Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, October 13
College Station, Texas
9 a.m. CT
Eastern Michigan University
at
Arturo Barrios Invitational
Men's and Women's Cross Country Set for Two Meets in One Day
10/11/2023 1:13:00 PM | Men's XC, Women's XC
The men's team and half of the women's will run at the Arturo Barrios Invitational, while the remaining womn will run at the falcon Invitational
Falcon Invitational Live Results | Falcon Invitational Final Results | Arturo Barrios Invitational Final Results
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's and women's cross country programs will aim to divide and conquer as the teams are set to compete in two different meets, Friday, Oct. 13. The men's squad and a portion of the women's will travel to College Station, Texas, for the Arturo Barrios Invitational, hosted by Texas A&M University, while the remainder of the women's team will compete at the Falcon Invitational, hosted by Bowling Green State University.
Roughly half of the EMU women's team will race in the women's 6K race at the Mel Brodt Cross Country Course on the campus of BGSU, the race will begin at 5:15 p.m. Fans can follow along with in-race live results as well as final results once all competitors have concluded the 6K. The Eagles at the Falcon Invite will be competing against 11 other teams including Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponents, BGSU, the University of Toledo, the University at Buffalo, and the University of Akron.
Down in Texas, the men's team and the remaining women will begin their respective days at 8:30 a.m. CT for the men's 8K with the women's 6K getting underway at 9:15 a.m. EMU will take-on a 42-team field Friday, with its lone MAC opponent being the Toledo Rockets. Fans will be able to view results upon completion of each race, respectively.
Arturo Barrios is a member of the Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame class of 1998. During his time in Aggieland, Barrios set school records in the 3,000m steeplechase, 5,000m, and 10,000m races and was a three-time Southwest Conference Champion. In 1985, he was a silver medalist in the NCAA Championships in the 10,000m with a record time of 28:42.77. After graduating from Texas A&M, Barrios represented Mexico in the 1988 Olympic Games setting world records at distances of 10,000m, 20,000m and one-hour run.
Last Time Out
Both the men's and women's teams are coming off strong outings at the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic, Sept. 30. Esme Davies (lake District, England/Queen Elizabeth Grammar School) paced the Eagles, registering her third straight top-five finish and personal-record time of the season as she placed fourth individually in 17:05.9. Freshman Paige Marchant (London, Ontario/Cholic Central) excelled in her first collegiate race, finishing 11th in a blistering 17:17.6. Davies and Marchant were followed by Marta Moreno (Wassenaar, Netherlands/American School of The Hague) (17th – 17:26.3) and Sofia Ivanko (Buenos Aires, Aregentina/St. Matthew's College) (59th – 18:01).
Overall, the women finished in third place as a team, scoring 155 points, behind foes Grand Valley State University (1st – 58) and Adams State University (2nd – 95).
Senior Marcus Kemp (Kitchener, Ontario/St. Mary's Kitchener) led the men's flock at the Lou, placing 34th out of 380 student-athletes, in 24:22.5. Strolling in roughly 30 seconds behind Kemp came a pair of EMU underclassmen, Lachlan Cornelius (Queensland, Australia/Anglican Church Grammar School) and Sam Peterson (Charlevoix, Mich./Charlevoix). Cornelius placed 80th and crushed his previous personal-best by over a minute, as the freshman ran the 8K course in 24:49.9. Following suit with Cornelius, Peterson also earned a career-best time at the Lou, completing the race in 24:51.6 and finishing 82nd individually. Along with Cornelius and Peterson, freshman Isaac Garcia (Greely, Colo./South County) ran a career race as the first-year Eagle clocked in at 143rd in 25:19.
The men's team finished slotted in 17-out-of-39 total teams competing in the men's 8K gold division.
Up Next
Next time out the Eagles will race in their home state as they are slated to host the 2023 EMU Fall Classic Friday, Oct. 20, at 4 p.m. in Dexter, Mich. More details about the race will be made available soon.
