BRYAN – COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The UT Arlington men's and women's cross country teams ended the 2024 campaign at the NCAA South Central Regional Friday morning at the Watts Cross Country Course down in Aggieland, with the men finishing 18th overall and the women 21st as a team.
 
The Mavs were spearheaded by none other than Matro Jepkemboi, who finished 18th overall with a time of 20:06.2 in a crowded field in the women's 6k. Jepkemboi just missed qualifying for the NCAA Championships for the second year in a row by just four runners.
 
Winnie Kipsang finished 87th with a time of 21:39.1, the only other Mav to finish in the top 100 on the women's side. Emilia Mandl continued her successful freshman campaign, running a personal best of 21:58.7 to place 108th overall. Fellow freshman Abigail Perez placed 176th with a time of 23:22.0. Rounding out the top five finishers for the women was junior Claire Compher who finished with a time of 23:37.9 to place 183rd overall.
 
On the men's side, three Mavericks placed in the top 100, led by Patrick Estes who came in 42nd overall with a time of 31:05.1. Jackson Cichon finished with a time of 32:03.3 for an 85th place finish. Brian Guevara finished not far behind Cichon, placing 89th overall with a time of 32:09.1.
 
Josue Granados finished 130th overall with a time of 33:03.2 with Brandon Wilk rounding out the top five finishers for the men, coming in at 141st with a time of 33:20.0.
 
TEAM RESULTS
Arkansas won the women's event with 80 points, followed by Texas (81), Tulane (107), LSU (110), SMU (119), Texas A&M (164), Lamar (171), Rice (252), Texas A&M – Corpus Christi (361), Central Arkansas (381), Baylor (386), Arkansas State (416), Houston Christian (441), North Texas (449), Houston (465), New Orleans (482), Stephen F. Austin (484), TCU (488), Louisiana (489), Little Rock (504), UTA (551), UTRGV (570), Incarnate Word (580), Sam Houston (624), Abilene Christian (625), McNeese State (665), Tarleton State (677), Nicholls State (760) and UTSA (819).

Winning the men's event was Arkansas with 33 points, followed by Tulane (76), Texas (84), Texas A&M (127), Incarnate Word (163), TCU (238), Sam Houston (254), Stephen F. Austin (254), Tarleton State (267), Arkansas State (282), Rice (289), North Texas (316), Houston (318), Lamar (397), Central Arkansas (431), Abilene Christian (435), Texas State (437), UTA (458), ULM (471), Houston Christian (506), Louisiana (521), McNeese State (601), UTSA (658), UTRGV (698), Nicholls State (771) and Texas Southern (785). 
 
SEASON IN REVIEW:
Men's
John McKenzie Invitational – 3rd place
Gerald Richey Invitational – 2nd place
Texas A&M Invitational – 7th place
Cowboy Jamboree – 9th place
Arturo Barrios Invitational – 26th place
WAC Championships – 6th place
NCAA South Central Regional – 18th place

Women's
John McKenzie Invitational – 4th place
Gerald Richey Invitational – 3rd place
Texas A&M Invitational – 8th place
Cowboy Jamboree – 8th place
Arturo Barrios Invitational – 29th place
WAC Championships – 6th place
NCAA South Central Regional – 21st place
   
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