University of Houston
The American Cross Country Championships
Houston Hits ‘Big Easy’ for American Championships
10/24/2018 10:54:00 AM | Cross Country
Race start times moved up two hours due to threat of inclement weather
HOUSTON – The 2018 cross country season has made it to the postseason, where the Houston Cougar Men's and Women's teams are set to compete in the American Athletic Conference Championships, on Thursday in New Orleans.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
More than 240 student-athletes from each of the league's 12 schools will competed at the Golf Club at Audubon Park, Thursday. The women will open competition with a 6,000-meter race beginning at 8 a.m., while the men will follow with an 8K at 8:50 a.m. Races were initially set to begin two hours later, however due to the threat of inclement weather, start times were pushed up.
The 2018 American Championships can be seen live on Facebook via The American Digital Network with Dennis McNulty and Paul Boron on the call. The live stream can be found by clicking HERE.
Live results with splits throughout the race will also be available courtesy of The American and can be found by clicking HERE.
More information on the 2018 Championships can be found at the Meet Central page at TheAmerican.org, or by clicking HERE.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Junior Meredith Sorensen has led the women on the course in three of the team's four races this season. Sorensen posted a top-10 finish in the 6K at Texas A&M Invitational, when she ran 22:18.48 before returning two weeks later to set a personal best in the 6,000-meter Santa Clara Bronco Invitational in 21:17.4.
The Cougars also saw junior Jahnavi Schneider pace the squad in the season-opening race at Texas A&M. Running the 4K at the Aggie Opener, Schneider crossed the line in 15:14.9 to finish 13th and help the Cougars to a fourth-place finish overall.
The men have seen four separate student-athletes pace the squad through the team's first four meets, including a trio of freshmen in Nicholas Fernandes, Gabe Armijo and Jemal Wote.
A redshirt freshman, Fernandes kicked off the season with a second-place finish at the Aggie Opener, running the 6K in 18:24.0 in College Station, Texas. Nearly a month later, true freshman Gabe Armijo ran 25:17.18 to finish 20th in Houston's return trip to Aggieland at the Texas A&M Invitational, before Wote capped the regular season by running 25:09.8 to lead the Cougars at the Bronco Invitational.
Sophomore Devin Fahey has also led the Cougars into the chute this season after posting a top-10 finish at the Rice Invitational. Fahey raced across the line in 20:33.9 to finish eighth and help the Cougars take second overall at the crosstown meet.
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