{"id":447604,"date":"2026-09-25T18:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/447604\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T18:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:16:08","slug":"cross-country-posts-strong-marks-at-gans-creek-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/447604\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross Country posts strong marks at Gans Creek Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLUMBIA, Mo. \u2013 Texas Cross Country combined for 13 personal-best performances Friday at the Gans Creek Classic at Gans Creek Cross Country Course. The men finished 14th in the 8K with 380 points, while the women placed 20th in the 6K with 532 points.<\/p>\n

The meet was contested on the same course that will host the Southeastern Conference Cross Country Championships on Oct. 30, giving the Longhorns an early look at the championship course.<\/p>\n

Sophomore Aidan Torres<\/a> led the Texas men, finishing 19th among 254 competitors in 23:16.8. Torres steadily worked his way through the field throughout the race. He was 131st at the 1K mark before moving up to 103rd, 72nd, 60th, 33rd, 24th and 20th at successive checkpoints before crossing the finish line.<\/p>\n

Hudson Bennett<\/a> followed in 64th in 23:57.8, while freshman Kai McCullough<\/a> placed 79th in 24:04.3. Joaquin De La Cruz<\/a> finished 103rd in 24:18.4, followed by Zain Hamdani<\/a> in 126th in 24:32.7 and Colby Huntress<\/a> in 198th in 25:12.5. All six Texas men established new 8K bests.<\/p>\n

Isabel Conde De Frankenberg<\/a> paced the Longhorn women with a 53rd-place finish in 20:43.5. Aishling Callanan<\/a> followed in 87th in 21:08.9, while Mia Perez<\/a> placed 109th in 21:19.6.<\/p>\n

Emma Rodriguez-Wade<\/a> finished 126th in 21:29.0, followed by Grace Kowalski<\/a> in 181st in 21:57.0, Lili Denton<\/a> in 185th in 21:59.0 and Cara Sims<\/a> in 190th in 22:05.5. McKale Lee<\/a> finished 243rd in 23:19.2.<\/p>\n

Seven of the eight Texas women posted new 6K bests, including Conde De Frankenberg, Perez, Rodriguez-Wade, Kowalski, Denton, Sims and Lee.<\/p>\n

Texas returns to action next week at the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The men’s 8K is scheduled for 10:25 a.m., followed by the women’s 5K at 11:25 a.m.. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Women’s 6K Results

\n53. Isabel Conde De Frankenberg<\/a> \u2013 20:43.5 (PB)

\n87. Aishling Callanan<\/a> \u2013 21:08.9

\n109. Mia Perez<\/a> \u2013 21:19.6 (PB)

\n126. Emma Rodriguez-Wade<\/a> \u2013 21:29.0 (PB)

\n181. Grace Kowalski<\/a> \u2013 21:57.0 (PB)

\n185. Lili Denton<\/a> \u2013 21:59.0 (PB)

\n190. Cara Sims<\/a> \u2013 22:05.5 (PB)

\n243. McKale Lee<\/a> \u2013 23:19.2 (PB)<\/p>\n

Men’s 8K Results

\n19. Aidan Torres<\/a> \u2013 23:16.8 (PB)

\n64. Hudson Bennett<\/a> \u2013 23:57.8 (PB)

\n79. Kai McCullough<\/a> \u2013 24:04.3 (PB)

\n103. Joaquin De La Cruz<\/a> \u2013 24:18.4 (PB)

\n126. Zain Hamdani<\/a> \u2013 24:32.7 (PB)

