Texas Tech Sweeps Dual Meet With New Mexico State

Friday, September 2

Ruidoso, NM

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Texas Tech & New Mexico State Dual

Texas Tech Sweeps Dual Meet With New Mexico State

September 02, 2016 | Cross Country

The Red Raiders were led by seniors Benard Keter and Jocelyn Caro.

Men's Results | Women's Results

RUIDOSO, N.M. – The Texas Tech men's and women's cross country teams opened the 2016 season by picking up a pair of dual-meet victories at the annual Texas Tech-New Mexico State Dual on Friday, Sept. 2, at the Ruidoso Fitness Trail.

"This was a great opener for both teams," head coach Jon Murray said. "We used it as part of our training here in the mountains of eastern New Mexico. We will use the competition as a springboard for what we need to do in the future. There were several PR's on this course, despite the rainy conditions. Good sign for good things in the future for both teams."

The Red Raiders were paced by senior Benard Keter and junior Miguel Bautista, who recorded the top two times in the men's 6,195-meter race. Keter crossed the finish line first with a time of 20:46.70, while Bautista followed closely at 20:49.40. The men's team finished with 26 overall points to earn the win, while New Mexico State earned 31.

Other finishers for the men's team included: Joacim Zuniga (21:48.20), Ebenether Wondaferew (21:50.70), Clark Blunt (21:54.10), Todd Mickey (22:02.30), Nick Rivera (22:27.20), Riley Gonzales (23:14.90) and Grant LaSelle (24:23.20).

The top two on the women's side were also by a senior and a junior, as Jocelyn Caro and Jasmine Torres went 1-2 in the 4,523-meter run, respectively. Caro put a big gap between her and the rest of the field, taking the race victory with a time of 17:49.70. Torres placed second at 18:18.20, helping the women's squad to a team win with 27 points to NMSU's 30.

Lynda Hanson (18:53.90) was next across the tape for the women's team, followed by Rianna Randolph (19:17.40), Bret Leigh Nance (19:54.80), Jessica Gallardo (20:10.10), Jade Greer (20:30.30), Kaylee Amershek (20:57.40), Lauren Younger (21:12.20) and Natalie Parks (21:24.50).

The Red Raiders are back in action next week on Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Rawls Course for the Texas Tech Open.