Men’s Cross Country | 09.26.2026
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STILLWATER, Oklahoma (September 26, 2026) – The Lubbock Christian men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the historic Cowboy Jamboree on Saturday at the Greiner Family Cross Country Course.
One of the nation’s oldest races, the Cowboy Jamboree dates back to 1937. The Chaps took 17th place in the men’s 8K run, while the Lady Chaps finished 19th in the 6K race.
A whopping five Chaparrals set new PRs at the meet, including Jackson Martinez, Micah Zapata, Jayden Barnes, Byron Lopez and Elijah Culver.
Martinez, a junior, completed the course with a time of 27:45.8 to place 164th. Zapata’s new 8K personal best time is 27:53.4, which earned him 172nd in the field. LCU’s two freshmen – Barnes and Lopez – set PRs with times of 28:14.7 and 28:45.9, respectively. Culver’s time of 29:08.1 earned him 199th.
Leading the way for the men once again was Alfons Rawall, who placed 106th with a time of 26:12.9. The Swedish senior has led the Chaps at every race so far this season. Matthew Gordon took 118th with a time of 26:22.3, and Gavin Morrison finished the race in 26:27.0 to place 122nd.
On the women’s side, it was a pair of freshmen leading the Lady Chaps for a second-straight meet.
This week it was Cayleigh Madrid as the first LCU runner across the finish line, finishing 143rd with a time of 25:16.3. Right behind her was Braylee Cothrin with a time of 25:19.5. And Lily Rodriguez was only two places behind her with a time of 25:20.8.
Makaylee Morillon finished 15rd with a time of 25:49.5 and Reese Pena came in 158th with a new 6K PR of 26:30.5.
LCU’s lone senior Keely Franco, finished 163rd with a time of 27:23.6, and Hannah Doss and Marlene Chavaria finished back-to-back in 166th and 167th to round out the Lady Chap squad.
Lubbock Christian has one more regular season meet on the schedule before the postseason. They will compete at the Old Glory Gallop in Dallas, Texas on Oct. 17.