Friday, September 15
College Station, TX
Abilene Christian
at
Texas A&M Invite
Cats Compete Well at A&M Invite
9/15/2023 2:11:00 PM | Cross Country
COLLEGE STATION – Abilene Christian placed sixth in the men's race and eighth in the women's race Friday at the Texas A&M Invitational.
The ACU men finished the eight-kilometer course with 168 points and an average time of 25:12.89 to finish ahead of North Texas and Sam Houston in the 13-team field.
Texas A&M won the men's race with 43 points and Houston was the only other squad posting a sub-100 score.
Kevin Castruita led the Wildcats with a steady 11-place finish in 24:31.
Garrison Shindler made a big move after the first two kilometers, moving up 20 slots to his final position of 29th in 25:08.3.
Gabe Embree finished 38th at 25:20.4, Zach Martin was 46th at 25:27.9 and Samuel Lanham rounded out the scoring five in 56th at 25:36.8.
Mikhail Fortner finished 69th at 25:54.2 and Jacob Russell finished off ACU's top seven in 77th at 26:07. Also for the Wildcats, Verdin O'Brien placed 106th at 27:03.02.
The ACU women finished at 26 points with an average time of 19:34.11 on the five-kilometer course. The Wildcats topped Tarleton State and Sam Houston in the 14-team field.
Texas A&M won the women's race with 30 points, followed by Dallas Baptist at 77 and Texas-Arlington at 81.
Peyton Bornstein led the Cats in 46th place in 19:15.2.
The rest of the Wildcat scorers were in pack mode with Tessa Holderman in 60th at 19:36.5, Kate Hansen in 61st at 19:38.2, Katelyn Coldicott in 62nd at 19:38.8 and Kate Williams in 66th at 19:41.7.
Autumn Smith was 80th at 20:16.6 and Georgia Lee came in 90th at 20:36.2 to finish off ACU's top seven. Hadley Phillips was not far off in 95th at 2:46.1.
The Wildcats return to action on Sept. 29 at the University of Arkansas' Chile Pepper Invitational.
The ACU men finished the eight-kilometer course with 168 points and an average time of 25:12.89 to finish ahead of North Texas and Sam Houston in the 13-team field.
Texas A&M won the men's race with 43 points and Houston was the only other squad posting a sub-100 score.
Kevin Castruita led the Wildcats with a steady 11-place finish in 24:31.
Garrison Shindler made a big move after the first two kilometers, moving up 20 slots to his final position of 29th in 25:08.3.
Gabe Embree finished 38th at 25:20.4, Zach Martin was 46th at 25:27.9 and Samuel Lanham rounded out the scoring five in 56th at 25:36.8.
Mikhail Fortner finished 69th at 25:54.2 and Jacob Russell finished off ACU's top seven in 77th at 26:07. Also for the Wildcats, Verdin O'Brien placed 106th at 27:03.02.
The ACU women finished at 26 points with an average time of 19:34.11 on the five-kilometer course. The Wildcats topped Tarleton State and Sam Houston in the 14-team field.
Texas A&M won the women's race with 30 points, followed by Dallas Baptist at 77 and Texas-Arlington at 81.
Peyton Bornstein led the Cats in 46th place in 19:15.2.
The rest of the Wildcat scorers were in pack mode with Tessa Holderman in 60th at 19:36.5, Kate Hansen in 61st at 19:38.2, Katelyn Coldicott in 62nd at 19:38.8 and Kate Williams in 66th at 19:41.7.
Autumn Smith was 80th at 20:16.6 and Georgia Lee came in 90th at 20:36.2 to finish off ACU's top seven. Hadley Phillips was not far off in 95th at 2:46.1.
The Wildcats return to action on Sept. 29 at the University of Arkansas' Chile Pepper Invitational.
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