To stay up-to-date on all things Eastern Michigan cross country and track & field, be sure to follow the teams on X (@EMUXC_TF), Instagram (@EMUXC_TF) and Facebook (@EMUXCTF).
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's and women's cross country programs will aim to divide and conquer as the teams are set to compete in two different meets, Friday, Oct. 13. The men's squad and a portion of the women's will travel to College Station, Texas, for the Arturo Barrios Invitational, hosted by Texas A&M University, while the remainder of the women's team will compete at the Falcon Invitational, hosted by Bowling Green State University.
Roughly half of the EMU women's team will race in the women's 6K race at the Mel Brodt Cross Country Course on the campus of BGSU, the race will begin at 5:15 p.m. Fans can follow along with in-race live results as well as final results once all competitors have concluded the 6K. The Eagles at the Falcon Invite will be competing against 11 other teams including Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponents, BGSU, the University of Toledo, the University at Buffalo, and the University of Akron.
Down in Texas, the men's team and the remaining women will begin their respective days at 8:30 a.m. CT for the men's 8K with the women's 6K getting underway at 9:15 a.m. EMU will take-on a 42-team field Friday, with its lone MAC opponent being the Toledo Rockets. Fans will be able to view results upon completion of each race, respectively.
Arturo Barrios is a member of the Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame class of 1998. During his time in Aggieland, Barrios set school records in the 3,000m steeplechase, 5,000m, and 10,000m races and was a three-time Southwest Conference Champion. In 1985, he was a silver medalist in the NCAA Championships in the 10,000m with a record time of 28:42.77. After graduating from Texas A&M, Barrios represented Mexico in the 1988 Olympic Games setting world records at distances of 10,000m, 20,000m and one-hour run.
Last Time Out
Both the men's and women's teams are coming off strong outings at the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic, Sept. 30. Esme Davies (lake District, England/Queen Elizabeth Grammar School) paced the Eagles, registering her third straight top-five finish and personal-record time of the season as she placed fourth individually in 17:05.9. Freshman Paige Marchant (London, Ontario/Cholic Central) excelled in her first collegiate race, finishing 11th in a blistering 17:17.6. Davies and Marchant were followed by Marta Moreno (Wassenaar, Netherlands/American School of The Hague) (17th – 17:26.3) and Sofia Ivanko (Buenos Aires, Aregentina/St. Matthew's College) (59th – 18:01).
Overall, the women finished in third place as a team, scoring 155 points, behind foes Grand Valley State University (1st – 58) and Adams State University (2nd – 95).
Senior Marcus Kemp (Kitchener, Ontario/St. Mary's Kitchener) led the men's flock at the Lou, placing 34th out of 380 student-athletes, in 24:22.5. Strolling in roughly 30 seconds behind Kemp came a pair of EMU underclassmen, Lachlan Cornelius (Queensland, Australia/Anglican Church Grammar School) and Sam Peterson (Charlevoix, Mich./Charlevoix). Cornelius placed 80th and crushed his previous personal-best by over a minute, as the freshman ran the 8K course in 24:49.9. Following suit with Cornelius, Peterson also earned a career-best time at the Lou, completing the race in 24:51.6 and finishing 82nd individually. Along with Cornelius and Peterson, freshman Isaac Garcia (Greely, Colo./South County) ran a career race as the first-year Eagle clocked in at 143rd in 25:19.
The men's team finished slotted in 17-out-of-39 total teams competing in the men's 8K gold division.
Up Next
Next time out the Eagles will race in their home state as they are slated to host the 2023 EMU Fall Classic Friday, Oct. 20, at 4 p.m. in Dexter, Mich. More details about the race will be made available soon.
To stay up-to-date on all things Eastern Michigan cross country and track & field, be sure to follow the teams on X (@EMUXC_TF), Instagram (@EMUXC_TF) and Facebook (@EMUXCTF).
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