The women’s cross-country team made history this weekend after capturing its first-ever regular season meet at the Fifth Annual Bill Libby Invitational sponsored by McMurry University. Freshmen Jazmine Garcia and Gabriela Guerrero and senior Erica Ramos came in first, second and fifth respectively. Head Coach Stephen Sherman said, “As an alumnus of McMurry and having coached there before, I have a lot of respect for the program that Coach (David) Chandler and Coach Parris are running there. For our women to beat their women by seven points and for their men to beat or men by seven points is a fun coincidence. We still have a long way to go, but I am very proud of the way both the men and women represented OLLU in Abilene.”

The women’s cross-country team came in second, while Saints freshman Jazmine Garcia finished first among non-Division I schools in the Alamo City Opener last Friday. NCAA DIII Trinity University won the 4000 meter with 27 points and an overall time of 1:19:13.69. The Saints followed with 38 points and a time of 1:20:55.87. Far behind was Texas Lutheran University, also NCAA DIII, with 75 points and a time of 1:39:30.83. NCAA DIII Schreiner University finished at 1:41:33.98 with 112 points. The Saints will travel to Abilene next to participate in the McMurry University Bill Libby Invite on Sept. 6.