The Saints women’s cross-country team placed ninth in a field of 14 teams at the UIW Invitational sponsored by the University of the Incarnate Word.

Head Coach Patrick Torres commented, “It’s no secret we were running down some of our top runners. Despite that, this group went out brave and ran well. Deandra Ibarra’s freshman campaign is one of the best I’ve ever seen, and special recognition should go to Viridiana Zuniga for asserting herself into our top five. When we get healthy, we will be so much better having had these experiences.”

Full team results for the women’s 6k are listed below:
Northern Colorado – 29 points

UIW – 46 points

University of Texas at San Antonio – 88 points

Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi – 107 points

University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley – 125 points

McMurry University – 166

Texas A&M International University – 181 points

Trinity University – 193 points

OLLU – 227 points

Texas Lutheran University – 283 points

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor – 313 points

University of St. Thomas – 332 points

University of Dallas – 435

Sul Ross State University – 438 points

Leading the way for the Saints was Deanna Ibarra, who ran with a time of 23:35.1 for 18th place out of a slate of 110 runners. Viridiana Zuniga’s time was 25:00, followed by Mia Curiel at 25:17, Kennedy Vallalpando at 25:28, Sierra Ramirez at 25:50, Robbie Sue Espericueta at 26:14 and Liliana Hernandez at 27:44.

What’s next
The Saints will get set to host the Saints Invitational on Oct. 7 at the Alamo Sportsplex, Culebra Creek Soccer Fields, in San Antonio.