Saints Men Finish in Fifth at the UIW Invitational

WINDCREST, TEXAS (Sept. 13, 2024) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's cross-country team ran the four mile at the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) Invitational this morning.

Assistant Coach Jose Zarate commented, "The men raced very well pushing themselves making bold moves. I am proud of how they ran showing their strength in a long race with the men in the four miles."

The Saints placed fifth among mostly NCAA D1, D2 and D3 schools. Finishing in first was UIW, followed by Texas State University, Trinity University and Northern Colorado University. After OLLU were Texas A&M International University, the University of Texas at San Antonio, the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley and Texas A&M University – Kingsville. The meet was held at the Windcrest Golf Club.

Joseph Gonzalez performed the best for the Saints with a time of 20:23 for 20th place. He was followed by Isai Moran – 20:36, Sabastian Moreno – 21:09, JoseCarlos Hernandez – 21:27, Tony Favella – 21:28, Jayden Turrubiates – 21:30, Kruz Malesich – 21:30, Ryan Aldana – 21:36, Jose Sauceda – 21:55, Vincent Garza – 22:43, Robert Rios – 22:52 and Marc Castro – 23:01.  

The Saints will host the Saints Cross-Country Invite on Oct. 20 at the Windcrest Golf Club in Windcrest, Texas.