MONROE, La. – The Louisiana Tech men's and women's cross country teams kicked off their 2022 seasons today at the ULM Warhawk Invitational at Charles Johnson Children's Park in Monroe, La.
The even began with the men's 7K, with LA Tech finishing sixth with an average time of 27:09.
Erik Rangel led the team with a time of 24:02, finishing just outside the top-25 with a 5:31 average mile earning 22 of Tech's 88 points.
Logan Bailey broke the six-minute mile average with a total run time of 26:02, finishing inside the top-40.
Hayes Gill (28:27),
Jason Arena (28:34), and
Joshua Raiford (28:43) finished back-to-back-to-back, and
Tate Ashcraft rounded out the Bulldog's morning with a time of 35:15.
In the women's 5K,
Rebecca Quebedeaux led the Lady Techsters to a fourth-place finish with a 21:07 time good for 6:47 average mile earning 16 of Tech's 102 points.
The Techsters finished with the third overall individual time (21:47) out of the six competing programs.
Lexa Thompson and
Jacquelin LaBerteaux finishing 19
th and 20
th, respectively, with times of 21:38 and 21:48.
Victoria Datta finished inside the top-25 with a 22:01 time, while
Ali Looney finished 26
th with a time of 22:22.
FINAL RESULTS
Men's 7K
| Rank |
Team |
Total Time |
Avg. Time |
Score |
| 1 |
UL-Louisiana |
1:51:33 |
22:18 |
29 |
| 2 |
ULM |
1:53:58 |
22:47 |
54 |
| 3 |
Jackson State |
1:58:03 |
23:36 |
85 |
| 4 |
Arkansas Pine-Bluff |
1:58:11 |
23:38 |
90 |
| 5 |
Northwestern State |
1:59:56 |
23:59 |
103 |
| 6 |
Louisiana Tech |
2:15:48 |
27:09 |
164 |
|
Grambling |
|
|
DNF |
Women's 5K
| Rank |
Team |
Total Time |
Avg. Time |
Score |
| 1 |
ULM |
1:37:10 |
19:26 |
31 |
| 2 |
UL-Louisiana |
1:36:46 |
19:21 |
33 |
| 3 |
Grambling |
1:55:45 |
23:09 |
88 |
| 4 |
Louisiana Tech |
1:48:56 |
21:47 |
102 |
| 5 |
Northwestern State |
1:52:48 |
22:33 |
113 |
| 6 |
Arkansas Pine-Bluff |
1:56:12 |
23:14 |
125 |
QUATABLES
Director of Track & Field Brian Johnson…
"Today was really exciting, for the program, but for me personally as well. We've been so ready to finally get things started and today's event made it real. This is my first event as the head coach Tech and it feels good to finally get here and start this journey. We have a long way to go but I'm really proud of all our athletes that competed. I was pleased with how we've prepared for this and how we showed up today. Now it's time to move the program and journey forward."
Assistant & Distance Coach Jeanee Romero…
"I'm extremely proud of our first meet. We were able to see where we're at as a group and I excited to see the rest of our season. Today was a good beginning, we have a lot of work today, and it's only up from here for us. We are going to keep getting better and better. I'm excited to see how much we improve from now until next week in Mississippi."
UP NEXT
LA Tech Cross Country continues their 2022 slate next weekend in Clinton, Miss. for the Watson Invitational Saturday, Sep. 24, hosted by Mississippi College.
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