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Carlos Cura (center) and Lucas Falcon (right) (photo courtesy of OLLU Sports Information)
Carlos Cura (center) and Lucas Falcon (right) (photo courtesy of OLLU Sports Information)
Posted: Oct 15, 2022

Cura Sets School Record as TLU Competes in Highlander Invitational

Results

RIVERSIDE, CA -- The Texas Lutheran cross country program competed in the Highlander Invitational Saturday morning in Riverside, California, with the men finishing 22nd and the women finishing 23rd in a field with teams across all three NCAA divisions and 275+ runners in each race. Adams State of NCAA Division-II would win both races.

The men were led by a school record breaking performance from Carlos Cura (Midkiff/Rankin). Cura led the way for Texas Lutheran placing 115th overall in 26:01.7 in the 8k. He was followed by Lucas Falcon (Victoria/Victoria East) placing 202nd in 27:38.3 and Koby Green (San Antonio/Clark) six places behind in 27:46.8.

Following them were Isaiah Arriaga (Sugar Land/Dulles) in 235th (28:38.2) and Gabriel Ceballos (San Antonio/Smithson Valley) in 258th (30:01.6).

On the women's side, Texas Lutheran was led by Caeli Taylor (Tilden/McMullen County) with a 164th place finish in 23:49.6 in the 6K. Mackenzie Payne (Celina/Frisco Heritage) finished in 24:20.3, finishing in 189th place. Gianna Kennedy (El Paso/El Paso) was third for Texas Lutheran, finishing 215th at 25:02.0. She was followed by Emma Etzler (Hallettsville/Hallettsville) in 231st (25:39.7), Brenna Iannelli (La Grange/La Grange) in 237th, LeeAnndrea Canas (Corpus Christi/West Oso) in 248th, and Aaliyah Leal (Ingleside/Aransas Pass) in 251st to cap the scoring seven.

Coach Holland's comments: "We had a great weekend of racing here in California. Conditions were perfect and the competition was tremendous. Both genders ran very well! Carlos again broke the school record, and this time on a much tougher course than he had set his previous record on. It was great to be here competing with some really good racers from all divisions. The D3 schools present at the meet are in our Region, so it was good to get a peek at them as well. We are looking forward to an off week from racing and amping up for Conference!"

FULL RACE RESULTS CAN BE FOUND AT: https://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/20073/2022_Highlander_Invitational

Texas Lutheran takes next weekend off as they prepare for the 2022 SCAC Cross Country Championships held in Georgetown, Texas, on October 29th. The women's meet will take place at 8:30 AM while the men's race will take place at 9:30 AM.

For all updates on Texas Lutheran Cross Country, follow @tluxctf on Instagram as well as all official TLU Athletics accounts.