What a run by Alexandra Fox! I'm impressed by the sophomore leading the way for us!

Many were out there getting workouts before the races started and during. Both men and women

Elin Latta's time would have placed 4th in the women's college race today.

Figured and hoped so! Got to trust the process

And she ran that by herself!!! That whole family is incredible…

I believe she already has a 4:16 1500 and 4:34 mile time as well

The 4 Latta sisters that are juniors all committed to BYU

*** Cross Country: Princeton Meadows Challenge ***

Meet: Princeton Meadows Challenge
Location: Meadows Campus - Princeton, New Jersey
Date: September 26th
Distance: Women - 6k , Men - 8k
Time: Men - 8:30, Women - 9:15

Live Results: https://results.leonetiming.com/xc.html?mid=9151&en=1-1


Meet Preview
Jawzee, Jersey, our Aggie distance runners are headed all the way to Princeton, New Jersey to face against some great competition from all over the nation. About 17 schools with some elite teams like: Alabama, North Carolina, Villanova, Georgetown, Penn State, Wake Forest, and Penn State. Saturday morning should offer us a great glimpse to see where we stand amongst some quality schools.

The men will kick things off at 8:30. Scheduled to run for the men are all, but two runners. The latter being Michael Moiben, who's yet to make his much anticipated Aggie cross country debut and Luca Santorum who hasn't raced in the maroon and white for a long long time. Set to make their season debut is Carter Gordy who's set to take on a big role this season. Also scheduled to run and make his Aggie debut, is Alessandro Pasquinucci. Last time it was sophomore Gavin Chapa leading the way for the Aggies placing in the top ten at the Texas A&M Invitational. Closely behind him was Hunter Jackson with his best race on the grass placing 11th. Hopefully Gordy gets to compete and we see how he can elevate the team standing. Although we know this team is completely different with Moiben in the lineup.

As for the women, all 10 ladies are scheduled to run and I hope that's the case. It would be awesome to see the fitness level of Debora Cherono and how our complete team picture looks with her in the mix. Leading the way for the women last race was sophomore Alexandra Fox. Fox who ran well as a freshman, showed her speed and strength with a great track season. She placed 9th last time out in her best race as an Aggie. Right behind her was Megan Roberts in 11th and freshman Laney Barnes 16th. Sophia Bendet, Emma Little, and Kennady Fontenot (all coming back from injury) placed inside the top 30. Adding Cherono to the mix really assists this team by giving them a really really high place individually. Although I expect a calm and laid back race plan for Cherono in her season debut, it'll still be great to have another high place at the top. As for Bendet, she cut her track season short due to injury so I expect her to get stronger as the season continues on, as with grad runners Fontenot and Little.

The competition will be great. Alabama's international team will be loaded at the top, the ACC schools will provide some quality depth and several stars. It'll be nice to see us race against a great field. Although the forecast calls for some rain this weekend in Princeton with the high's in the mid 60's. It'll be nice to escape the Texas heat and humidity. The course looks great so let's hope for clean weather and fast times. It should be a good one. I'm excited to see how we fare out in the Meadowlands!

Seeems to be raining at the course

Men are off

Jack Johnston running really well 3.5k in

Just over halfway Jack Johnston in 16th, Gavin Chapa 72nd
All else outside top 100, team in 13th

18th and 81st at the 5.5k mark

Bama men with 5 in the top 11

Jack in 17th with less than 2k to go, the other Aggies are moving up

Team still in 13th, hopefully they make up ground after the slow start

Bama got faster Kenyans to replace their fast Kenyans

Jack Johnston will finish in 20th leading the Aggies

Freshman Caden Leonard from Southlake places 15th for North Carolina. McRaven has signed one high schooler the last two recruiting cycles

Team Finish - 13th out of 15 (only beating Columbia and La Salle)

20. Jack Johnston 23:33
90. Gavin Chapa - 24:42
110. Aiden Gonzalez-Rodiles - 25:01
112. Zack Munger - 25:02
127. Alessandro Pasquinucci - 25:26

130. Noah Willows - 25:30
133. Hunter Jackson - 25:38

Out of 157

Bama has 15 girls set to compete

Just over the halfway mark Debora Cherono in 25th, Megan Toberts in 35th, Alexandra Fox 55th, and Laney Barnes 85th, Emma Little 93rd

Team in 11th halfway through

Team Finish - 12th out of 17

25. Debora Cherono - 20:40
44. Megan Roberts - 20:57
52. Alexandra Fox - 21:05
90. Laney Barnes - 21:35
108. Emma Little - 21;47
124. Kennady Fontenot - 21:59
128. Ava Cole - 22:13

159. Penelope Gracey - 22:55
171. Maddie Peters - 23:16

Out of 183

I'll get a preview up soon but oh my, who invited Arkansas, Adams State, and Eastern Kentucky to the meet! That's some strong programs attending! Tulane will be in town as well! Also funny how once Pat Henry leaves tu comes over to all of our cross country meets this season lol. It'll only be the Arkansas women in attendance

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Also funny how once Pat Henry leaves tu comes over to all of our cross country meets this season lol.

