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Texas A&M Invitational
Cougars Finish Top-10 at Texas A&M Invitational
9/24/2016 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The Houston Cougar Men's and Women's Cross Country teams posted a pair of ninth place finishes at the Texas A&M Invitational on Saturday.
WHERE THEY RANKED
Women's Finish (6,000-meters): Ninth (262 points)
Men's Finish (8,000-meters): Ninth (270 points)
Top Women's Finisher: Selena Sierra, 27th, 21:45.3
Top Men's Finisher: G.J. Reyna, 24th, 25:12.8
SIERRA'S SURGE CONTINUES
Proving that a year away from the course did nothing to slow her down, redshirt senior Selena Sierra continued her impressive season with her third straight top finish on the women's side. Sierra ran the 6K in 21:45.3 to finish 27th.
Senior Maria Gonzales was next to cross the line in 60th with a time of 22:49.6, while Emely Morgado followed in 23:05.4 to place 75th. Houston's scoring on the women's side was wrapped up with an 81st place finish in 23:17.7 by Jennifer Dunlap and a 23:42.3 time from Ebony White which placed her 93rd.
REYNA TOPS AGAIN
Sophomore G.J. Reyna was the first Cougar men's runner to cross the finish line for a third consecutive event. Reyna finished in 25:12.8 to place 25th. Matt Parmley and Cameron Laverty were the next two Cougars to cross the line, with Parmley taking 48th in 25:55.3 while Laverty ran 26:34.5 to finish 76th. Kody Anderson (26:56.2) and Nicholas Hamilton (27:12.1) rounded out the scoring in 92nd and 106th, respectively.
TEAM SCORES
WOMEN
1. Rice -- 70 points (2, 4, 7, 22, 35)
2. Baylor -- 72 points (5, 6, 10, 24, 27)
3. Lipscomb -- 80 points (11, 12, 16, 20, 21)
4. Kentucky -- 82 points (3, 13, 14, 23, 29)
5. Texas A&M -- 123 points (1, 18, 30, 34, 40)
6. TCU -- 176 points (19, 26, 38, 41, 52)
7. LSU -- 214 points (15, 45, 49, 50, 55)
8. Lamar -- 231 points (8, 9, 53, 77, 84)
9. Houston -- 262 points (25, 51, 57, 62, 67)
10. Sam Houston State -- 275 points (17, 33, 66, 71, 88)
11. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi -- 287 points (44, 48, 54, 68, 73)
12. Central Arkansas -- 315 points (32, 36, 79, 81, 87)
13. UTSA -- 341 points (59, 60, 70, 74, 78)
14. Tarleton State -- 416 points (61, 76, 82, 96, 101)
15. Texas Wesleyan -- 470 points (72, 91, 97, 103, 107)
16. Houston Baptist -- 482 points (80, 93, 100, 104, 105)
17. Prairie View A&M -- 516 points (94, 98, 102, 110, 112)
MEN
1. Texas A&M -- 33 points (4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
2. Kentucky -- 41 points (1, 6, 10, 11, 13)
3. Lamar -- 81 points (12, 14, 15, 16, 24)
4. McNeese State -- 140 points (3, 21, 23, 38, 55)
5. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi -- 153 points (26, 28, 30, 33, 36)
6. LSU -- 171 points (2, 35, 37, 43, 54)
7. Lipscomb -- 185 points (18, 40, 41, 42, 44)
8. Central Arkansas -- 221 points (17, 31, 52, 57, 64)
9. Houston -- 270 points (22, 39, 59, 71, 79)
10. Sam Houston State -- 270 points (25, 32, 56, 75, 82)
11. UTSA -- 277 points (34, 50, 62, 63, 68)
12. Tarleton State -- 305 points (45, 48, 49, 70, 93)
13. TCU -- 406 points (66, 74, 81, 91, 94)
14. Prairie View A&M -- 430 points (69, 72, 95, 96, 98)
15. Texas Southern -- 458 points (79, 84, 92, 101, 102)
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
WOMEN
27. Selena Sierra, 21:45.3
60. Maria Gonzales, 22:49.6
75. Emely Morgado, 23:05.4
81. Jennifer Dunlap, 23:17.7
93. Ebony White, 23:42.3
104. Britani Gonzales, 24:03.2
123. Jahnavi Schneider, 24:47.0
129. Debra Taylor, 24:51.6
130. Mackenzie Ilari, 24:52.0
MEN
24. G.J. Reyna, 25:12.8
48. Matt Parmley, 25:55.3
76. Cameron Laverty, 26:34.5
92. Kody Anderson, 26:52.2
106. Nicholas Hamilton, 27:12.1
114. Justin Barrett, 27:28.6
119. Alex Arnold, 27:48.1
143. Caleb Beacham, 29:55.1
UP NEXT FOR HOUSTON
Houston has a week off before returning to action at the HBU Invitational on Friday, Oct. 7. The Houston Baptist race is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
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