Tag: First Place

Men capture sixth annual Saints Cross-Country Invite

The men’s cross-country teams won the 8000m Sept. 20 at the Sixth Annual Saints Cross-Country Invite.The Saints recorded 28 points, followed by NCAA D2 Texas A&M University – Kingsville with 48 points, NCAA D3 Texas Lutheran University with 58 points and NAIA Nelson University with 112 points.

OLLU’s Jayden Turrubiates placed third overall with a time of 27:00.1. Isai Moran came in fourth place with a time of 27:17.1 Joseph Gonzalez placed sixth with a time of 27:27.7, followed by Sabastian Moreno in seventh with a time of 27:47.7 and JoseCarlos Hernandez in ninth place with a time of 27:56.8.

Other finishers were Ryan Aldana – 28:05.4, Jose Perez – 29:19.4, Robert Rios – 29:23.9, Sigifredo Salinas – 32:31.6 and Marc Castro – 34:15.3.

Women’s cross-country captures the Saints Collegiate Invite

The women’s cross-country team captured the Fifth Annual Saints Collegiate Cross-Country Invite on Oct. 7. The women won the meet in 2017 and placed third in 2018 and 2022 and fourth in 2019.

OLLU won the event with 24 points, followed by Trinity University with 58, Texas A&M International University 66 and Texas Lutheran University with 80 points.

Sanai Robinson broke the OLLU record in the 6k with a time of 21:55 for fourth place. The record was previously held by Nadia Sifuentes with a time of 22:35.

Viridiana Zuniga followed in fifth place with a time of 23:30, Sierra Ramirez in sixth with a time of 23:37, Leilani Leza in ninth with a time of 23:56 and Mia Curiel in 10th with a time of 24:02.

OLLU float wins two first-place awards during Flambeau Parade

The OLLU float, designed and created by the University Events Office led by Liz Longoria, won two first-place awards during the Fiesta Flambeau Parade on Saturday evening. The float, with a “Cat in the Hat” theme, won the first place Director’s Award and first place in the Community Float category. The parade theme was Classic Literature. OLLU’s winning entry included the hat from the classic children’s book. Students dressed as characters from the book led the way carrying the signature OLLU letters.