Cross Country at Blazing Tiger Classic
October 27, 2024
Goodwell, Okla.- The Aggies men's and women's cross-country teams traveled to Omaha, Nebraska, to compete in the Blazing Tiger Classic.
The Aggies women's team did not place in the team standings, but freshman Carolina Valenzuela impressed once again, finishing with a time of 25:24.13. Close behind, fellow freshman Carla Tiniguar Tum completed her race in 27:00.62, showcasing her ongoing development and resilience.
On the men's side, the Aggies placed 26th as a team, with key contributions from sophomore Trevor Youngblood, who led the men's squad with a time of 27:16.10, earning him 125 points. Fellow sophomore Josh Samaron followed, clocking in at 28:21.03 for an additional 155 points, while Arturo Vallejo completed his race in 29:50.13, adding 167 points. Senior Colby Perez finished 31:21.02, and Bramhan Matschek rounded out the Aggies' scoring with 32:20.32.
After the meet head coach Cyrus Hall mentioned "We came up here to get in a big race and run against National caliber competition and I thought we ran great.
The men all ran really well outside of one guy. 4 of our 5 guys ran personal best times. Trevor, Josh and Turo all ran huge PR's (between 1-2 minutes). They've been training well and it paid off today! Colby stepped in for the first time this year and put together a solid race. He will be better in two weeks.
The ladies both ran PR's today. I'm still organizing the school records, but Carolina might have even ran a school record. Although the ladies ran well, they are still figuring out where their limits are and learning how to race. So they both are capable of being quite a bit better.
We have two more weeks of training and we run at the SAC meet. We are hoping to finish a little higher than last year".
The Aggies as they prepare for the upcoming Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) Championship in Bethany, Oklahoma, on November 9.
The Aggies women's team did not place in the team standings, but freshman Carolina Valenzuela impressed once again, finishing with a time of 25:24.13. Close behind, fellow freshman Carla Tiniguar Tum completed her race in 27:00.62, showcasing her ongoing development and resilience.
On the men's side, the Aggies placed 26th as a team, with key contributions from sophomore Trevor Youngblood, who led the men's squad with a time of 27:16.10, earning him 125 points. Fellow sophomore Josh Samaron followed, clocking in at 28:21.03 for an additional 155 points, while Arturo Vallejo completed his race in 29:50.13, adding 167 points. Senior Colby Perez finished 31:21.02, and Bramhan Matschek rounded out the Aggies' scoring with 32:20.32.
After the meet head coach Cyrus Hall mentioned "We came up here to get in a big race and run against National caliber competition and I thought we ran great.
The men all ran really well outside of one guy. 4 of our 5 guys ran personal best times. Trevor, Josh and Turo all ran huge PR's (between 1-2 minutes). They've been training well and it paid off today! Colby stepped in for the first time this year and put together a solid race. He will be better in two weeks.
The ladies both ran PR's today. I'm still organizing the school records, but Carolina might have even ran a school record. Although the ladies ran well, they are still figuring out where their limits are and learning how to race. So they both are capable of being quite a bit better.
We have two more weeks of training and we run at the SAC meet. We are hoping to finish a little higher than last year".
The Aggies as they prepare for the upcoming Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) Championship in Bethany, Oklahoma, on November 9.
