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Emma Etzler (photo by Nick Trumble)
Emma Etzler (photo by Nick Trumble)
Posted: Sep 09, 2023

Bulldogs Compete in 47th Annual Rice Invitational

Results Results

HOUSTON, Texas -- Texas Lutheran men's and women's cross country took on the 47th Annual Rice Invitational on the campus of Rice University in Houston, Texas on Friday night. The field hosted teams from across NCAA divisions from the state of Texas - primarily Division-I. The field hosted Concordia (M/W), Houston Christian (M/W), Lamar (M/W), Stephen F. Austin (M/W), North American (W), Prairie View A&M (M/W), Rice (M/W), St. Thomas (M/W), Texas A&M International (M/W), Northwestern State (M/W), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (M/W), Texas Lutheran (M/W), and Texas Southern (M/W).

WOMEN'S RECAP

In the women's meet, it was Mackenzie Combs (New Braunfels/Canyon) leading the way finishing 33rd in a field of 78 runners who finished the race and first amongst Division-III runners with a time of 16:38.0. Emma Etzler (Hallettsville/Hallettsville) followed Combs, finishing 40th with a time of 17:03.9. Following Etzler was Gianna Kennedy (Hallettsville/Hallettsville) posting a time of 17:11.2.

Aaliyah Leal (Ingleside/Aransas Pass) and Cristina Jaramillo (Port Lavaca/Calhoun) rounded out the top five for the Bulldogs. As a team, the Bulldogs averaged a time of 17:38 to finish eighth out of 13 teams with a score of 216.

MEN'S RECAP

Sophomore Lucas Falcon (Victoria/Victoria East) led the Bulldogs with a time of 17:55.1 to finish 48th overall and seventh amongst Division-III runners. Carlos Cura (Rankin/Rankin) tallied a 55th place finish in a field of 108 runners - eighth amongst Division-III - with a time of 18:00.9.

Nathan Sandelovic (Hallettsville/Hallettsville) crossed with a time of 18:17.2 to finish 63rd - 11th amongst Division-III runners.

Isaiah Arriaga (Sugar Land/Dulles) and Gabriel Ceballos (San Antonio/Smithson Valley) rounded out the top five for the Bulldogs. As a team, the Bulldogs averaged a time of 18:25.

FULL RACE RESULTS CAN BE FOUND AT: https://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/22527/47th_Annual_Rice_Invitational_XC

Texas Lutheran will take the next week off before competing against Trinity in a dual meet in Olmos Park on Friday, September 22, with the men's race starting at 7:20 AM and the women's meet starting at 7:40 AM. For all updates on Texas Lutheran Cross Country, follow @tluxctf on Instagram as well as all official TLU Athletics accounts.