Sophia Bendet takes the easy win for the high school division running 17:23!! Which would have places her 8th in the collegiate division!!!!! now all she's gotta do is commit to the Aggies

But also a 14 YEAR OLD FRESHMAN Elin Latta running 17:45 which would have been our 4th finisher… wow

What a picture!!! Those little kids better hold on to that autograph after the times he's going to run this season

Also I know they have huge numbers but my goodness Bridgeland is a cross country factory

Over 5000 spectators in attendance!!! Thank you to all who attended!!! Next home meet will be a huge one October 18th, the Arturo Barriois Invitational

Results for anyone interested

https://flashresults.com/2025_Meets/xc/TAMUinvite/index.htm

Also interested what Sam Whitmarsh would run in a 5k

He ran a 15:37 his senior year in high school.....

taylorswift13_ said:

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Also interested what Sam Whitmarsh would run in a 5k

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DoitBest said:

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He ran a 15:37 his senior year in high school.....

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can't believe I never knew this!! Love that!

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Really like seeing both men's and women's team with such a narrow spread. Some strong stuff for sure this morning!

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yes!! Particularly for the men, that's what we've been lacking! In my preview I said we know Victor Kibiego is going to have a great race, but if 2-5 can bridge that gap, then it'll be a great year!! Munger and Johnston are really getting consistent now and running well, I believe Carter Gordy is about to break out as well, and we know Cawthra and Chung are great too!! What really surprised me is Gilbert Rono, that performance was awesome to see!! And I can't forget Luca Santorum 20th to 6th with 2k to go!!

If y'all look at the top of the other sports thread, there is an article written by one of our cross country leaders in Jonathan Chung! Go check it out!!

Hard to gauge anything on our competiton aside from the one Kenyan guy from Tulane and the SMU girls! We had our top people out and so did Tulane! Texas didn't even race this past weekend and won't until next weekend! Arkansas rested their top runners as well! Us going to Nuttycombe which is historically a very difficult meet, will tell us a lot of where we are!!

Also have seen so much praise from high school coaches and high school runners about the home meet last weekend!! 550 plus runners on the guys side and 500 plus on the girls side varsity alone is wild!!! We have such a beautiful course, I don't know why we don't host meets there more often!!!

Former Arkansas runner and one of the best distance runners in Texas history London Culbreath made a tiktok post about how the coaches would call her overweight daily… hearing this, and then seeing how 3 of their top 7 runners transferred out this summer!!! Let's get the negative recruiting train going

Wanna see how international runners are taking over NCAA distance running… check out this post

https://instagr.am/p/DACUCZfO48U

One of the best cross country runners in the state Sophia Bendet is an Aggie! 5k PR of 17:23

I haven't shared it here, but if you want a podcast to listen to, our distance coaches Wendel McRaven and Julia Abell started one and it's a really really good listen!!! They discuss the team, hosting the last meet, and things related to running in general! This is their episode that dropped today, episode 8! They've been dropping episodes nearly every Wednesday! Give it a listen!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1FSC7ByjZi1DbRNCDKkidV?si=1kMW3cp9RTyGMHWFQyGeAQ

I wanna be a guest speaker

FUTURE AGGIE SOPHIA BENDET 17:10 5K OH MY GOODNESS

High school freshman Elin Latta 17:23

RACE WEEK

@ the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational
Friday - 12:20pm

Participating Teams

Men's Teams

Air Force
BYU
Colorado
Eastern Kentucky
Florida St
Furman
Georgetown
Gonzaga
Illinois
Iona
Iowa State
Michigan
Montana State
North Carolina
Portland
Princeton
Providence
Syracuse
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Tulsa
Villanova
Virginia
Wake Forest
Washington
Wisconsin

Women's Teams

Boston College
Columbia
Florida State
Furman
Georgetown
Gonzaga
Illinois
Iowa State
Lipscomb
Michigan
Northwestern
North Carolina
Oregon
Oregon St
Penn St.
Portland
Providence
Syracuse
Texas A&M
Utah
Villanova
Virginia
Wake Forest
Washington
Wisconsin

Now this is a very very competitive meet

NUTTYCOMBE WISCONSIN INVITATIONAL PREVIEW

Date: September 27
Time: Women's A Race - 12:20, Men's A Race - 1:00pm
Location: University of Wisconsin, Reddan Soccer Park - Verona, Wisconsin
Teams Competing: Listed Above
Live Results: https://live.pttiming.com/xc-ptt.html?mid=7442

Your favorite distance runners are back in action in the CHEESE state of Wisconsin! One thing cheese and your Aggie cross country teams have in common are depth and variety! Before we get into the breakdown, my top 5 cheeses are: 1. Mozzarella, 2. Parmigiano Reggiano, 3. Cheddar, 4. Pecorino Romano, 5. Feta… Okay back to cross country!!! Our Aggies travel up to Wisconsin to race on one of the top courses across the country at the Thomas Zimmer Champion Cross Country Course! The women will run a 6k and the men a 8k! This is one of the premier meets throughout the cross country season and the competition will be as such!

