NVC Cross Country Compete in UTSA Race

Left to right front: Aaron, Rachael, Coach McGee, Karla, Robert.  Back row l-r Daisy, Jamaal, Adam, Vince, Sergio, Pete, Jonah
Left to right front: Aaron, Rachael, Coach McGee, Karla, Robert. Back row l-r Daisy, Jamaal, Adam, Vince, Sergio, Pete, Jonah

Northwest Vista Cross Country teams competed in their first race of the semester on Sept. 19, 2014.

The women and men competed in the UTSA Ricardo Romero 5k race.  The women were led by Karla Cortez with a time of 24:00 min, placing 45th overall in the Non Div I ranking.  Cortez was followed by teammate Liz Emerson in 52nd place, Toni Lindsay, Rachael Benito, and Daisy Rojas in 56th, 57th, and 60th place, respectively.

The NVC men were led by Vince Del Piño running the 5k course in a time of 18:08 and earning 43rd place.  Following Del Pino was Sergio Luera in 63rd, Adam Soto, Jamaal Buchanan, Aaron Beattie, Robert Barrasa, Pete Valdez, Jonah Waschek, and James Thedford in 66th ,68th ,79th80th, 83rd, 86th and 89th respectively.

Left to right: Daisy Rojas, Karla Cortez, Liz Emerson, Toni Lindsay and Rachael Benito
Left to right: Daisy Rojas, Karla Cortez, Liz Emerson, Toni Lindsay and Rachael Benito