Men and Women Take Home Team Titles at Gerald Richey Invitational

Saturday, September 7

Arlington, Texas

7:30 AM

TCU

UTA Gerald Richey Invitational

Men and Women Take Home Team Titles at Gerald Richey Invitational

9/7/2024 1:10:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

Women's Results Men's Results

Tabitha Nago and Tate Underwood claim individual titles

ARLINGTON, Texas – For the second weekend in a row, TCU cross country swept both the men's and women's 5K team and individual titles at the UTA Gerald Richey Invitational Saturday morning.

Overall, the TCU women cruised to victory with 30 points, 27 less than the next closest team. Five runners inside the top 10 helped solidify the Frogs' second team title in two races this season. The men followed up their dominant week one performance with another impressive outing. Six runners in the top 10 was all the Frogs needed to edge out the next closest team, the meet hosts, 26-44.

There was a sense of déjà vu for Ngao, who started off her 2024 campaign nearly identical to her freshman season a year ago. The Nairobi, Kenya, native finished first in back-to-back 5Ks at the Gerald Richey Invitational and the John McKenzie Invitational for the second year in a row, giving her four career race wins. Ngao shaved just over 15 seconds off her time, posting a season-best 17:32.4. She was joined atop the podium by sophomore Tate Underwood on the men's side, who won his first collegiate race with a career-best 14:53.2 5K.

Also adding to the women's score was Mckenzie Bailey. The sophomore placed fourth overall with a PR of 17:47.2. She was followed by Olivia Andrews, who earned her first career top 10 finish with a time of 18:29.4. Joining the Frogs on the cross country course was junior Maria Coral from the triathlon team. She added an eighth-place finish, and freshman Ava Santora rounded out the points with a PR of 18:33.1, good for 10^th overall.

For the men, senior Noah Winters crossed the finish line second with a career-best 14:55.7 5K. Fellow senior Stone Burke followed in sixth, and freshman Brayden Schick dropped a 15:13.0 (eighth) in his first collegiate top 10 finish. CJ Meyer capped the scoring with a strong ninth-place finish (15:16.4).

Team Results:
Women
1. TCU – 30 points
2. ACU – 57 points
3. UT Arlington – 67 points
4. TAMU-Kingsville – 109 points
5. Dallas Baptist – 120 points
6. UT Dallas – 176 points
7. Nelson University – 211 points

Men
1. TCU – 26 points
2. UT Arlington – 44 points
3. ACU – 66 points
4. UT Dallas – 133 points
5. TAMU Kingsville – 153 points
6. Dallas Baptist – 158 points
7. Nelson University – 226 points
8. Texas Wesleyan – 243 points

Individual Results:
Women's 5k
1. Tabitha Ngao (17:32.4)
4. Mckenzie Bailey (17:47.2)*
7. Olivia Andrews (18:29.4)
8. Maria Coral (18:31.7)
10. Ava Santora (18:33.1)*
12. Josey Whitaker (18:36.1)*
13. Peyten Woodruff (18:38.2)*
15. Gabby Martin (18:40.0)
17. Jordan White (18:46.4)*
19. Kate Selover (18:53.6)*
25. Emmy Stoll (19:06.4)*
28. Maddie Reagan (19.16.7)*

Men's 5k
1. Tate Underwood (14:53.2)*
2. Noah Winters (14:55.7)*
6. Stone Burke (15:10.2)
8. Brayden Schick (15:13.0)*
9. CJ Meyer (15:16.4)
10. Hector Solis (15:17.6)*
11. Grant Martinez (15:18.5)*
12. Zach Troutman (15:18.8)*
15. Colin Lantz (15:21.3)*
16. Drew Oliver (15:22.0)*
18. Tyler Westrom (15:25.0)*
27. Henry Beckman (15:43.9)*

* PR time

Up Next:
The Horned Frogs travel down to College Station for the Texas A&M Invitational on Friday, Sept. 13.

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