Baylor XC Women Tab Top-8 Finish at Arturo Barrios Invitational

[Pirtle, Colin]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 15, 2022

Baylor XC Women Tab Top-8 Finish at Arturo Barrios Invitational
Ryan Day leads men’s squad, finishes seventh overall
For more information contact: Colin Pirtle, 940-564-0351, Colin_Pirtle1 at Baylor.edu


BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Baylor cross country closed the regular season at the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Saturday morning on the Dale Watts Cross Country Course. The women’s squad finished eighth as a team, while the men finished 13th.



THE RUNDOWN

The Baylor women were led by Ellie Hodge in 18th with a 21:03.4 6k time on the 2022 NCAA regional course. Also scoring for the Bears was Taylor Whitfield in 42nd, Sophia Leidner in 43rd, Hayden Gold in 73rd and Cate Urbani in 74th.



The 64-second spread led to 246 team points and the eighth-place finish, out of 38-total teams.



The men’s race was highlighted by Ryan Day finishing in seventh place out of the field of 360. Day’s 23:56.6 was only five seconds behind his personal best that was set at the Gans Creek Classic, just two weeks ago.



Baylor also picked up points from Ryan Hodge (24th), Drew Snyder (46th) and Ethan Wrase (221st). Noah Monroy competed and scored in her first-ever meet as a Bear, finishing in 140th place with a time of 24:44.9.



The men tallied 362 points, good enough for 13th place.



QUOTABLE

Coach David Barnett’s thoughts on the meet…

“The women’s team had a very solid performance and I still believe that more is possible heading into championship season. Ellie Hodge has been an excellent leader on and off the course for us. The men had some good things happen and I’m optimistic that with a few more weeks, we should be able to close some gaps. Ryan Day had another great race and I’m excited to see him in the postseason.”



WHAT’S NEXT

The Bears head to Lubbock, Texas, for the Big 12 Championship meet hosted by Texas Tech. The starting gun fires at 10 a.m. for the women’s 6k, and the men will follow in their 8k at 11 a.m. Coverage on Oct. 28 will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.





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Colin Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (T&F, XC, MTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 940-564-0351

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