BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Aggie cross country teams host the Texas A&M Invitational on Friday September 15 at the Dale Watts Cross Country Course. The gun goes off at 8 a.m. for the men's 8k race, followed by the women running the 5k course at 8:45 a.m.
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The Maroon & White look to defend their team titles from last year's Texas A&M Invitational, where the men's team claimed first with a score of 17 points, while the women followed suit to win with 29 points. Eric Casarez was the Aggie men's top finisher last year as he won the race in a time of 23:47.70, on the women's side, the highest placed returner was Maddie Livingston who finished seventh in a time of 18:13.00.
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The men started strong this season winning the team title at the John McKenzie Invitational. Junior Jonathan Chung led the group as the top finisher at 14:50.70, while the team recorded a perfect score. Freshman Jack Johnston finished runner-up with a personal best time of 14:51.60 earning him an SEC Men's Freshman of the Week honor. Other top-five finishers included Aiden Gonzalez-Rodiles in third, Joseph Benn in fourth and Zack Munger in fifth.
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The women's team secured four of the top five finishes to claim the women's team title. Maddie Livingston led the women's team with a personal-best time of 17:10.20, for a second-place finish. Other notable performances included Madison Brown in third, Kennady Fontenot in fourth, Shewaye Johnson in fifth and Emma Little in seventh.
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13 women's and 12 men's teams will make the trip to enter the meet including, Abilene Christian, Baylor (women), Dallas Baptist, Houston, North Texas, Oklahoma Baptist, Oklahoma City, Sam Houston State, Texas A&M-Commerce, Tarleton State, TCU, UTA and UT-Tyler. Â
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Fans can follow Flash Results for live updates and live results link can be found here.
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Admission to the meet is free, no pets are allowed at the Dale Watts Cross Country Course.
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To learn more about Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, log on to 12thMan.com and follow @aggietfxc.
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The Maroon & White look to defend their team titles from last year's Texas A&M Invitational, where the men's team claimed first with a score of 17 points, while the women followed suit to win with 29 points. Eric Casarez was the Aggie men's top finisher last year as he won the race in a time of 23:47.70, on the women's side, the highest placed returner was Maddie Livingston who finished seventh in a time of 18:13.00.
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The men started strong this season winning the team title at the John McKenzie Invitational. Junior Jonathan Chung led the group as the top finisher at 14:50.70, while the team recorded a perfect score. Freshman Jack Johnston finished runner-up with a personal best time of 14:51.60 earning him an SEC Men's Freshman of the Week honor. Other top-five finishers included Aiden Gonzalez-Rodiles in third, Joseph Benn in fourth and Zack Munger in fifth.
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The women's team secured four of the top five finishes to claim the women's team title. Maddie Livingston led the women's team with a personal-best time of 17:10.20, for a second-place finish. Other notable performances included Madison Brown in third, Kennady Fontenot in fourth, Shewaye Johnson in fifth and Emma Little in seventh.
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13 women's and 12 men's teams will make the trip to enter the meet including, Abilene Christian, Baylor (women), Dallas Baptist, Houston, North Texas, Oklahoma Baptist, Oklahoma City, Sam Houston State, Texas A&M-Commerce, Tarleton State, TCU, UTA and UT-Tyler. Â
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Fans can follow Flash Results for live updates and live results link can be found here.
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Admission to the meet is free, no pets are allowed at the Dale Watts Cross Country Course.
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To learn more about Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, log on to 12thMan.com and follow @aggietfxc.