Saturday, October 29
Denton, Texas
9 a.m. CT (Women's 6K)/10 a.m. CT (Men's 8K)
University of North Texas
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Conference USA Championships
Neiva Takes Third at C-USA Championships
10/29/2022 4:24:00 PM | Cross Country
Men’s team places sixth, while women’s team finishes 10th
DENTON, Texas – Victor Neiva came through the finish line in third place to highlight the day for North Texas cross country Saturday at the 2022 Conference USA Championships at the TWU Pioneer Soccer Park in Denton.
Neiva finished the men's 8K race in a time of 24:28.2 to finish third and earn a spot on the All-Conference USA First Team. Luke Canon placed 30th in a time of 26:25.7, Cade McAndrew took 34th with a time of 26:36.7, Jesus Escamilla-Camargo was 36th at 26:42.7, and Spencer Boykin took 45th with a time of 27:28.5 to round out the scoring runners for the Mean Green. Nick Rodriguez (47th) clocked a time of 27:32.7, and Mason Garner (57th) finished at 28:42.5.
"Overall, they ran hard," UNT cross country coach Erik Stevens said. "The effort was there. Victor doing what he did, I was proud of that. I was happy about that. I'm happy with the way that it turned out overall on the men's side. I think the effort was there, and I think that'll come through in 14 days (at regionals)."
On the women's side, Miranda Vreeland led the way with a 6K time of 23:38.94 to finish 44th. Tiblets Abreha placed 54th at 24:21.14, Shannon Cook took 68th at 25:43.89, Amy Pritchard finished 72nd at 26:21.58, and Tori Tauch placed 76th at 26:58.95.
"They were pretty solid," Stevens said. "I thought it was a good performance. I think this is kind of the first time that they've had to deal with any real weather elements. The course was a little soft with a little cooler temperatures. I don't think they were quite ready to roll, but I'm happy with the overall performance. They know what they have to work on moving into the regional meet. It was a good opportunity to come out and see where they're at right now and get all the kinks out of it before we move into the region."
The men's team finished sixth overall as a team, while the women's team finished in 10th place. Next up for the Mean Green is the NCAA South Central Regional on Nov. 11 in Bryan-College Station, Texas.
Be sure to keep an eye on MeanGreenSports.com, follow Mean Green Sports on social media @MeanGreenSports and Mean Green track & field/cross country at @MeanGreenTFXC for all of the latest information.
Neiva finished the men's 8K race in a time of 24:28.2 to finish third and earn a spot on the All-Conference USA First Team. Luke Canon placed 30th in a time of 26:25.7, Cade McAndrew took 34th with a time of 26:36.7, Jesus Escamilla-Camargo was 36th at 26:42.7, and Spencer Boykin took 45th with a time of 27:28.5 to round out the scoring runners for the Mean Green. Nick Rodriguez (47th) clocked a time of 27:32.7, and Mason Garner (57th) finished at 28:42.5.
"Overall, they ran hard," UNT cross country coach Erik Stevens said. "The effort was there. Victor doing what he did, I was proud of that. I was happy about that. I'm happy with the way that it turned out overall on the men's side. I think the effort was there, and I think that'll come through in 14 days (at regionals)."
On the women's side, Miranda Vreeland led the way with a 6K time of 23:38.94 to finish 44th. Tiblets Abreha placed 54th at 24:21.14, Shannon Cook took 68th at 25:43.89, Amy Pritchard finished 72nd at 26:21.58, and Tori Tauch placed 76th at 26:58.95.
"They were pretty solid," Stevens said. "I thought it was a good performance. I think this is kind of the first time that they've had to deal with any real weather elements. The course was a little soft with a little cooler temperatures. I don't think they were quite ready to roll, but I'm happy with the overall performance. They know what they have to work on moving into the regional meet. It was a good opportunity to come out and see where they're at right now and get all the kinks out of it before we move into the region."
The men's team finished sixth overall as a team, while the women's team finished in 10th place. Next up for the Mean Green is the NCAA South Central Regional on Nov. 11 in Bryan-College Station, Texas.
Be sure to keep an eye on MeanGreenSports.com, follow Mean Green Sports on social media @MeanGreenSports and Mean Green track & field/cross country at @MeanGreenTFXC for all of the latest information.
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