PLUGERVILLE, Texas - In their final home meet of the season, the Concordia Texas cross country program showed well at the Concordia Classic. The men's team placed in the top half with a seventh-place finish, while the women's team came in 10th at the Northeast Metro Soccer Fields on Friday. 

Kamron Loera led the Tornados with a time of 24:51.3, which held up as the best in all the American Southwest Conference competitors at the meet. Thomas Hughes (26:04.2), Samuel Valdez (26:20.3), Jacob Ismir (26:32.5), Lawson Meiers (27:17.3), Aaron Ramos (27:27.3), and Daniel Bizima (29:44.4) all impressed as they each posted times under 30 minutes. 

First-year runner Brianna Lopez once again paced the Tornados on the women's side with a time of 27:48.6. Alycia Barboza was not far behind when she finished at 30:25.4. Jada Calais finished with a time of 33:32.6, and Pendo Mugofwa finished a few places later at 36:15.6. Rounding out times for the CTX women was Mattison Stayrook at 37:36.3. 

Cross country will next head to Fayetteville next Friday, Sept. 30 to compete in the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival. The women will start at 3:15 p.m., and the men will begin at 3:45 p.m. 

CTX 7.3K FINISHERS - MEN

PLACE	NAME	TIME
21)	Kamron Loera	24:51.3
39)	Thomas Hughes	26:04.2
43)	Samuel Valdez	26:20.3
47)	Jacob Ismir	26:32.5
61)	Lawson Meiers	27:17.3
68)	Aaron Ramos	27:27.3
89)	Daniel Bizima	29:44.4
100)	Jorge Garcia	31:27.3
105)	Samuel Delagarza	32:49.7
112)	Preston Perkins	34:15.6
117)	Christian Jimenez	36:51.4
118)	Luis Cardenas	37:14.2
119)	Jordon Chappell	38:20.6

TEAM SCORES - MEN

PLACE	TEAM	POINTS
1)	Our Lady of the Lake	50
2)	St. Thomas	75
3)	Southwestern	92
4)	St. Edward's	93
5)	Hill College	101
6)	Texas Lutheran	138
7)	Concordia Texas	178
8)	ETBU	222
9)	McMurry	237
10)	Texas Running Club	279
11)	Dallas	313
12)	UMHB	373
13)	Huston-Tillotson	381
14)	Sul Ross State	415

TEAM SCORES - WOMEN

PLACE	NAME	TIME
56)	Brianna Lopez	27:48.6
64)	Alycia Barboza	30:25.4
74)	Jada Calais	33:32.6
81)	Pendo Mugofwa	36:15.6
84)	Mattison Stayrook	37:36.3

CTX 5.5K FINISHERS - WOMEN

PLACE	Team	Points
1)	Our Lady of the Lake	19
2)	St. Edward's	57
3)	Texas Lutheran	84
4)	St. Thomas	112
5)	Southwestern	145
6)	McMurry	146
7)	ETBU	151
8)	UMHB	225
9)	Dallas	277
10)	Concordia Texas	297
11)	Sul Ross State	315
12)	North American	326

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