The men’s cross-country team came in second, while Saints sophomore Jonathan Yanez finished third and freshman Gabriel Ellman finished fourth among 30 non-Division I runners in the Alamo City Opener last Friday. Yanez, the Red River Athletic Conference’s reigning freshman of the year, trailed for the first few laps of the meet, but he sprinted toward the last lap to finish with a time of 20:23.50. Ellman, a freshman from Burbank, Calif., also dashed toward the end to clock a time of 20:50.98. Freshman Sammy Bonilla from McAllen was among the leaders for the first few laps, but fell behind. He still finished at an impressive eighth place for a time of 21:26.25. Winning the meet was NCAA DIII Trinity University, who recorded 21 points and OLLU logged 42 points. Other NCAA DIII schools Texas Lutheran University had 80 points and Schreiner finished with 110 points. The Saints will travel to Abilene next to participate in the McMurry University Bill Libby Invite on Sept. 6.
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Cross-country teams compete in 4th Annual Ram Rumble in Fort Worth
After the cross-country team’s meet in New Summerfield, Texas, was cancelled due to weather conditions, the Saints took a traveling detour to Fort Worth, Texas, to participate in the Fourth Annual Ram Rumble at Texas Wesleyan University on Saturday. Fellow Red River Athletic Conference members the University of Texas at Brownsville and Langston University were also participating in the meet, so, according to Head Coach Stephen Sherman, “It was important for us to square off with them.” On the women’s side, OLLU, UTB and Langston represent the top three conference teams. Read more online.