KINGSVILLE, Texas – The Texas A&M-Kingsville men's and women's cross country teams are headed west to New Mexico to compete in the Lone Star Conference Championship in Blackwater Draw hosted by Eastern New Mexico on Saturday.
The Javelina women will run a 6K course at 10:30 central time with the men to run 8K at 10:30. Last year, West Texas A&M claimed the women's crown, while the host Greyhounds are the defending men's titlist.
The Kingsville women are taking a squad of eight runners to the meet.
Rebekah Jimenez has been the team's top runner for much of the season and had the team's top time at Incarnate Word with a time of 25:23 to finish in the top 15 amongst non-Division I programs. Jimenez had a top-10 finish at the Islander Splash with a time of 20:43 for 5K.
She is joined by
Claudia Fernandez, who was the Hoggies top runner at the season-opening Texas Lutheran Invite covering a 5K course in 21:29. Also racing will be
Taylor Moore,
Lillian Ramirez,
Marisa Reyes,
Valerie Rodriguez,
Jenyse Vasquez and
Chelsea Williams.
The Javelina men will be led by sophomore Michal Idziak and freshman
Damian Feeney, who have combined for the top spot this season. Idziak was the top finisher at the Islander Splash in the first of two 8K races on the season. He finished 29:25.1. Feeny was Kingsville's top runner at the UIW Invitational in a time of 28:32. Joining Idziak and Feeney will be
Jorge Alanis, Emmanuel Ibanez,
David Rangel, Francois Salazar and
Joshua Taylor.
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