SAN ANTONIO – After a two-week delay caused by the effects of Hurricane Harvey, UTSA men's and women's cross country programs are set to open the 2017 campaign Thurs., Sept. 14 at the Texas-hosted Texas Invitational in Round Rock.
The event
The annual Texas Invitational will be contested at Old Settler's Park in Round Rock with the women competing in a 4,000-meter race at 6:30 p.m., followed by the men running a 6,000-meter distance at 7 p.m.
The competition
UTSA joins Ouachita Baptist (women only), Prairie View A&M, Texas, Texas Tech, TCU and Texas Southern as event entrants.
Representing the Roadrunners
Nine men and 11 women will represent UTSA at the meet. The men's lineup features seniors Monty Bertschy, Hunter Hawkins and 2016 Conference USA All-Academic Team selection John von Dohlen. Joining the seasoned trio are junior Luca Chatham, sophomores Skye Knight, Martin Luevano and Peter Sepulveda along with freshmen newcomers Matthew David and Josh Rodriquez.
The Roadrunner women's lineup in made up of three juniors, seven sophomores and one freshmam. Yulisa Abundis and Charlette Janicek are each in their junior year of collegiate completion, while Lynette Amaram, Sarah Estrada, Olivia Flores, Colleen Gilbert, Gabby Gonzales, Rian Rodriguez and Stephanie Sauceda are entering their sophomore campaigns. Freshman Amber Boyd will make her collegiate debut at the event.
Quoting UTSA cross country coach David Hartman
"Unfortunately, we had to cancel our season-opener back on Sept. 1 due to Hurricane Harvey, but the good thing is that the teams are eager to race. We, as a coaching staff, are excited to the teams compete. Both teams have looked great running against each other, but now it's time to see how we look against competition."
Results
Meet results will be available on goUTSA.com following the event.
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