FORT WORTH, Texas – The Murray State College men's and women's cross country teams put together their best performance of the season as 11 Aggies set season best times and two runners broke the program record in the men's 8K and women's 5K. Competing against a strong field at the Old Glory Gallop on Saturday, Murray State College took advantage of the opportunity to face NCAA Division I, Division II, and junior college competition from across the region.

Women's Race – 5K
On the women's side, freshman Erica Frass led the Aggies across the line in the 5K, finishing in 20:36.05 to set the new school record. She was followed closely by Christine Kurgat, who crossed in 20:54.32, and Cheyanne Herrier, who clocked 22:08.70. Zoe Jones (23:06.12) and Brynn Custar (23:30.55) also ran a great race for the Lady Aggies. Carlee Gayler and Rosizela Pineda were separated by 2 seconds as they ran 25:27.83 and 25:29.76, respectively.

Murray State finished 35th overall in the team standings with a total of 939 points in a massive field that featured 50 women's teams. Simon Fraser University claimed the women's team title with 108 points, followed by Midwestern State in second with 116 points, and Texas State in third with 127 points.
 
Men's Race – 8K
On the men's side, the Aggies were led by Kaleb Madron, who ran 27:29.93 to claim the school record in the 8K. Halen Pannell crossed the finish line just 40 seconds later in 28:09.91. Shawn Weaver and Juan Flores also set season best times as Weaver finished in 31:17.16 and Flores in 31:44.93. Rounding out the lineup for the Aggies were a trio of runners in Treygon Gehring (33:10.18), Josh Armstrong (33:23.65), and Alex Gomez (33:36.37).

Murray State finished 37th overall in the team standings with a total of 1,126 points in a huge field that featured 44 men's teams. Butler Community College claimed the men's team title with 50 points, followed by Washburn University in second with 85 points, and MSU Denver in third with 121 points.

Following the race, Coach Wagner praised his teams for their performances in the largest meet of the year, which featured 44 men's teams and 50 women's teams." This was the best meet of the year for us," Coach Wagner said. "We had a majority of our team run PRs, including breaking the program records in both the 5K and 8K as Erica Frass and Kaleb Madron set new school marks. I love where we're at right now, and we're peaking at the right time heading into Regionals in two weeks."

The Aggies return to action in a couple of weeks for the NJCAA Region 2 Cross Country Championship. The meet will take place on October 25 in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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