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Not surprising after we stopped going to Texas Relays. I'm curious to see if who comes to our track meets changes, especially the outdoor ones.

Yup, hopefully we see some more competition at home meets! Even if it's just one and the other is primarily in state or regional schools. I want to see more competition to push us to faster times!

The way I remember it is we weren't invited first. They caught a rash of **** and then invited us. That's when coach declined. We don't need them. In the early 70's we had texas relays and a Thursday night meet with baylor there too in Austin. They never came to College Station. No love lost.

We've never not been invited to Texas Relays as a team. There might have been situations where an athlete was excluded from a higher level of race/field event at the meet (when they let their ****tier Longhorn athlete in).

*** Cross Country: Arturo Barrios Invitational ***

Meet: Arturo Barrios Invitational
Location: Dale Watts Cross Country Course - Bryan - College Station, Texas
Date: October 16
Distance: Women - 6k , Men - 8k
Time: Men - 8:15, Women - 8:50

Live Results: https://flashresults.com/2027_Meets/xc/ArturoBarrios/index.htm


Meet Preview
After a long 3 week break, our distance crews are finally back in action and this time staying home for the Arturo Barrios Invitational. After running up in the Meadowlands three weeks ago, the Ags are back on their home course which will also be the sight of the NCAA South Central Regional Championships. What a field convening on Watts today, we get to see plenty of our regional foes as well as talent from across the nation.

Last time out, the Aggies ran against a loaded field at Princeton. The rough conditions saw the Aggies place 12th on the women's side and 13th on the men's side. Debora Cherono led the way on the ladies side in 25th, Megan Roberts 44th, and Alexandra Fox 52nd. On the men's side it was Jack Johnston finishing 20th in the stacked field. Only one other Aggie finished in the top 100, (Gavin Chapa - 90th). The Aggies were without Michael Moiben and Carter Gordy.

With one regular season meet remaining, we hope we get to see either or both of Moiben and Gordy as the two when healthy would provide a huge scoring boost for our men. Both our scheduled to run, however we know how McRaven always enters people who won't run. So we'll have to see who lines up. On the women's side, we saw a full healthy lineup last time out, however sophomore standout Sophia Bendet was seen in a boot and crutches in a recent team photo. After having her track season cut short as well, you have to hope it's nothing major, so send prayers and best wishes her way.

As such, McRaven still has all the women entered to run, I assume the other 9 are healthy and we'll get to see them lineup. I'm interested to see how grad students Kennady Fontenot and Emma Little continue to progress as they get more acclimated after their injuries. I'm also interested to see how Cherono fares against such a talented field where she will run against much of her regional competition. Can Roberts, Fox, and freshman Laney Barnes continue their excellent seasons against big and talented field. On the men's side I hope we see Moiben and Gordy lineup. We've yet to see our men near full strength. With this talented of a field, I'd hope we'd have most of our team out there.

The competition will be crazy. Regional foes Arkansas (women only), Tulane, SFA, tu, Houston, LSU, Corpus, CBU (men only), and others will be in attendance. However nationally strong teams such as Eastern Kentucky, Arizona State, and Ohio State will also be in the field. Most notably also in this race will be D2 power Adams State. They have a strong program yearly with elite runners. (And where my friend won a national championship for lol). We will see plenty of elite runners and elite times today. The Arkansas women have a stacked lineup, as does Eastern Kentucky, Tulane, LSU, Adams State, SFA, Corpus, and many other talented individuals. Eastern Kentucky has a near full international lineup on the women's side. On the men's side they only have one runner, as does Texas Tech, however expect both near the top. The Arkansas women have been dealing with injuries as well so we'll see who lines up for them. SFA won't have their complete men's team either.

I'm glad we get to see our distance crews back in action! This is our last chance to run before conference and regionals are on deck. It's our home course and it's time to put on a show. Let's hope for an injury free, but fast race. The competition is great so let's hope we're running strong. Hope the 12th Man is out there supporting our runners because they absolutely wholeheartedly deserve it!

Michael Moiben making his Aggie Cross Country debut

Him and Jack Johnston in the top ten in the first half of the race

In 3rd and 5th through 4k

Moiben up to 2nd at the 5.6k mark, Johnston still in 5th