Bautista, Dala Lead Tech in College Station

Saturday, October 13

College Station, Texas

9:00 A.M.

Texas Tech Athletics

Texas A&M "Arturo Barrios" Invitational

Bautista, Dala Lead Tech in College Station

October 13, 2018 | Cross Country

Miguel Bautista and Seselia Dala lead the charge in strong showing as focus turns to Big 12s.

By: Jeremy O'Brien

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Upperclassmen Miguel Bautista and Seselia Dala led strong bounce-back performances for the Red Raiders as Texas Tech 's men's and women's teams wrapped up competition at Texas A&M's Arturo Barrios Invitational Saturday morning.

In the men's race, Miguel Bautista came within three seconds of the win, placing third with a 23:55.5. The redshirt senior was one of three runners – the other two from Oklahoma State – that outpaced the rest of the pack and made the run for first. Bautista's finish helped propel the men into a 15^th-place team finish.

For Bautista, the performance will be used as motivation for the upcoming Big 12 Championships.

"We did what we came to do, and now we're going to recharge and get ready for championship season," he said. "It's Texas Tech all day."

Bautista was joined in the top-100 by two other Red Raiders – Stephen Alvarez and Joacim Zuniga. Alvarez, who placed 69^th, ran a 25:52.9. Zuniga placed 90^th with a 26:09.8.

On the women's side, Seselia Dala ran a half-minute PR of 21:43.1 in the 6k to place 33^rd. The South Plains transfer was one of six Tech women that finished in the top-100. The other scoring PRs came from Bret Leigh Nance (22:05.4), Lauren Offerman (22:16.2), Arianna Lopez (22:26.1) and Binta Ka (22:50.1). Although she did not score, Jazmyn Martinez also PR'd with a 22:53.3.