Amarillo College cross country teams claims team titles at Greyhound Invite

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The Amarillo College men’s cross-country team put forth their most dominant outing in program history at the Greyhound Invite in Portales, N.M. [Nathan Heuer/ AC athletics]
For the second consecutive season, the Amarillo College cross country teams were crowned Greyhound Invite champions.

Lane Kenney, Hugo Briones, and Brian Corona finished 1-2-3 in the men’s division and Mia Lujan earned a gold medal for the Lady Badgers on Saturday in Portales, N.M.

Kenney, a Tascosa High School graduate, captured the first individual title in team history with the victory. The freshman crossed the finish line of the men’s 8K race in 27 minutes 10 seconds.

Sophomore and Tuila graduate Briones, placed second and Dumas High School alum, Corona, took the bronze.

The Badger men’s team tallied 21 points – 22 less than runner-up Eastern New Mexico.

The Amarillo College women’s cross-country team won their first meet of the season with a dominant performance on Saturday. [Nathan Heuer/ AC athletics]
Lujan – the Lady Badgers 5K school-record holder – placed first with a 6K time of 24:42. The mark is the third-fastest time in team history.

With the individual title, Lujan joins former NJCAA All-American Ariyah Gomez as the second Lady Badger to win the event.

Tascosa High School product Mallory Moore placed third (24:58) and fellow freshman Mia Regalado took fourth place (25:12).

The AC women’s team finished the event with 30 points while runner-up Midwestern State University tallied 50 points.

The performances by both Badger teams proved to be the most dominant in program history as each squad had four runners place in the top 10 for the first time since the reboot of athletics at AC in 2022.

The following is the individual results and times for the Badgers at Saturday’s Greyhound Invite.

AC men’s results (8K) 

1. Lane Kenney – 27:10

2. Hugo Briones – 28:33

3. Brian Corona – 28:54

6. Christian Rosales – 29:47

12. Marty Fletcher – 31:27

15. Noah Williams – 32:10

AC women’s results (6K) 

1. Mia Lujan – 24:42

3. Mallory Moore – 24:58

4. Mia Regalado – 25:12

10. Yahaira Lujan – 26:18

13. Savannah Belcher – 26:59

14. Daisy Ruelas – 27:06

19. Elaina Arredondo – 27:52

22. Jordan Mackie – 28:40

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