LAKE CHARELS – Senior Andria Aguilar‘s first-place finish helped the Lady Tiger’s continue their winning streak on Saturday morning at McNeese State’s Cowboy Invitational, while the men posted a solid performance for third place.
The women scored 34 points giving the Lady Tigers their second win of the season. Tulane finished 20 points behind the Lady Tigers.
McNeese State placed first in the men’s race with 31 points. The Tigers finished with 73 points, 42 points behind the Cowboys, for another top-five performance this season.
Aguilar crossed the finish line at 17 minutes, 17.4 seconds, and junior Morgan Schuetz placed third overall with a time of 17:27.7.
Schuetz and Aguilar set the pace for the Lady Tigers last week, as Schuetz finished first and Aguilar followed at fifth place to help the women win the LSU Invitational.
Sophomore Chaiss Matthews and freshman Andrea Maxwell finished in the top-10 for the Lady Tigers. Matthews finished ninth with a time of 18:11.6, while Maxwell placed 10th with a time of 18:17.4. Sophomore Ashley Welborn followed Maxwell and finished two second behind for 11th place.
“It is so awesome to finally see all the years come together and the hard work pay off,” Aguilar said. “My team and I have a lot more to give, and we’re ready to continue this success into the coming weeks and the SEC championships in October.”
Senior Philip Primeaux led the Tigers for the third consecutive meet, clocking 19:29.2 for a second-place finish. Primeaux was the first-place runner last week at the LSU Invitational to help the men earn their first win of the season.
Junior Travis Pope placed seventh with a time of 19:48.4. Junior Bryan Mutell finished in the top twenty, clocking 20:17.7 for 17th place.
“I am extremely pleased with my Women’s performances,” Head Coach Khadevis Robinson said. “If we can continue to work hard and continue to believe in one another, we have the opportunity to do something special. On the men’s side, Philip Primeaux ran well and showed that he can be one of the top men in the region. All in all, I think we have something positive to build off of, yet, I feel we all know, we have so much more to give.”
LSU continues their season traveling to Fayetteville, Arkansas, next Saturday to race in the Chile Pepper Festival. The women will begin at 9:45 a.m. CDT, and the men will follow at 10:15 a.m.
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