HOUSTON, Texas - The Concordia Texas cross country program participated in their first road meet of the season at the Rice Invitational. Kamron Loera (21:58.5) paced the men's team in the 4-mile race, while Brianna Lopez (18:49.8) led the women's team in the 4k at the Rice Intramural Fields on Friday. 

Jacob Ismir (23:05.7), Thomas Hughes (23:19.5), Samuel Valdez (23:58.5), Lawson Meiers (24:31.2) and Aaron Ramos (24:42.9) all clocked in at under 25 minutes for the men. Daniel Bizima crossed the finish line at 26:03.0. The men's team finished second out of the Division III programs at the Invitational.

Alycia Barboza (19:44.4) and Faith Bueno (20:27.3) completed the 4k consecutively to earn points for the Tornados in the women's race. Pendo Mugofwa rounded out the finishers for CTX with a time of 21:24.1.

TEAM SCORES - MEN

PLACE	TEAM	POINTS
1)	Rice	44
2)	Houston	67
3)	Sam Houston	76
4)	Texas A&M-CC	115
5)	Texas Southern	134
6)	Houston Baptist	144
7)	Tulane	157
8)	St. Thomas	186
9)	Concordia Texas	272
10)	Texas Lutheran	273

CTX 4-MILE FINISHERS - MEN

PLACE	NAME	TIME
39)	Kamron Loera	21:58.5
63)	Jacob Ismir	23:05.7
65)	Thomas Hughes	23:19.5
72)	Samuel Valdez	23:58.5
79)	Lawson Meiers	24:31.2
80)	Aaron Ramos	24:42.9
85)	Daniel Bizima	26:03.0
85)	FINISHERS	26:03.0

CTX 4K FINISHERS - WOMEN

PLACE	NAME	TIME
62)	Brianna Lopez	18:49.8
70)	Alycia Barboza	19:44.4
71)	Faith Bueno	20:27.3
76)	Pendo Mugofwa	21:24.1
81)	FINISHERS	22:52.1

* CTX Women did not finish in the overall standings*

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