Athletes of the Week
Mens Cross Country
Rice senior Lachlan McArthur helped lead Rice to finish seventh out of 31 teams at the Auburn Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 29. Out of a field of 253 runners, McArthur posted a 13th-place individual finish with a time of 24:59. This was the Melbourne, Australia, natives first 8k meet in almost two years.
Womens Cross Country
Liza Ruckman, a junior from Kingwood, Texas, ended up with a second-place individual finish to lead Rice to a second-place overall team finish at the Texas Invitational on Satuday, Sept. 29. She finished with a mark of 18:29 in Rices first 5k meet of the season.
This Week in WAC Mens Cross Country
Friday, Oct. 5
SMU at UNT Invitational
Saturday, Oct. 6
San Jose State at Santa Clara Invitational
Tulsa at ORU Invitational
This Week in WAC Womens Cross Country
Friday, Oct. 5
Rice at UNT Invitational
SMU at UNT Invitational
Saturday, Oct. 6
Fresno State at San Francisco Invitational
Hawai`i at Willamette Invitational
Nevada at San Francisco Invitational
San Jose State at Santa Clara Invitational
Tulsa at ORU Invitational
Last Week in WAC Mens Cross Country
Saturday, Sept. 29
Boise State at Big Cross Invitational, 6th/6
Fresno State at Stanford Invitational, 9th/28
Louisiana Tech at Auburn Invitational, 15th/31
Rice at Auburn Invitational, 7th/31
San Jose State at Stanford Invitational, 5th/8
Last Week in WAC Womens Cross Country
Friday, Sept. 28
Rice at Texas Invitational, 2nd/4
Saturday, Sept. 29
Boise State at Big Cross Invitational, 2nd/6
Hawai`i at Stanford Invitational, 4th/19
Louisiana Tech at Centenary, 1st/3
Nevada at Stanford Invitational, 10th/25
San Jose State at Stanford Invitational, 7th/19