{"id":427163,"date":"2026-09-05T13:08:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T13:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427163\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T13:08:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T13:08:19","slug":"johnston-sets-watts-course-record-texas-am-sweeps-aggie-opener-texas-am-aggies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427163\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnston Sets Watts Course Record, Texas A&M Sweeps Aggie Opener – Texas A&M Aggies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas A&M swept the men\u2019s and women\u2019s team titles at the Aggie Opener.
\nSenior Jack Johnston<\/a> set a Watts course 5K record at 14:48.3.
\n Freshman Laney Barnes<\/a> paced the women with a second place finish in 10:48.8.<\/p>\n

COLLEGE STATION \u2013 The Texas A&M cross country program kicked off the season with a home sweep at the Aggie Opener Friday night at the Watts Cross Country Course.<\/p>\n

The Aggies secured victories on both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s sides, finishing ahead of state foes Houston, Baylor and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.\u00a0Texas A&M produced five top-five finishes, highlighted by Jack Johnston<\/a>‘s 5K course record time of 14:48.3. On the women\u2019s side, Laney Barnes<\/a> led the way with a runner-up finish in her Aggie debut stopping the clock at 10:48.8.<\/p>\n

Johnston was followed by\u00a0Gavin Chapa<\/a>, who finished third\u00a0in\u00a015:16.8, while\u00a0Hunter Jackson<\/a> placed seventh at 15:32.8.\u00a0Aiden Gonzalez-Rodiles<\/a> crossed the line eighth\u00a0in\u00a015:35.0, followed by\u00a0Noah Willows<\/a>\u00a0in 14th (15:53.2) and\u00a0Zack Munger<\/a>\u00a0in 19th (16:09.6).<\/p>\n

In the women’s 2-mile race, Barnes was followed by Alexandra Fox<\/a> who delivered a strong second half of the race, moving up 14 positions to finish third\u00a0in\u00a010:49.3.\u00a0Megan Roberts<\/a> rounded out Texas A&M’s top three with a fourth-place finish in\u00a010:49.3. Emma Little<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Kennady Fontenot<\/a> completed the scoring finishing 11th (11:17.2) and 14th (11:21.0), respectively.<\/p>\n

On the women\u2019s side, Texas A&M won the team competition with 34 points, followed by Houston in second with 42 points. Baylor placed third with 88 points, while Texas A&M-Corpus Christi placed fourth with 93 points. Houston Christian finished fifth with 129 points, and Texas Southern rounded out the field in sixth with 148 points.<\/p>\n

Texas A&M won the men\u2019s team competition with\u00a033 points, followed by\u00a0Houston\u00a0in second with 38 points.\u00a0Texas A&M-Corpus Christi\u00a0finished third with 77 points, while\u00a0Baylor\u00a0placed fourth with 97 points.\u00a0Houston Christian finished fifth with 118 points, and\u00a0Texas Southern\u00a0rounded out the field in sixth with 153 points.<\/p>\n

The Aggies stay at home for the Texas A&M Invitational on Sept. 11 at Watts Cross Country Course. The meet will begin at 8 a.m. with the men running an 8K, followed by the women at 8:35 a.m. in the 5K.<\/p>\n

FOLLOW THE AGGIES<\/p>\n

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