RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas University men's cross country team collected a fifth place finish out of eight teams on Saturday morning, as they ran in the Great American Conference Championships, hosted by Harding University in Searcy, Ark. The Muleriders tallied 135 points.
SAU was led by
Carlos Armendariz (14
th, 26:41.4) and
Jaime Quinones (20
th, 27:08.8) as they both finished within the top 20 to earn All-GAC Second Team honors.
Two Muleriders tabbed top 40 finishes as
Eric Gordon crossed the finish line in 38
th place with a time of 28:22.4 and
Jorge Sanchez (40
th, 28:28.7).
Logan Rickey (42
nd, 28:36.0), and Isaiha Garzon (44
th, 28:42.9) were not far behind as they both finished within the top 50.
Pedro Cervantes (55
th, 29:05),
Lorenzo Orozco (57
th, 29:06), and
Asher Hamlin (60
th, 29:05.6) cracked the top 60, followed by
Madison Langley who was one place away in 61
st with a time of 29:26.2).
Raul Lopez (70
th, 30:10.0),
Andrew Cornett (74
th, 30:35.6), and
Briston Rains (79
th, 31:01.7) all finished within the top 80 for SAU.
Briston Rains took home GAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete honors for his work in the classroom.
