University of Houston
Texas A&M Invitational
Houston Ready for Texas A&M Invitational
9/21/2018 10:25:00 AM | Cross Country
Cougars head to College Station for second time this season
HOUSTON – The Houston Cougar Men's and Women's Cross Country teams continue the 2018 season with a trip to compete at the Texas A&M Invitational on Saturday in College Station, Texas.
ABOUT THE TEXAS A&M INVITATIONAL
The Texas A&M Invitational begins at 8 a.m., with the men's 8,000-meter run, while the women will run a 6,000-meter race at 8:45 a.m. The Cougars will compete against the host school Texas A&M, Central Michigan, Georgia State (Women Only), Lamar, Louisiana Tech, LSU, Rice (Women Only), Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Kingsville, TCU, Tulane and UT-Rio Grande Valley.
Complete information on the Texas A&M Invitational can be found by clicking HERE.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
The men will be led on the course by redshirt freshman Nicholas Fernandes who returns to action for the first time since a runner-up finish at the Aggie Opener to kick off the 2018 season. Fernandes crossed the line in the 6K in 18:24.0 to take silver at Watts Cross Country Course.
Freshman Gabe Armijo will also be in action on Saturday after posting top-10 finishes in each of his first two collegiate meets. Armijo finished eighth in the 6K at the Aggie Opener (19:04.3) before taking 10th in the 4-mile race at the Rice Invitational in 20:45.9.
For the women, Houston's top finisher from the Rice Invitational, Meredith Sorensen, returns to the track for the Aggie Invite. Sorensen crossed the line in the 4,000-meter race in 14:57.0 to place 21st and help lead the Cougars to a third-place finish in the team standings.
The Cougars' leading runner at the Aggie Opener, Jahnavi Schneider will compete in her third meet of the season Saturday. Schneider ran 15:14.9 in the 4.1K at the season-opening meet to finish 13th, while running 15:13.7 at the Rice Invitational to place 28th.
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