Texan cross country dominates Libby Invitational

Newcomers Antibahs Kibiwott, Jose Martinez, and Colton Hollis led the way for the Texans with a 1-2-3 sweep over the 8,000-meter course.

Hailing from Eldoret, Kenya, Kibiwott crossed the line with a time of 25 minutes, 41.64 seconds and was followed by native TexanJose Martinez (Weslaco) and Colton Hollis (Texico, N.M.).  Martinez and Hollis finished with times of 25:57.29 and 26:14.61, respectively. 

Cordaryl Whitehead (26:47.13) and Jacob Clark (26:49.99) rounded out the team scoring for the Texans with fifth and seventh place finishes. 

Led by sophomore Desreen Montague's 14^th place finish, the Lady Texans finished fifth in the team standings with 113 points.  Freshman Atara Segree was 16^th. 

Following the meet, head cross country coach Chris Beene was ecstatic about his team's performances. 

"I was really proud of everyone.  We competed well on both sides." 

The Texan and Lady Texan cross country teams return to action Friday, Sept. 13 when they compete at the Texas Tech Red Raider Open at Meadowbrook Golf Course in Lubbock. 

Texan Results (8,000 Meters)

1^st        Antibahs Kibiwott     25:41.64

2^nd       Jose Martinez             25:57.29

3^rd       Colton Hollis               26:14.61

5^th       Cordaryl Whitehead 26:47.13

7^th       Jacob Clark                 26:49.99

9^th       Isaac Clark                 26:51.52

13^th     Mike Waller               27:22.23

17^th     Marco Arias                28:05.29

19^th     Anderson Charles     28:07.58

Lady Texan Results (5,000 Meters)

14^th     Desreen Montague   20:16.04

16^th     Atara Segree              20:24.52

24^th     J'Cee Holmes              20:49.58

28^th     Kaitlyn Henderson    21:04.97

31^st     Brittany Letts             21:14.48

34^th     Maddie Kauffman     21:24.27

38^th     Sarah Peterson          21:41.16

57^th     Mariah Martinez       22:40.89