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Track & Field/Cross Country

Amber Boyd headlines Roadrunners at Barrios Invitational

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- UTSA cross country joined 32 teams in the Arturo Barrios Invitational, hosted on Saturday by Texas A&M at the Dale Watts Cross Country Course. 
 
The Roadrunners were led by junior Amber Boyd (Copperas Cove, Texas), who finished 95th with a time of 22:22.2 in the 6,000 meters. The men were paced by junior Matthew David, a native of Lahoma, Okla., who earned a 138th-place finish with a 26:07.8 clocking for the 8k race.
 
Overall, the women finished 24th and the men finished 25th. 
 
The UTSA women also saw senior Gabby Gonzalez (Uvalde, Texas) place 161st with a time of 23:18.2, while Briana Gonzalez (San Antonio, Texas) finished 181st with a time of 23:38.5. Sophomore Marissa Martinez (San Antonio, Texas) finished 200th with a time of 24:01.2. Senior Sarah Estrada (Boerne, Texas) placed 218th, with sophomore Abby Balli (Pasadena, Texas) finishing 220th and Brooke Lomax (Katy, Texas) placing 226th. 
 
The UTSA men had four top-200 finishers, led by David. Senior Martin Luevano (Boerne, Texas) placed 159th with a time of 26:22.4, while senior Pedro Sepulveda (Laredo, Texas) placed 160th at 26:24.6. Sophomore Jake Smith (Yuma, Ariz.) placed 179th with a time of 26:42.9. JD Corona (Rio Grande, City, Texas) ran a 27:55.6 to place 212th, while senior Garrett Fowler (Kingswood, Texas) ran a 28:40.3 to finish 221st. 
 
The Roadrunners will return to action with the Conference USA Championships, slated for Nov. 2 in Bowling Green, Ky., hosted by Western Kentucky. 
 
UTSA's Men Finishers (8,000m)
138. Matthew David (26:07.8)
159. Martin Luevano (26:22.4)
160. Pedro Sepulveda (26:24.6)
179. Jake Smith (26:42.9)
212. JD Corona (27:55.6)
221. Garrett Fowler (28:40.3)
 
Men's Team Scores

  1. Middle Tennessee, 41
  2. Texas A&M, 165
  3. CBU, 172
  4. Florida, 193
  5. Tennessee, 217
  6. Pittsburgh, 237
  7. Arizona State, 237
  8. Idaho State, 242
  9. Rice, 254
  10. Northern Colorado, 288
  11. Texas Tech, 297
  12. UT Arlington, 303
  13. UTRGV, 331
  14. LSU, 343
  15. North Texas, 353
  16. Abilene Christian, 391
  17. Texas State, 418
  18. McNeese State, 427
  19. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 427
  20. Incarnate Word, 452
  21. Stephen F. Austin, 463
  22. Baylor, 479
  23. Tulane, 508
  24. Trinity, 718
  25. UTSA, 730
  26. TCU, 811

UTSA's Women Finishers (6,000m)
95. Amber Boyd (22:22.2)
161. Gabby Gonzales (23:18.2)
181. Briana Gonzalez (23:38.5)
200. Marissa Martinez (24:01.2)
218. Sarah Estrada (24:41.5)
220. Abby Balli (24:44.5)
226. Brooke Lomax (25:21.4)
 
Women's Team Scores

  1. CBU, 75
  2. Middle Tennessee, 81
  3. Florida, 117
  4. Texas A&M, 121
  5. Arizona State, 146
  6. Texas Tech, 225
  7. Gonzaga, 247
  8. Pittsburgh, 261
  9. Texas, 284
  10. Idaho State, 318
  11. Stephen F. Austin, 332
  12. Baylor, 349
  13. UTRGV, 354
  14. Abilene Christian, 386
  15. LSU, 426
  16. Texas State, 454
  17. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 473
  18. SMU, 517
  19. McNeese State, 522
  20. Tulane, 545
  21. North Texas, 559
  22. UT Arlington, 573
  23. Incarnate Word, 587
  24. UTSA, 693
  25. Trinity, 708
  26. TCU, 708

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