\n198. Colby Huntress<\/a> \u2013 25:12.5 (PB)<\/p>\n

Full Team Results<\/p>\n

Women: 1. Missouri: 56 \u2013 5+6+9+13+23 (54, 68); 2. Kentucky: 136 \u2013 3+4+8+40+81 (146); 3. Florida State: 152 \u2013 14+21+30+39+48 (58, 66); 4. North Dakota: 169 \u2013 15+22+34+36+62 (74, 83); 5. Arkansas: 169 \u2013 1+27+28+43+70 (89, 97); 6. Nebraska: 201 \u2013 16+19+25+56+85 (96, 147); 7. Wyoming: 246 \u2013 18+44+52+63+69 (90, 91); 8. Ole Miss: 261 \u2013 26+37+42+57+99 (162, 180); 9. Tennessee: 282 \u2013 12+50+51+67+102 (174, 178); 10. Utah State: 291 \u2013 20+55+64+75+77 (121, 133); 11. Illinois: 323 \u2013 32+47+59+79+106 (112, 123); 12. Kansas: 344 \u2013 10+11+38+140+145 (155, 169); 13. Colorado St.: 385 \u2013 33+60+71+108+113 (115, 127); 14. Iowa Western CC: 404 \u2013 7+29+72+142+154 (161, 170); 15. South Dakota St.: 406 \u2013 24+49+109+110+114 (119, 134); 16. South Dakota: 424 \u2013 31+80+92+95+126 (138, 177); 17. Texas A&M-CC: 434 \u2013 2+41+93+141+157 (187, 198); 18. Kansas State: 499 \u2013 65+73+116+117+128 (135, 153); 19. Missouri State: 522 \u2013 78+98+103+118+125 (129, 200); 20. Texas: 532 \u2013 53+86+107+122+164 (166, 171); 21. Drake: 533 \u2013 35+105+124+132+137 (151, 186); 22. Vermont: 543 \u2013 45+82+88+156+172 (185, 193); 23. Southern Indiana: 567 \u2013 46+111+131+136+143 (163, 167); 24. Cincinnati: 574 \u2013 87+94+100+120+173 (189, 194); 25. Iowa: 599 \u2013 76+101+104+158+160 (182, 183); 26. Wichita State: 676 \u2013 17+139+165+176+179 (190, 191); 27. Northern Iowa: 734 \u2013 130+144+149+152+159 (168); 28. Murray State: 769 \u2013 84+148+150+192+195 (199, 201); 29. Rice: 789 \u2013 61+175+181+184+188 (196, 197).<\/p>\n

Men: 1. Arkansas: 69 \u2013 1+2+13+17+36 (53, 74); 2. Tennessee: 75 \u2013 8+9+14+16+28 (45, 95); 3. Wichita State: 170 \u2013 3+5+50+54+58 (117, 126); 4. Colo. Sch. of Mines: 175 \u2013 10+19+22+30+94 (133, 141); 5. Ole Miss: 202 \u2013 4+24+49+59+66 (91, 99); 6. Missouri: 230 \u2013 20+25+37+44+104 (116, 177); 7. Florida State: 253 \u2013 15+31+52+70+85 (98, 103); 8. Colorado St.: 265 \u2013 35+40+57+64+69 (73, 88); 9. Illinois: 269 \u2013 26+46+47+68+82 (102); 10. Kansas: 273 \u2013 6+21+62+87+97 (100, 111); 11. South Dakota St.: 283 \u2013 29+34+65+76+79 (90, 108); 12. Kentucky: 311 \u2013 7+11+61+113+119 (152, 165); 13. Wyoming: 338 \u2013 41+51+72+81+93 (123, 137); 14. Texas: 380 \u2013 18+63+78+101+120 (178); 15. Cincinnati: 396 \u2013 38+43+55+105+155 (193); 16. North Dakota: 415 \u2013 27+42+96+122+128 (131, 134); 17. Kansas State: 449 \u2013 60+67+71+124+127 (173, 198); 18. South Dakota: 483 \u2013 12+48+129+140+154 (183, 188); 19. Nebraska: 508 \u2013 23+86+109+143+147 (182, 187); 20. Drake: 515 \u2013 32+77+112+138+156 (170, 180); 21. Southern Indiana: 527 \u2013 39+75+135+136+142 (153, 176); 22. Iowa Western CC: 533 \u2013 33+89+106+145+160 (205, 207); 23. Texas A&M-CC: 557 \u2013 80+84+92+144+157 (190, 199); 24. Iowa: 592 \u2013 56+114+125+139+158 (166, 169); 25. Rice: 705 \u2013 107+121+146+163+168 (174, 206); 26. Vermont: 728 \u2013 115+130+150+162+171 (172, 179); 27. Western Kentucky: 730 \u2013 83+118+164+181+184 (186, 189); 28. Northern Iowa: 773 \u2013 132+148+151+167+175 (194, 200); 29. Indiana Wesleyan: 797 \u2013 110+149+161+185+192 (195, 196); 30. Murray State: 950 \u2013 159+191+197+201+202 (203, 204).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"COLUMBIA, Mo. \u2013 Texas Cross Country combined for 13 personal-best performances Friday at the Gans Creek Classic at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":447605,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-447604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=447604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/447605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=447604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=447604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=447604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}