University of Houston Athletics
Friday, October 16
College Station, Texas
8:15 AM
University of Houston
at
Arturo Barrios Invitational
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Men set to run the 8k at 8:15am and women set for the 6k at 8:50 am
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The University of Houston Cross Country team will appear once again at College Station for its third meet of the season at the Arturo Barrios Invitational Friday at the Watts Cross Country Course.
The men will kick off the race at 8:15 a.m. with an 8k run, and the women will follow at 8:50 a.m. with the 6k. Live results can be found here.
The Cougars are set to compete against Texas A&M (host), as well as other competitors such as Abilene Christian, Adams State, App State, Arizona State, Arkansas (W), Baylor, Cal Poly, CBU, Eastern Kentucky, FIU, Harding, Henderson St, Houston Christian, Incarnate Word, Texas Tech, Tiger Olympians, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF (W), ULM, UT-Arlington, UT-Rio Grande Valley, UTEP, UTSA, Wake Forest (W), and Youngstown St.
LAST TIME OUT
The women placed third overall and senior Henok Hagos earned a second-place individual finish at the Texas A&M Invitational on September 11 at the Watts Cross Country Course.
The women's squad placed third with 114 points in the 5k and the men finished fourth in the 8k with 81 points.
Hagos earned his second back-to-back second-place finish, clocking 23.56.2.
Six personal bests were recorded on the women's side by juniors Cadence Patterson, Addison Hite, AnnClaire Cop, Julia Shimel, Daniela Mendez and sophomore Sophia Nguyen.
Patterson paced the women for a second consecutive meet, finishing 10th individually in 17:35.5. She was named Big 12 Conference Runner of the Week after her performance.
The junior becomes the first Houston female cross country runner to earn Athlete of the Week honors since joining the Big 12. Patterson is also the first women's cross-country athlete to earn conference weekly honors since Claire Meyer in 2022.
SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can directly support Houston Track and Field's success by providing NIL opportunities and joining the Podium Club, which provides support beyond its operating budget.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates on #HTownSpeedCity by following @UHCougarTF on X and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarTF or on the team's Instagram page at @uhcougartf.
The men will kick off the race at 8:15 a.m. with an 8k run, and the women will follow at 8:50 a.m. with the 6k. Live results can be found here.
The Cougars are set to compete against Texas A&M (host), as well as other competitors such as Abilene Christian, Adams State, App State, Arizona State, Arkansas (W), Baylor, Cal Poly, CBU, Eastern Kentucky, FIU, Harding, Henderson St, Houston Christian, Incarnate Word, Texas Tech, Tiger Olympians, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF (W), ULM, UT-Arlington, UT-Rio Grande Valley, UTEP, UTSA, Wake Forest (W), and Youngstown St.
LAST TIME OUT
The women placed third overall and senior Henok Hagos earned a second-place individual finish at the Texas A&M Invitational on September 11 at the Watts Cross Country Course.
The women's squad placed third with 114 points in the 5k and the men finished fourth in the 8k with 81 points.
Hagos earned his second back-to-back second-place finish, clocking 23.56.2.
Six personal bests were recorded on the women's side by juniors Cadence Patterson, Addison Hite, AnnClaire Cop, Julia Shimel, Daniela Mendez and sophomore Sophia Nguyen.
Patterson paced the women for a second consecutive meet, finishing 10th individually in 17:35.5. She was named Big 12 Conference Runner of the Week after her performance.
The junior becomes the first Houston female cross country runner to earn Athlete of the Week honors since joining the Big 12. Patterson is also the first women's cross-country athlete to earn conference weekly honors since Claire Meyer in 2022.
SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can directly support Houston Track and Field's success by providing NIL opportunities and joining the Podium Club, which provides support beyond its operating budget.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates on #HTownSpeedCity by following @UHCougarTF on X and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarTF or on the team's Instagram page at @uhcougartf.
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