GEORGETOWN, Texas - The Concordia Texas cross country team continues to show growth early this season as they posted strong times at the Southwestern Showdown. Ashley Rivera earned a new PR in the 6k, while three Tornados placed in the top-20 in the men's 8k on Saturday morning. 

In the women's race where the Tornados finished sixth as a team, Rivera (26:32.84) finished 20th overall. Four CTX women racers competed in their first 6k as Maryn Trianni (31:59.65), Ashley Ramirez (38:21.36), Rylee Whorton (39:30.86), and Kaiyla Love (52:59.88) collected collegiate plateaus. Lluvia Rodriguez was the third Tornado to cross the finish line, while Mackenzie Dixon clocked in at 39:31.22.

In the men's 8k, Thomas Hughes (28:57.01, 13th), Samuel Valdez (29:17.97, 16th), and Matthew Kangas (29:50.32, 20th) all earned a top-20 finish at the loaded race. In their first collegiate 8k, Cade Ehlers finished 31:35.34 and Damon Vasquez posted a time of 42:06.39. Daniel Bizima crossed the finish line at 32:33.91, and Edward Wells finished at 33:24.01.

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Concordia Texas will now have two weeks to prepare for the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival on Saturday, September 28th.

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