Men's Cross Country Starts Season at FHSU Tiger Open

Goodwell,OklaThemen'scross country team kicked off their 2024 season at the FHSU Tiger Open, held at the Rolling Ridge Cross Country Course on Friday morning. Competing against athletes from seven institutions along with 49 runners on themen'sside.

Trevor Youngblood, who clocked in at 23:21.21, securing a 32nd-place finish with an average pace of 5:20 per mile. Close behind, Josh Samaron crossed the line in 33rd place with a time of 23:46.04, averaging 5:21 per mile. Bramhan Matschek rounded out the top three for the Aggies, finishing in 43rd place with a time of 26:08.73 and an average pace of 5:45 per mile.

Head coach Cyrus Hall pointed out after themeet"We are still getting in shape, so we only ran three guys and no women. I thought we ran OK for a season opener, and there are some things to be encouraged about.

The guys panickeda little bitearly, thinking they were too far back, and got out too fast in the first mile. It made the last three miles an absolute grind.So, we areprobablyabout 45 seconds to a minute faster than weactuallyran.

But the good news is that they look ready totake a jump from last year. Wemay actually be better than we were last yearonce we add the other guys in.

We'llget backto work for a couple of weeks before headingupto Las Vegas to run at altitude."

Upcoming:The Aggies will race in the New Mexico Highlands XC Jam, hosted by New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, NM, on September 27th.