NACOGDOCHES, Texas – For the second consecutive weekend, the UT Arlington men's cross country dominated the field en route to a team victory, placing first at the Lumberjack Collegiate Invitational at Pecan Acres Park on Saturday morning.

The men finished with 33 points, including four runners in the top 10 and seven runners in the top 15. The UTA women placed third with 78 total points.

"We have a solid men's team that is very young and talented," said Head Coach John Sauerhage. "We are healthy and ready to get to work and see how fast we can go this year."

The men made the jump from a 5k one week ago to an 8k this week, but it did not slow the Mavericks down as they put together a tremendous race littered with PRs throughout the lineup.

Fresh off an individual win last weekend, sophomore Alfredo Reina Corona put together another outstanding performance, placing third overall with a time of 24:22.6 to lead the pack, a new PR in the 8k. 

Freshman Rogelio Aguirre built off his impressive debut a week ago with a fifth-place finish with a time of 24:27.0 followed closely by junior Patrick Estes in sixth with a time of 24:45.9, a new PR. 

Sophomore Ole Miss transfer Jeriel Algarin-Marquez made his debut in the orange and blue with an seventh-place finish with a time of 24:47.1, while freshman Brian Guevara rounded out the scoring for the Mavericks with a time of 25:16.1 and a 12th place finish. 

Freshman Andrés Gurrola, placed 13th with a time of 25:22.0, while sophomore Jackson Cichon was 14th with a time of 25:25.4, a new PR. 

Freshman Josue Granados added a top 20 finish with a time of 25:37.2, while freshman Brandon Wilk followed at 26:01.3. 

Rounding out the Mavs was junior Tanner Henderson (26:14.2 – PR), junior Jacob Ye (26:46.8), and senior Tyler Rodriguez (26:56.2). 

On the women's side, the Mavericks again ran a 5k, similar to last week. Freshman Lauren Walls-Portillo led the Mavericks with a time of 17:45.9 to earn her first-career top 10 finish as she came in at ninth.

"Our women put together a respectable race," added Sauerhage. "Our freshmen girls all ran well led by Lauren."

Freshman Krianne McBride followed with a time of 17:57.7 to place 14th, while freshman Rachael Hartley followed with a time of 18:10.8.

Sophomore Claire Compher ran to a time of 18:26.3 to finished 17th, while freshman Scarlett Johnson rounded out the Mavs with a 22nd finished at 18:55.6.

All five times for the UTA women were massive PRs on the day. 

UTA will take the next weekend off before returning to action on Friday, September 30 as they compete at the massive Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark.