PORTLAND, Ore. – The Trinity University men's and women's cross country teams both finished in eighth place at the NCAA West Regional Championships on Saturday.
The Tiger teams both scored 227 total points in their respective meets and both finished in the top 10 for the third straight year. The finish is the best since 2021 for Trinity's women's team and the 14th straight time the team has finished in the top 10 at the regional meet. The Tiger men have been eighth three straight times after spending two years outside of the top 10.
Senior
Will Salony (Dallas, Texas / JJ Pearce) finished 11th with his time of 24:32.0 in today's race, which makes him an All-Region runner for the third straight season. Salony is also expected to be officially named as a qualifier for the NCAA Championships meet tomorrow, which would be his third time competing at cross country nationals.
The Tiger women had two runners earn All-Region recognition for the first time in their careers.
Gianna Keena (Lakeway, Texas / Lake Travis) led the women with a time of 22:05.1 that was good for 30th place and shattered her previous personal best time that she established just two weeks ago at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships. First-year
Charlotte Martin (Southlake, Texas / Carroll) also earned All-Region distinction by finishing 35th in a PR time of 22:28.1. The two Trinity standouts also moved into the top 15 on Trinity's record book. Keena's time from today's race puts her ninth in school history, while Martin is now 12th.
Trinity's top five women's runners all had new personal records on Saturday.
Emerson Voldan (Arlington, Texas / Mansfield Summit) and
Josette Gurule (Santa Fe, N.M. / Academy for Technology and the Classics) finished 46th and 47th, respectively, with times of 22:49.7 and 22:50.6 that were more than 20 seconds faster than their previous best.
Madison Habeck (Lake Jackson, Texas / Clute Brazoswood) also had a new PR after finishing in 23:18.0. Rounding out Trinity's women were
Emily Gnecco (Livermore, Calif. / Livermore) with a time of 24:00.4 and
Cali Good (Yucaipa, Calif. / Yucaipa) who finished in 24:07.8.
For the men's team,
Ryan Tresaugue (Spring, Texas / The Woodlands) finished second behind Salony, crossing the line in a time of 25:24.6 that is his best of the 2024 season, and put him in 41st place.
Logan Nasky (Irving, Texas / MacArthur) came in 55th with a time of 25:48.5, followed by
Kyle Fix (Wilmette, Ill. / New Trier) and his new PR time of 25:52.0 that placed him 57th in the race.
Nathaniel Trevino (San Antonio, Texas / Central Catholic) came in at 25:59.8, followed by
Diego Flores (San Antonio, Texas / Great Hearts Monte Vista North) in 26:05.1.
Up Next
The Tigers will await the official announcement for the NCAA Championships race, held on Saturday, November 23, in Terre Haute, Indiana. Salony is expected to race in the meet for the third straight year.
