- Eli Peveto
Peveto wins his first CC Meet for Lamar
HOUSTON, Texas — Led by Little Cypress-Mauriceville graduate Eli Peveto in his first appearance for the men’s team, the Lamar University cross country team got off to a hot start as they captured the team title at the HBU/UH/Lamar Tri-Meet, scoring a low of 28 points with Houston finishing in second with 41 points.
“This was a great rust buster for us,” said cross country head coach Tony Houchin. “Mykayla finishing top 5 in her first ever race for Lamar is a great way to start her career. Eli winning his first cross country race is a good start too. Very happy with where we are at.”
The Cardinals packed four runners inside the top 10 with Peveto leading the men with a overall time of 15:49. Following him was Conor Smith, who finished the day in third with a run time of 16:10. George Wheeler made his first appearance for the Cards and finished fourth in the race with a time of 16:16. Returning Third Team All-SLC runner Harry Halford finished with a time of 16:52 to finish in 10th place. Rounding out the Cardinals on the men’s side is Josh Dvorak (17:08) and Brandon Lantau (18:15), who finished 15th and 20th, respectively.
The Cardinal women were lead by Mykayla Mims who finished fifth with a time of 19:55. Katy Whiteoak followed Mims has she finished in ninth and recorded a personal-best time of 20:45. Katie Astin recorded a time of 21:24 to finish in 12th place. Competing in her first event for the Cardinals, Jazaline Ayala finished in 26th with a time of 24:56.
UP NEXT: The Cardinals will look to the capturetheir 18th Southland Conference Championships on Monday, February 15 in Birmingham, Ala.
Richardson, Cardinals edge out Vidor at the buzzer
By Keagan Smith Orange Leader BRIDGE CITY – The Bridge City Cardinals stunned the Vidor Pirates at the buzzer 53-50... read more