WACO, Texas – Friday night saw senior Joseph Meade set a new program record at the 6K distance at the Bear Twilight Invite held at the HOT Soccer Fields. He helped the men finish to a second-place finish while the women claimed fourth.
 
Meade completed the course in 18:22.7 to break the previous school record for the distance by over 45 seconds. The Round Rock, Texas native was the runner-up overall in the race.
 
Surpassing the previous program record for the men in his first collegiate race was Dereck Elkins. He crossed the finish line in fifth with a time of 18:37.1. Cade Michael came in 14^th in 18:56.0 to pass the previous school record as well.
 
Rounding out the scoring for the men was Owen McGlothlin in 22^nd in 19:08.5 and Travian Holst in 23^rd with a time of 19:09.0.
 
The women finished in a pack with four runners between 13^th and 17^th-place. Leading the way was Devina Schneider with a time of 14:32.5. Leslie Romero and Tina Sierra immediately followed her across the finish line. Coming in 17^th was Sydney Cole in 14:37.9.
 
Ashley Frye and Abby Steinhauser-San Miguel recorded 24^th and 25^th finishes, respectively.
 
Next up for the Bobcats is the Chile Pepper Festival on Sept. 22 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
 
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