SAN ANTONIO – The 2025 UTSA cross country season will officially begin on Friday, as the Roadrunners will head across town to take on the UIW Invitational at the Windcrest Golf Club.
Festivities will begin at 8 a.m. with the men's 4-mile, ahead of the women's 5k at 8:40 a.m.
Fellow NCAA Division I programs Texas, East Texas A&M, Texas State, and UTRGV will join UTSA and UIW at the event, while Texas A&M-International, Texas Lutheran, Texas Southmost College, Trinity, McMurry, Our Lady of the Lake, Schreiner, Southeastern Oklahoma and Texas A&M-Kingsville round out the field.
For the men, senior O.J. Ruiz will be back in action after recording a top-10 finish at last year's UIW Invitational, with a time of 19:52.2, slotting him eighth. Alongside Ruiz, Diego Ramirez will return, with David Zuniga, Austin Lyda, Ethan Carranza, Israel Cuellar, Michael Perez and Amisadai Yanez all slated to make their collegiate debuts.
Junior Jadelyn Malesich was the Roadrunners top finisher on the women's side a year ago, clocking in at 19:26.1 en route to a 29th-place finish. Savannah Lopez, Emma Wallace, Itzel Rojo, Megan Groeschel, Jadelyn Malesich and Estefania Colchado also return for UTSA.
Destiny Duenas, Madison Gilliam, Jocelyn Karry, Annaliese Muñoz, and Brianna Venegas, meanwhile, will compete in their first event as Roadrunners.
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