Sports

XC Arturo Barrios Invitational

Sofia Garcia

October 23, 2019

The UTSA Roadrunner cross country teams traveled to College Station Saturday, Oct. 19, to race in the Arturo Barrios Invitational hosted by Texas A&M University. The women’s team placed 24th with a score of 693, while the men placed 25th with a score of 730.

Junior Amber Boyd led the women’s team, with a time of 22 minutes and 22.2 seconds in the 6k, earning 95th place. With a time of 23:18:02, senior Gabby Gonzalez earned 161st place. Following Gonzalez was sophomore Marissa Martinez, with a 200th place finish and a time of 24:01.2, along with senior Sarah Estrada recording a time of 24:41.5, earning 218th place. Soon after Estrada’s finish, sophomore Abby Balli finished in 220th place with a time of 24:44.5. Completing the women’s line up was sophomore Brooke Lomax in 226th place, recording a time of 25:21.4.

With four top-200 finishers, the men’s team was led by junior Matthew David, who claimed 138th place with a time of 26:07.8 in the 8k. Following David was senior Martin Leuvano with a time of 26:22.4, placing 159th. Senior Pedro Sepulveda placed 160th, recording a time of 26:24.6, sophomore Jake Smith finished in 179th place in 26:42.9, and sophomore JD Corona recorded a time of 27:55.6 for 212th place. To finish the men’s lineup, senior Garrett Fowler ran a time of 28:40.3 to place 221st.

The ‘Runner cross country teams will be in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Nov. 2, to compete in the Conference USA Championships hosted by Western Kentucky

About the Contributor

Sofia Garcia, Arts and Life Editor

Sofia is a transfer student in her third-year as a digital communications major with a minor in professional writing. Her time at The Paisano has consisted of covering a variety of events for the Arts & Life section as well as taking pictures for different sections. Since she joined The Paisano in the fall of 2019, Sofia has worked her way up from contributing writer to assistant arts & life editor and now serves as the arts & life editor. Sofia spends her free time reading, writing, running or hiking. She finds fulfillment in spending time with her friends, going to car meets and making art. Sofia has plans to work with a major publication upon graduation and would like to pursue a master's degree and a PhD.