University of North Texas Athletics
University of North Texas
Arturo Barrios Invitational
Eight Personal Bests Highlight Cross Country at Arturo Barrios Invitational
10/16/2026 12:05:00 PM | Track & Field/XC
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The North Texas men's and women's cross country teams combined for eight personal-best performances Friday morning at the Arturo Barrios Invitational, hosted by Texas A&M at the Watts Cross Country Course.
The Mean Green men's team finished 18th out of 38 teams with 474 points, while the women's team placed 25th out of 48 teams with 740 points.
On the men's side, senior Connor Bartek led North Texas with a 30th-place finish, clocking a personal-best time of 23:46.6 in the 8K race. Junior Nolan House followed in 47th with a personal-best time of 23:56.8, giving the Mean Green two runners under the 24-minute mark.
Three additional Mean Green runners recorded personal bests, including Hunter Hendry (24:34.4), AJ Hawkins (25:29.1) and Luke Anderson (25:48.1). Joseph Wienen finished in 24:42.2, while Jake Johnson (26:52.0) and Landin Wolfe (27:23.7) rounded out the men's finishers.
In the women's 6K race, Ximena Lopez de Escalera led North Texas with a 55th-place finish in 20:37.5. Sophomore Aubrey Milam followed in 85th, recording a personal-best time of 20:57.7. The duo gave the Mean Green two runners under the 21-minute mark.
Destiny Hernandez also recorded a personal best with a time of 21:30.1, while freshman Ava Thompson established a personal-best mark of 21:51.5 in her first collegiate 6K race. Ella Bengtsson rounded out the women's finishers with a time of 23:14.2.
North Texas will now turn its attention to the American Conference Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
