixth (225) and Texas A&M finishing seventh (231). Rounding out the results were Toledo (233), Eastern Michigan (255), LSU (275), Louisville (278), Georgia Tech (282), Tulane (295), Texas Christian (375), Kennesaw State (430), Indiana (436), South Dakota State (442), Texas Tech (493), UT-Arlington (496), New Mexico State (518), Arkansas State (519), UCF (548), Rice (613), Marshall (703), Oklahoma (783), Lamar (841), Houston (843), UTEP (862), Youngstown State (881), Texas A&M-CC (887), North Texas (904), McNeese State (911), UTSA (928), Baylor (969), Incarnate Word (1029), Stephen F. Austin (1034), Texas State (1063), Louisiana (1099), Nicholls State (1126), UT Rio-Grande Valley (1147), Texas A&M Texarkana (1355), Houston Christian (NTS).
SEASON RECORDS
Women's
John McKenzie Invitational – 1st place – 5-0
Texas A&M Invitational – 1st place – 13-0
Battle in Beantown – 3rd place – 13-2
Arturo Barrios Invitational – 7th place – 35-6
Overall record – 66-8
Men's
John McKenzie Invitational – 1st place – 5-0
Texas A&M Invitational – 1st place – 12-0
Battle in Beantown – 5th place – 9-4
Arturo Barrios Invitational – 4th place – 35-3
Overall record – 61-7
To learn more about Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, head to 12thMan.com and follow @aggietfxc.
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