Friday, September 15
College Station, Texas
8 a.m.
University of Houston
at
Texas A&M Invitational
Men Take Second Behind Cox Personal Best
9/15/2023 12:03:00 PM | Cross Country
Cox, Meyer post top three finishes; men finish second, women’s fifth
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Sophomore Miles Cox set a new personal best with a time of 24:12.4 in the 8k race to lead the Houston cross country team to a second-place men's team finish at the Texas A&M Invitational Friday morning while senior Claire Meyer finished third overall for the women.
Brothers, Cox and Branch Cox, led the way on the men's side, with the latter finishing 10th with a time of 24:30.1, also a new personal best. Rounding out the scoring five were senior Brandon Seagreaves (17th) who finished in 24:49.4 and freshmen, both of whom raced in their first collegiate 8k race, Aaron Crittenden (20th) finishing in 24:56.7 and Michael Archie (44th) who crossed the line at 25:27.3.
Houston's men, with their second-place finish, beat TCU's men which finished fourth overall. The higher team finish cements the cross country team as the school's first team to finish with a better score in any sport against Big 12 Conference competition as members of the league. The Cougars finished with 90 points compared to the Horned Frogs' 131 points.
On the women's side, Meyer helped grab a fifth-place team finish with her time of 17:31.4 in the 5k race. Senior Kelly-Ann Beckford finished her first race of the season in 18:34.8, a new personal best, to grab 19th overall. Other scoring contributors were senior Zosia Bulhak (25th) with a time of 18:45.8, junior Eleni Kaiser (48th) who finished in 19:20 and freshmen Carly Ahrens (77th) finishing with a time of 20:06.0 in her first collegiate 5k race.
Other notable finishes were freshman Mikenna Robinson who finished with a personal best time of 20:55.4, graduate Brycen Pitre who finished in a personal best 26:08, sophomore Benym Fantue finishing in a personal best time of 26:08.4 and three freshmen running their first 8k race with Derek Waite finishing in 25:30.1, Patrick Flowers in 25:49.3 and Alan Bonner crossing the line at 26:50.4.
UP NEXT
Houston will take a month off before coming back and competing again in College Station, this time at the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Oct. 13.
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Brothers, Cox and Branch Cox, led the way on the men's side, with the latter finishing 10th with a time of 24:30.1, also a new personal best. Rounding out the scoring five were senior Brandon Seagreaves (17th) who finished in 24:49.4 and freshmen, both of whom raced in their first collegiate 8k race, Aaron Crittenden (20th) finishing in 24:56.7 and Michael Archie (44th) who crossed the line at 25:27.3.
Houston's men, with their second-place finish, beat TCU's men which finished fourth overall. The higher team finish cements the cross country team as the school's first team to finish with a better score in any sport against Big 12 Conference competition as members of the league. The Cougars finished with 90 points compared to the Horned Frogs' 131 points.
On the women's side, Meyer helped grab a fifth-place team finish with her time of 17:31.4 in the 5k race. Senior Kelly-Ann Beckford finished her first race of the season in 18:34.8, a new personal best, to grab 19th overall. Other scoring contributors were senior Zosia Bulhak (25th) with a time of 18:45.8, junior Eleni Kaiser (48th) who finished in 19:20 and freshmen Carly Ahrens (77th) finishing with a time of 20:06.0 in her first collegiate 5k race.
Other notable finishes were freshman Mikenna Robinson who finished with a personal best time of 20:55.4, graduate Brycen Pitre who finished in a personal best 26:08, sophomore Benym Fantue finishing in a personal best time of 26:08.4 and three freshmen running their first 8k race with Derek Waite finishing in 25:30.1, Patrick Flowers in 25:49.3 and Alan Bonner crossing the line at 26:50.4.
UP NEXT
Houston will take a month off before coming back and competing again in College Station, this time at the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Oct. 13.
SUPPORT HOUSTON RISE
Join Houston Rise, a $150 million fundraising campaign for Houston Athletics dedicated to championship success in the Big 12 Conference. Every Houston Rise contribution prepares our Cougars to compete and win in the Big 12. Click here to rise and be counted.
JOIN the PODIUM CLUB
The Podium Club serves as a unique and effective way to enhance the level of excitement and support for Houston Cougar Track and Field and Cross Country. Gifts to the Podium Club provide financial support directly to the programs for needs beyond their operating budgets.
Donations made to the Podium Club are used at the discretion of the head coach. For more information or to sign up, click here. To join the Podium Club, fans may call Cougar Pride at 713-743-GoUH (4687).
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates on #HTownSpeedCity by following @UHCougarTF on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarTF or on the team's Instagram page at @uhcougartf.
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