Women Earn Second Place in 6th Annual Saints Cross-Country Invite
WINDCREST, TEXAS (Sept. 20, 2024) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) cross-country teams sponsored the Sixth Annual Saints Cross-Country Invite this morning at the Windcrest Golf Course. The women placed second out of four teams.
Winning the 6000m was NCAA D2 University of Texas-Kingsville with 22 points. Four of the Javelinas placed 1-4. Following OLLU with 45 points was NCAA D3 Texas Lutheran University with 57 points and NAIA Nelson University with 96 points.
Finishing in fifth place overall was OLLU's Leilani Leza, who marked 24:14.7. She was followed by Valeria Pena, who marked a 24:30.5 time for seventh, Victoria Bartlett at 24:58.8 for eighth place and Liliana Hernandez at 25:08.7 for ninth place.
Other OLLU finishers were Claudia Lopez with a time of 26:07.5, Daylah Vega – 27:14.5 and Jasmine Hernandez – 27:19.4.
Hear from Head Coach Brett Charlton and watch highlights:
What's next
The Saints will next participate in the Dallas Baptist University Old Glory Gallop on Oct. 5 at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie, Texas.
