Rachel O’Brien leads women to fourth-place finish, Thomas Croshaw paces men to sixth-place result
Source: NMSU Athletics (Story by Emilio Garcia)
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Heading east, the Aggies competed at the 2024 CUSA Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Nov. 2. Hosted by Jacksonville State at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Ala., NM State recorded a fourth-place finish in the women’s 6K, while taking sixth in the men’s 8K.
A pair of first-year Aggies earned themselves all-conference honors, as Rachel O’Brien and Khloi Bird recorded Second and Third Team All-CUSA nods, respectively. Sophomore Thomas Croshaw posted the top finish for the NM State men, earning Second Team All-CUSA honors.
Andrew Gibby (25:00.8) and Orion Chavez (25:16.6) led the Aggie newcomers, joined by Angel Maese, Jonah Archer, Gabriel Uranga, Leo Valenzuela and Christian Barreto in making their CUSA Championships debut.
Following O’Brien and Bird, Amanda Radava rounded out the top three finishes for the Crimson & White in the women’s 6K, posting a time of 21:42.3 in her CUSA Championships debut. Marlene Mosqueda, Valeria Macias Casas, Mari Gallegos and Trista Cordova also made their first appearances at the championship meet.
Returners Jordan Torres (21:44.4) and Kayla O’Connell (21:59.4) recorded their best times in the CUSA Cross Country Championships.
WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS | 6K
12. Rachel O’Brien – 21:06.5
19. Khloi Bird – 21:28.7
24.Amanda Radava – 21:42.3
25. Jordan Torres – 21:44.4
29. Marlene Mosqueda – 21:54.0
33. Kayla O’Connell – 21:59.4
41. Valeria Macias Casas – 22:31.4
45. Mari Gallegos – 22:49.3
48. Trista Cordova – 22:59.7
WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS
1. Liberty – 28
2. MTSU – 94
3. Kennesaw State – 96
4. NM State – 107
5. FIU – 121
6. Jax State – 168
7. WKU – 178
8. UTEP – 184
9. Sam Houston – 207
10. LA Tech – 309
2024 Women’s All-CUSA Second Team
8. Marie Hostetler, Liberty – 20:56.0
9. Ava Gordon, Liberty – 21:01.4
10. Emma Ferguson, Kennesaw State – 21:02.5
11. Eleanor Towe, MTSU – 21:05.0
12. Rachel O’Brien, NM State – 21:06.5
13. Molly Lashley, Liberty – 21:15.3
14. Katrina Schlenker, Liberty – 21:16.0
2024 Women’s All-CUSA Third Team
15. Madison Seiler, Kennesaw State – 21:17.2
16. Mary Dye, WKU – 21:23.7
17. Ali Del Re, FIU – 21:26.9
18. Bethelhem Manzano Jimeno, Jax State – 21:28.6
19. Khloi Bird, NM State – 21:28.7
20. Kinley Kunkel, WKU – 21:29.3
21. Ellie Galan, Sam Houston – 21:36.5
MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS | 8K
13. Thomas Croshaw – 24:29.5
24. Andrew Gibby – 25:00.8
27.Orion Chavez – 25:16.6
32. Angel Maese – 25:45.4
35. Jonah Archer – 25:52.9
39. Derick Castellanos – 26:02.9
48. Gabriel Uranga – 26:28.9
59. Leo Valenzuela – 26:58.2
66. Christian Barreto – 27:35.8
MEN’S TEAM RESULTS
1. Liberty – 46
2. MTSU – 48
3. Jax State – 92
4. Sam Houston – 98
5. Kennesaw State – 110
6. NM State – 125
7. UTEP – 187
8. WKU – 202
9. FIU – 305
10. LA Tech – 305
2024 Men‘s All-CUSA Second Team
8. Nathan Moore, Liberty – 24:09.8
9. Dennis Kipkurui, Jax State – 24:11.1
10. Jacinto Gaspar, MTSU – 24:18.3
11. Jack Cottrell, Liberty – 24:21.1
12. Christian Rivera, Sam Houston – 24:27.4
13. Thomas Croshaw, NM State – 24:29.5
14. Carmelo Cannizzaro, MTSU – 24:32.2
UP NEXT
A select group of Aggie men and women now turn their attention the NCAA Mountain Regional, hosted by the University of Nevada in Reno, Nev. on Saturday, Nov. 15th. This will be the final meet of the cross country season before turning focus to the indoor track & field season this winter.
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