West Texas A&M repeated as men’s champions and Midwestern State won the women’s title by virtue of tiebreaker at the Lone Star Conference Cross Country Championships held Saturday in Wichita Falls, Texas.
The Buffs captured the men’s championship for the second time, while the Mustangs won their fifth crown on the women’s side.
Complete Results
WT topped the field in the men’s eight-kilometer race with a team score of 28 points including seven top-15 runners. Brett Villarreal led the Buffs with a second-place finish in 25:24.20. Geoffrey Kipchumba (25:32.10) and Steve Lagat (25:40.30) added top-five performances.
Cameron's Thomas Toth was the individual medalist in 24:52.5.
Eastern New Mexico finished second with 81 points, while Tarleton State was third (90), and A&M-Commerce fourth (91).
For the first time in championship history the women’s race finished in a tie as MSU and WT each recorded 49 points. The Mustangs emerged in the six-kilometer event by using the sixth runner as MSU’s Cara Mack finished 20th ahead of WT’s Gillian Law at 41st.
Gabby Ruiz led the Mustangs effort in fourth place with a time of 22:57.20. Michelle Krezonoski, Kim Krezonoski, and Brittany Adams added top-15 finishes.
The Lady Buffs Emma Love was the individual medalist in 22:37.30, with teammates Michaela Johnson and Brittany Mitchell in second and third place, respectively.
Eastern New Mexico was third with 59 points and Angelo State fourth (95).
The top 15 finishers in each race earned All-LSC runner acclaim.
Up next is the NCAA Division II South Central Regional meet on Nov. 22 in Denver, Colo. Click here for more information on the regional:
http://www.gometrostate.com/sports/2014/7/14/2014XCregional.aspx.
| Place |
Men's Team Finish |
Pts |
| 1 |
West Texas A&M |
28 |
| 2 |
Eastern New Mexico |
81 |
| 3 |
Tarleton State |
90 |
| 4 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
91 |
| 5 |
Cameron |
100 |
| 6 |
Angelo State |
131 |
| 7 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
191 |
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| Place |
Top 15 Individuals (Men) |
Time |
| 1 |
Thomas Toth, Cameron |
24:52.5 |
| 2 |
Brett Villarreal, West Texas A&M |
25:24.2 |
| 3 |
Luis Romero, Texas A&M-Commerce |
25:30.6 |
| 4 |
Geoffrey Kipchumba, West Texas A&M |
25:32.1 |
| 5 |
Steve Lagat, West Texas A&M |
25:40.3 |
| 6 |
Dylan Wilett, Tarleton State |
25:52.9 |
| 7 |
Kevin Roa, Eastern New Mexico |
25:54.9 |
| 8 |
Armando Rueda, West Texas A&M |
25:59.8 |
| 9 |
Baptiste Moreu, West Texas A&M |
26:02.8 |
| 10 |
Dorian McCradic, Texas A&M-Commerce |
26:10.0 |
| 11 |
Cameron Gifford, West Texas A&M |
26:14.2 |
| 12 |
Jacob Lozano, Eastern New Mexico |
26:18.6 |
| 13 |
Zach Daniel, West Texas A&M |
26:20.0 |
| 14 |
Methuselah Lagat, Cameron |
26:23.4 |
| 15 |
Steven Rushing, Tarleton State |
26:24.4 |
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| Place |
Women's Team Finish |
Pts |
| 1 |
West Texas A&M |
49 |
| 1 |
Midwestern State* |
49 |
| 3 |
Eastern New Mexico |
59 |
| 4 |
Angelo State |
95 |
| 5 |
Tarleton State |
120 |
| 6 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
125 |
| 7 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
192 |
| *LSC Champion by virtue of sixth runner |
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| Place |
Top 15 Individuals (Women) |
Time |
| 1 |
Emma Love, West Texas A&M |
22:37.3 |
| 2 |
Michaela Johnson, West Texas A&M |
22:39.8 |
| 3 |
Brittany Mitchell, West Texas A&M |
22:56.6 |
| 4 |
Gabby Ruiz, Midwestern State |
22:57.2 |
| 5 |
Amber Saiz, Eastern New Mexico |
23:13.3 |
| 6 |
Sabrina Huelga, Eastern New Mexico |
23:13.7 |
| 7 |
Michelle Krezonoski, Midwestern State |
23:17.1 |
| 8 |
Kim Krezonoski, Midwestern State |
23:20.0 |
| 9 |
Lauren Laisure, West Texas A&M |
23:23.4 |
| 10 |
Annifer Flores, Angelo State |
23:24.8 |
| 11 |
Tylo Farrar, Tarleton State |
23:25.8 |
| 12 |
Brittany Adams, Midwestern State |
23:27.3 |
| 13 |
Terra Truitt, Texas A&M-Commerce |
23:28.1 |
| 14 |
Candida Chairez, Angelo State |
23:36.3 |
| 15 |
Beth Blind, Eastern New Mexico |
23:36.8 |