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ARLINGTON \u2013\u00a0The UT Arlington cross country teams concluded the Western Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31 from Harold Patterson Sports Complex with solid individual finishes. — #BuckEm —<\/p>\n \nFOLLOW ALONG
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\nFreshman Dorcas Jepkosgei<\/a> continued her hot, first-year campaign with a second-place finish after posting a time of 20:03.90 in the women’s 6k. Her top performance helped guide the women’s squad to a third-place finish.
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\nWith a time of 20:20.90, junior Matro Jepkemboi<\/a> joined Jepkosgei in the top five individual finishers group, capturing a fourth-place finish.
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\nThe conference awarded the top 10 finishers with All-WAC First Team honors as this marked the first for Jepkosgei and third consecutive time for Jepkemboi.
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\nNo Maverick placed below 32nd out of the top five finishers as Emilia Mandl<\/a> (22:07.50, 28th), Abigail Perez<\/a> (22:33.30, 30th) and Lauren Baur<\/a> (22:40.90, 32nd) contributed to the team total of 96 points.
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\nOn the men’s side, sophomore Toby Eaton<\/a> has paced UTA all season long as the transfer came away with a top 15 finish with a time of 24:29.30 in the men’s 8k. That performance went on to earn Eaton All-WAC Second Team honors.
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\nBehind Eaton was freshman Mateo Doherty<\/a> who came in 23rd with a time of 24:47.90. Angel Sanchez<\/a> (24:59.20, 26th), Kebede Kerlin<\/a> (25:16.80, 32nd) and Alex Kalmar<\/a> (25:18.70, 33rd) all helped the team to a fourth-place finish with 129 points.
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