Friday, September 29
Fayetteville, AR
5:00 PM
Rice University
vs
Chile Pepper Festival
Photo by: Maria Lysaker | Rice Athletics
Owls Take Sixth at Chile Pepper Festival
9/29/2023 7:29:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
FAYETTEVILLE - The Rice Owls men's cross country team continued their strong start to the season with a sixth-place showing at the Chile Pepper Festival Friday afternoon, hosted by the University of Arkansas.
Post-Meet Reaction: Head Coach Jon Warren
"Gus did great. It was kind of hot and it affected pretty much everyone in the race, but Gus got in a good position and help it very well. He led a solid team performance with really good runs from Grant, Jackson and Ben. I would say it was a good day, one that is a positive for most athletes and one that we can build on."
Freshman Gus Gannon led the Owls for the second-straight meet, with a 12th-place finish with a time of 24:35.1 for the 8k race. Grant Samara had a top 50 finish, ending 44th with a time of 25:17.5. Close behind was the trio of Jackson Moran, Ben Tijerina and Davis Thames to close out the Rice point scorers.
Gannon's 12th-place finish was the highest mark by any freshman at the meet and was just seconds away from a top-10 finish.
No. 22 Arkansas won the meet, with all placers finishing in the top six. This was the first meet for Rice against AAC foes, with North Texas finishing 15th as a team. Tulsa also had runners compete, but did not have their full team running.
The Owls will be back in action in two weeks at Texas A&M for the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Oct. 13.
Rice Performers (out of 317)
12. Gus Gannon – 24:35.1
44. Grant Samara – 25:17.5
72. Jackson Moran – 25:44.9
74. Ben Tijerina – 25:47.8
89. Davis Thames – 25:58.9
95. Will McDermott – 26:02.4
98. Wesley Wright – 26:07.7
114. Andrew Murray – 26:17.1
224. Tyler Strothman – 27:52.2
Team Scores – Top 10 (out of 32)
1. No. 22 Arkansas - 18
2. Western Colorado - 93
3. Incarnate Word - 137
4. Arkansas State - 158
5. Oklahoma - 235
6. Rice - 277
7. Nebraska-Kearney - 293
8. Central Missouri - 294
9. Trinidad State - 315
10. Central Arkansas - 334
Post-Meet Reaction: Head Coach Jon Warren
"Gus did great. It was kind of hot and it affected pretty much everyone in the race, but Gus got in a good position and help it very well. He led a solid team performance with really good runs from Grant, Jackson and Ben. I would say it was a good day, one that is a positive for most athletes and one that we can build on."
Freshman Gus Gannon led the Owls for the second-straight meet, with a 12th-place finish with a time of 24:35.1 for the 8k race. Grant Samara had a top 50 finish, ending 44th with a time of 25:17.5. Close behind was the trio of Jackson Moran, Ben Tijerina and Davis Thames to close out the Rice point scorers.
Gannon's 12th-place finish was the highest mark by any freshman at the meet and was just seconds away from a top-10 finish.
No. 22 Arkansas won the meet, with all placers finishing in the top six. This was the first meet for Rice against AAC foes, with North Texas finishing 15th as a team. Tulsa also had runners compete, but did not have their full team running.
The Owls will be back in action in two weeks at Texas A&M for the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Oct. 13.
Rice Performers (out of 317)
12. Gus Gannon – 24:35.1
44. Grant Samara – 25:17.5
72. Jackson Moran – 25:44.9
74. Ben Tijerina – 25:47.8
89. Davis Thames – 25:58.9
95. Will McDermott – 26:02.4
98. Wesley Wright – 26:07.7
114. Andrew Murray – 26:17.1
224. Tyler Strothman – 27:52.2
Team Scores – Top 10 (out of 32)
1. No. 22 Arkansas - 18
2. Western Colorado - 93
3. Incarnate Word - 137
4. Arkansas State - 158
5. Oklahoma - 235
6. Rice - 277
7. Nebraska-Kearney - 293
8. Central Missouri - 294
9. Trinidad State - 315
10. Central Arkansas - 334
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