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Track & Field/Cross Country

Cross Country women place second, men third in UIW Invitational

SAN ANTONIO -- Colleen Gilbert and Amber Boyd each earned top-10 finishes in the UIW Invitational, held on Saturday at Live Oak City Park. 
 
UTSA's women placed second in the four-mile, ahead of Texas A&M-International and St. Edward's, with the men finishing third in the 5,000 meters behind Texas A&M-International and ahead of Schreiner. UIW, with the women ranked No. 15 and the men No. 7 in the South Central Region by USTFCCA in the preseason, won both the men's and women's events. 
 
Gilbert, a native of Austin, Texas, led UTSA's Individual performers with a second place finsh, with Boyd placing sixth. Marissa Martinez (16th; San Antonio), Briana Gonzalez (17th; San Antonio), Abby Balli (18th; Pasadena, Calif.) and Brooke Lomax (20th; Katy, Texas) each placed in the top 20. 
 
The men were paced by Martin Luevano, a senior from Boerne, who finished 15th while Matthew David (Lahoma, Okla.) placed 20th. 
 
The Roadrunners will return to action with the Lakefront Invitational in Chicago on Sept. 28. 
 
Men
1. UIW
2. Texas A&M-International
3. UTSA
4. Schreiner
 
Men Individual
15. Martin Luevano (21:33.5)
20. Matthew David (21:51.0)
23. Pedro Sepulveda (22:13.1)
25. Omar Bekdache (22:29.4)
26. Jose Corona (23:05.4)
 
Women
1. UIW
2. UTSA
3. Texas A&M-International
4. St. Edward's 
 
Women Individual
2. Colleen Gilbert (19:00.9)
6. Amber Boyd (19:07.4)
16. Marissa Martinez (19:52.6)
17. Briana Gonzalez (19:54.1)
18. Abby Balli (19:54.2)
20. Brooke Lomax (20:19.5)
22. Sofia Salinas (20:34.9)
26. Sarah Estrada (21:10.7)

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