LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Five of the eight SCAC men's cross country teams were in action this past weekend.
Austin College
The Austin College men finished seventh out of nine
participating squads at the inaugural East Texas Baptist University
Invitational this past Saturday in Marshall, Texas. Chris Burke
had an outstanding run, posting an eighth place finishing time of
29:18.48 over the 8k course. Alex Berghorn (33:38.87 - 31st), Julio
Torres (37:19.80 - 45th) and Eric Garza (38:59.65 - 47th) all
finished in the top 50. The 'Roos return to action next Saturday
when they host the Austin College Invite (Oct. 18).
University of Dallas
The University of Dallas cross country team finished
fifth out of the nine participating teams at the inaugural East Texas Baptist University cross country
meet. UD was just eight points out of third place. Javier
Secaira paced the Crusaders with an 11th place finish in the 8k
event with a finishing time of 29:56.76. Ryan McAnany was 18th in a
time of 31:24.01. Jack Grubner posted a top 20 finish, coming in
20th with a time of 31:27.55, and Gabriel Marasigan (32:37.76 -
27th) and Aaron French (33:16.70 - 30th) rounded out the scoring
for Dallas. Next up for the Crusaders is a visit to SCAC member
Austin College and Sherman, Texas for the Austin College Invite on
Oct. 18.
Southwestern University
With only four runners participating, the Southwestern men
did not score but the competition at the University of the Incarnate Word Invitational
did provide much needed prep as the Pirates position themselves for
the upcoming SCAC Championship meet. Alex Medrano paced the
Pirates, finishing in 57th place (among 171 participants) with
a time of 26:55.9 on the 8 kilometer course. Newcomer Abraham
Devenport was in 124th in a time of 30:17.40 and Kyle Bauernschmitt
was 143rd in a time of 32:11.30. Joseph Quintero posted a
finishing time of 35:27.60 and a 161st place
finish. Southwestern closes the regular season at the
Concordia (Texas) Invitational on October 18th in Cedar Park,
Texas.
Texas Lutheran University
The Texas Lutheran men's cross country team posted a ninth-place
team finish Saturday morning at the University of the Incarnate Word Cross Country
Invitational, contested at Live Oak State Park. The
Bulldogs collected 246 total points, placing behind eighth-place
McMurry (168) and ahead of 10th-place Concordia Texas
(291). Fourteen total men's teams competed at the UIW
meet. Freshman Travis Koenig led the Bulldogs with an
overall finish of 76th. Koenig completed the 8K course in 27
minutes, 37.8 seconds. Rudy Calderon, another freshman for
TLU, was 89th overall with a time of 28:05.3. Bond Birkner, a
sophomore, came home in 92nd with a time of 28:16.5. Rounding
out the Bulldogs' top five were freshmen Donald Manuszewski and
Jonathan Beal, who posted times of 28:34.9 and 29:36.3.
Manuszewski was 98th overall, and Beal was 116th overall. TLU will
close out its regular season at the Concordia (Texas) Invitational
next Saturday.
Trinity University
The Trinity University men’s cross country squad
finished fourth among non-Division I teams Saturday at the University of the Incarnate Word Invitational.
The Tiger men amassed 98 points, behind Tarleton State University,
Texas A&M University-Kingsville, and Texas Wesleyan University.
A total of 14 teams competed in the non-Division I 8k event. Junior
Taylor Piske finished ninth overall in the men’s field, and
fourth in non-Division I, at 25:06.7. Sophomore Austin Brown placed
41st and 18th, respectively, crossing the finish line in 26:32.5.
First-year runners Michael Erickson and Daniel Henkes crossed the
line in 58th and 59th place (overall) in times of 27:03.7 and
27:04.9, respectively. Next up for the Trinity men is the Concordia
(Texas) University Invitational at Cedar Park, Texas on Oct.
18.
Centenary College, Colorado College and Schreiner University did not compete this weekend.
