
XC: Neiva Earns All-AAC Honors at Conference Meet
10/28/2023 1:03:00 PM | Track & Field/XC
Men’s team places seventh, while women’s squad takes 13th.
DENTON, Texas – Victor Neiva finished in 12th place to earn all-conference accolades and lead UNT cross country Saturday at the American Athletic Conference Championship in Greenville, N.C.
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Neiva clocked an 8K time of 23:19.6 to notch his third-career all-conference honor (first in The American) with a 12th-place finish. Jake Meyering followed in 36th with a time of 24:17.3, while Mason Garner finished 39th at 24:23.8, Alan Proenza placed 46th at 24:36.0, and Luke Canon rounded out the scoring runners in 62nd with a time of 25:13.0.
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Trinity Trotter led the women's team in 41st with a 6K time of 22:13.1, while Tiblets Abreha placed 57th at 22:51.2, Miranda Vreeland took 67th at 23:03.2, Aditi Silwal finished 70th at 23:06.7, and Addison Sykora placed 78th at 23:21.0. The Mean Green men's team placed seventh overall, while the women's squad finished 13th.
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Next up for UNT cross country is the NCAA South Central Regional on Nov. 10 in Fayetteville, Ark.Â
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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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Neiva clocked an 8K time of 23:19.6 to notch his third-career all-conference honor (first in The American) with a 12th-place finish. Jake Meyering followed in 36th with a time of 24:17.3, while Mason Garner finished 39th at 24:23.8, Alan Proenza placed 46th at 24:36.0, and Luke Canon rounded out the scoring runners in 62nd with a time of 25:13.0.
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Trinity Trotter led the women's team in 41st with a 6K time of 22:13.1, while Tiblets Abreha placed 57th at 22:51.2, Miranda Vreeland took 67th at 23:03.2, Aditi Silwal finished 70th at 23:06.7, and Addison Sykora placed 78th at 23:21.0. The Mean Green men's team placed seventh overall, while the women's squad finished 13th.
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Next up for UNT cross country is the NCAA South Central Regional on Nov. 10 in Fayetteville, Ark.Â
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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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