{"id":426971,"date":"2026-09-05T08:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T08:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/426971\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T08:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T08:02:17","slug":"cross-country-squads-place-second-at-aggie-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/426971\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross Country Squads Place Second at Aggie Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas \u2013 The University of Houston men’s and women’s cross country teams opened the 2026 season with runner-up finishes at the Aggie Opener on Friday at the Watts Cross Country Course.\u00a0
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\nThe women’s squad placed second with 42 points in the 2-mile race and the men finished second with 38 points in the 5k.
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\nJunior Cadence Patterson<\/a> paced the women with a fifth place individual finish in 10:51.8. Junior Addison Hite<\/a> followed in sixth place in 10:57.4 while junior Lily Campos<\/a> finished in 11:11.3 for 8th place. Junior AnnClaire Cop<\/a> recorded a 10th-place finish in 11:15.7 and junior Julia Shimel<\/a> rounded out the team’s top five in 13th place with a time of 11:18.7.
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\nSenior Henok Hagos<\/a> led the men with a second-place individual finish in 15:21.1. Senior Jack Boyd<\/a> finished fourth overall in 15:20.4, followed by senior David Soto<\/a> in sixth at 15:26.5. Junior Caden Thurman<\/a> placed ninth with a time of 15:35.3, while junior Remay Abraha<\/a> completed the team’s top five in 17th place, crossing the finish line in 16:03.8.
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\nUP NEXT

\nThe Cougars return to College Station next Friday for the Texas A&M Invitational. The men will compete at 8 am with the 8k while the women run the 5k at 8:35 am.<\/p>\n

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