Now is the time of year where the top dogs make their season debuts, and they've let me down after I get my hopes up before, but scheduled to make their Aggie cross country debut is Victor Kibiego! Also listed to run for the Aggies is Cooper Cawthra, Ondrej Gajdos, Maddie Livingston, and Shewaye Johnson, all who didn't run last meet! If everyone runs, this will be our best outlook into how the season will go!! I think this a is a perfect meet to compete in and will definitely be the most competitive meet we see all year! There are many national qualifying teams such as the host Wisconsin, BYU, Iowa State, Colorado, Washington, Montana State, Virginia, Tennessee, Portland, the Oregon girls, and so many others!!

Obviously this meet will be highly competitive, but this is the test where we find a lot about our team! Will we go out fast with everyone, will we run as a pack, can someone elevate their game with better competition, will others fade back because of the more honest pace, or will they fall behind the crowded field! It's too early in the year for race tactics, but it'll be nice to see where we stack together! There is no competition from the south central region, and the only sec foe will be Tennessee on the men's side.

As for our runners, I'm excited to see how Victor Kibiego looks and to see if he's healthy! He did injure himself during track season, so let's see how he races Friday! I'd bet he's a game time decision! Glad we'll see others making their season debut as well! I'd love to see where Maddie Livingston's fitness level is at and you have to hope she's healthy. The same thing goes for Shewaye Johnson, Cooper Cawthra and Ondrej Gajdos! Gajdos looks to make his cross country debut for the maroon and white!

In a meet like this it's easy to fall behind and fall behind quickly, so a good start is always a great idea! If Kibiego is healthy, I expect him to run with the lead pack which will include some of the nations top talent! Cawthra and Chung will race well and have experience in races like this! I'm excited to see what our talented underclassmen will do in an environment like this! We saw many Pr's last week and excellent times from guys like Zack Munger, Jack Johnston, Luca Santorum, Carter Gordy, and Gilbert Rono! Now it's time to see how they run in a more crowded and competitive environment! All of our guys are scheduled to run!!!!!

The women's race to me has a lot more questions! The first being Maddie Livingston's health! In a race like this you'd count on her to lead the way, but her health is what's most important! Can San Juanita run with elite national talent! We know she's talented and strong and she has raced in meets with a lot of runners, but not at this level! I think she elevates her game to another level in a race like this! It'll also be her first 6k, so for Leal and the other freshman how will the 6k jump be! Can Megan Roberts and Maddie Peters keep up their elite running! Kennady Fontenot and Emma Little are both experienced runners so this stage won't be too much for them, so expect them to fare well! Shewaye Johnson is going to run her first race of the season so I'm interested to see where she's at! I'm really curious to see the order of finishes for our girls!! The girls need to get out fast though, even though I always say that and even when they take it out calmly they still run well lol! I just like to freak out over the first checkpoint lol!

It'll be a fun trip for our runners in Wisconsin! Great competition, great experience, and a great team bonding weekend before we have THREE STRAIGHT HOME MEETS! So let's hope we stay healthy and take a lot from this meet that we can learn from and build on! I'm excited to see where we stand against some of the top teams across the nation! This is a perfect meet for us and I think we will look back and be thankful we went through this meet!!! Hope our team enjoys Wisconsin and saves the cheese for post race! Gig'em Aggies!

Aggies Competing (or registered at least lol)

Men:
Cooper Cawthra, Jonathan Chung, Ondrej Gajdos, Aiden Gonzalez-Rodiles, Carter Gordy, Diego Heredia, Hunter Jackson, Jack Johnston, Victor Kibiego, Zack Munger, Gilbert Rono, Luca Santorum, Noah Willows

Women:
Katherine Brunson, Nicole Chastain, Kennady Fontenot, Penelope Gracey, Shewaye Johnson, San Juanita Leal, Staucie Lees, Emma Little, Maddie Livingston, Kristen McHugh, Austin Owen, Maddie Peters, Megan Roberts, Elise Smoot

Love your dedication to the team, but leaving Pepper Jack out of the top 5, I don't know....
BTHO nuttycombe

It was definitely in the receiving votes category

Fair enough, keep up the good work...

RACE DAY

https://instagr.am/p/DAbEJBaRWkp

A trio of ladies competed in the B division just now and ran well!

29. Katherine Brunson - 22:14
36. Staucie Lees - 22:20
43. Kristen McHugh - 22:39

Solid times for a 6k, the first 6k for Brunson and Lees!

And in the B race on the men's side

34. Noah Willows - 26:28
35. Hunter Jackson - 26:55