Badger XC teams place third at John McKenzie Invite

Adrian Rosales set a personal-record 5K time by nearly a minute in her his first race in an AC uniform.

The performance by the freshman in Fort Worth last Friday highlighted the Badgers’ season-opening race.

Both the AC men’s team and women’s team placed third at the John McKenzie Invitational – hosted by Texas Christian University.

Rosales shaved 48 seconds off his personal-best time at Booker High School, finishing the race in 16 minutes 7 seconds. The time earned him a 16th place finish in a field of 46 runners.

Sophomore Lane Kenney, placed 18th (16:21) and Canyon native Aaryan Katwal-Shaver took 24th (17:10) in his Badger debut.

Brian Corona and Dayson Smith placed 26th and 27th respectively.

The AC women’s 5K and half marathon record holder, Mia Lujan, paced the Lady Badgers with a 24th place finish in a field of 40 runners. Lujan clocked a 3.1-mile time of 20 minutes 33 seconds.

Fellow returning sophomore Mallory Moore crossed the finish line 6 seconds after Lujan to take 25th.

Freshman Ellianna Rohm (26th place), Lylianah Flores (27th), and Danna Arriaga (28th) rounded out the team’s top five placers.

The AC cross country heads to Lawton, Oklahoma this week to compete in the Aggie Duels -- hosted by Cameron University – on Friday, Sept. 5.

The Badger men will run in their first 8K of the season at the meet

The following is the places and times for each AC team at the John McKenzie Invite.

AC Women Results

24. Mia Lujan – 20:33
25. Mallory Moore – 20:39
26. Elliana Rohm – 20:53
27. Lylianah Flores – 20:57
28. Danna Arriaga – 22:08
30. Mia Regalado – 22:52
31. Daisy Rangel – 23:07
32. Savannah Belcher – 23:20
33. Beatrice De Santiago – 23:32

AC Men Results

16. Adrian Rosales – 16:07
18. Lane Kenney – 16:20
24. Aaryan Katwal-Shaver – 17:10
26. Brian Corona – 17:15
27. Dayson Smith – 17:23
30. Jackson Knapp – 17:37
31. Noah Williams – 17:48
32. Chris Thomas – 18:01