Round Rock, Texas - The Trinity men's cross country team won the Concordia Texas Invitational on Saturday, while the Tiger women placed second at Old Settlers Park.

Trinity's men captured the 5,000 meters team title with 19 points, outdistancing host Concordia University (66), Texas Lutheran University (69), Southwestern University (111), Sul Ross State University (141), and Huston-Tillotson College (142).

The Tiger women (32 points) did finish as runners-up in the 5,000 meters race, but only NCAA Division I member Rice University was able to outscore Trinity with 26 points. Trinity placed ahead of Texas Lutheran (96), Southwestern (103), Concordia (106), Sul Ross (159), and Schreiner University (181).

Full Results

Three Trinity runners held the Nos. 2-4 positions in the men's meet, behind unattached participant Angel Ramirez (15:54.56). Taylor Piske (16:10.61) finished second, Michael Erickson (16:29.82) was third, and Austin Brown (16:33.56) came in at No. 4. Rounding out the top 10 were Daniel Henkes (seventh place, 16:52.00), Christian Soto (eighth place, 16:59.08), and Jacob Hammond (10th place, 17:06.98).

Four Tiger competitors were top 10 finishers in the women's event. Michelle Oberndorf (19:22.29) placed fourth, and Melissa Whitman (19:34.24) was No. 5. Nicola Hill (19:46.87) had a seventh-place performance, while Emma MacEachern (19:51.33) was No. 8.  

Eleanor Wardleworth of Rice (18:42.55) led the group of Owls runners who held the first three slots.

Trinity's teams will defend their Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference titles by hosting the SCAC Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 1, in Boerne, Texas.