TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Louisiana Tech men's and women's cross country teams wrapped up their 2022 regular season slates Friday at the Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa, Ala. with the Bulldogs taking 15
th place and the Lady Techsters finishing 17
th.
The Alabama Crimson Tide played host to 35 men's and women's teams from 19 different programs around the country.
In the men's 8K, LA Tech's front runner for the third meet in a row was sophomore
Erik Rangel, who finished with a time of 28:30:30, followed by teammate
Logan Bailey (29:03:90), just two spots behind.
Joshua Raiford broke the 32-minute mark with a time of 31:37:10.
Hayes Gill (33:02:80),
Jason Arena (34:27:40), and
Tate Ashcraft (38:45:50) rounded out the field for the Bulldogs.
Host Alabama, North Florida, and fellow C-USA-mate Middle Tennessee took the top three spots in the men's field.
In the women's 6K that followed, the Lady Techsters were led by
Jacquelin LaBerteaux, with a time of 24:32:20.
Teammates
Victoria Datta and
Rebecca Quebedeaux both finished under the 26-minute mark with times of 25:39:00 and 25:43:60, respectively.
Lexa Thompson, just two spots behind Quebedeaux, also finished under 26-minutes with a 25:52:70 time, followed by
Ali Looney (26:49:70).
Alabama completed the sweep with the top finish in the women's 6K, followed by Auburn and Middle Tennessee.
NOTABLES MEN
• Final Team Results (Points): Alabama (31), North Florida (91), Middle Tennessee (100), Clemson (121), Auburn (128), South Alabama (142), Belmont (157), Georgia (159), Florida State (210), Samford (276), Jackson State (352), Wallace State (377), Southern (423), Alcorn State (437),
Louisiana Tech (461), Shelton State CC (491)
•
Erik Rangel finished 115
th overall with a time of 28:30:30
•
Logan Bailey finished 117
th (29:03:90)
•
Joshua Raiford finished 128
th (31:37:10)
•
Hayes Gill finished 133
rd (33:02:80)
•
Jason Arena finished 137
th (34:27:40)
•
Tate Ashcraft finished 139
th (38:34:50)
NOTABLES WOMEN
• Final Team Results (Points): Alabama (27), Auburn (79), Middle Tennessee (120), South Carolina (134), Samford (151), Southern Miss (153), Belmont (177), Florida State (214), Georgia (243), North Florida (249), Clemson (263), Mississippi State (312), FIU (345), South Alabama (379), Alcorn State (396), Wallace State (508),
Louisiana Tech (537), Jackson State (550), Southern (558)
•
Jacquelin LaBerteaux finished 142
nd overall with a time of (24:32:20)
•
Victoria Datta finished 153
rd (25:39:00)
•
Rebecca Quebedeaux finished 154
th (25:43:60)
•
Lexa Thompson finished 157
th (25:52:70)
•
Ali Looney finished 165
th (26:49:70)
QUOTABLES
Director of Track & Field Brian Johnson…
"The main goal of this meet was put our athletes up against some of the best, most experienced and deepest teams in the country and see how we would compete and our men and women answered that challenge.
Every one of our athletes hit personal bests today which mean they gave what they had against the best we've seen. To show that kind of improvement, even having athletes cut a minute or more off their times, is amazing and it shows the work they have put in.
We just have to keep building things the right way. I'm excited about competing at the conference championships in a couple weeks to see where we are and give us an idea of where we need to improve and go from there."
UP NEXT
LA Tech Cross Country will prepare for the Conference USA Championships on Saturday, Oct. 29. In Denton, Texas.
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