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11.17.2018 | Track & Field / Cross Country
The Longhorns closed out the 2018 Cross Country season on Saturday.
RESULTS: MEN'S 10K | WOMEN'S 6K
MADISON, Wisc. - The 2018 Texas Cross Country season came to a close on Saturday at the NCAA Cross Country National Championships. Running in cold and snowy conditions on the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course, the men finished 27th overall and the women 31st.
MEN'S 10K RACE
The Longhorn men finished 27th with a score 0f 630 points, their best finish at NCAA Championships since 2014. Northern Arizona was the team champion for the third straight season. Alex Rogers paced the way with a time of 30:32.53. He was followed by John Rice (30:46.74) and Sam Worley (30:55.74). After the top three, Jake Johnson ran in fourth on the team (31:49.93) and Garek Bielaczyc (32:38.16) rounded out the scoring for the Horns. Pedro Nasta (33:13.59) and Charles Mills (35:22.27) also ran for UT Saturday.
WOMEN'S 6K RACE
The Longhorn women finished 31st with 862 points. Colorado was the team champion with 65 points. For the first time this season, senior Alex Cruz paced UT with a time of 21:36.09. Destiny Collins followed her with a time of 21:46.55, while Madeline Vondra was third with a mark of 21:58.79 while junior Abby Guidry ran a 22:33.58 and senior Meghan Lloyd finished in 22:43.86 to round out the Longhorns' scorers. Olivia Thompson finished in 23:33.41 and Jordan Welborn rounded out the UT lineup with a time of 23:41.07.
THEY SAID IT
Men's Distance Coach Pete Watson on the meet: "Alex (Rogers), John (Rice) and Sam (Worley) all competed today, despite that being a hard course for milers. We were aggressive early and faded a little bit late, but I thought we were solid through three. Jake ran as hard as he could and kept moving forward. We had massive issues at five, where we've struggled all season, and it was exposed today. We are trying to turn this program around and sometimes it can be difficult to erase the memories of past failures. I need to make sure these boys are prepared physically and emotionally and can start to believe that Texas Cross Country can compete with the best."
Women's Distance Coach PattiSue Plumer on today's performance: "We were proud to once again qualify for NCAA Cross Country Championships this year. Although today didn't go as we had hoped, qualifying for this meet is the positive that we will take away from this season. We were right where we wanted to be early on, but we were not prepared for the cold and snowy conditions, which kicked our butt as the meet went along. We'll move forward and get ready for indoor track season now.
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