Pair Of Rookies Compete At SCAC Championships

Seguin, Texas – Freshman Collin McKinney (Dallas, Texas) and freshman Eric Silvers (Springhill, La.) represented Centenary on Saturday at the 2023 Southern Collegiate Athletic Cross Country Championships.

Full Meet Recap: https://www.scacsports.com/sports/mxc/2023-24/releases/scac_mxc_champs_recap

Texas Lutheran University served as the host for the event and the championship 8K race was run at the Irma Lewis Seguin Outdoor Learning Center, about a 10-minute drive from the TLU campus.

Colorado College defended its men's cross country conference crown with a nine-point victory over Trinity University. The Gents did not have enough runners to record a score. 

2023 Men's Cross Country - Team Standings
1. Colorado College - 24
2. Trinity University - 33
3. University of St. Thomas - 93
4. Southwestern University - 102
5. Texas Lutheran University - 135
6. University of Dallas - 179
7. Schreiner University - 197
8. Centenary College - DNS

2023 Men's Cross Country All-Conference Team
1. James Settles, Colorado College - 25:01.0
2. Devlin Swanson, Colorado College - 25:07.8
3. Will Salony, Trinity University - 26:01.5
4. Diego Flores, Trinity University - 26:03.1
5. Ben Whittemore, Trinity University - 26:07.3
6. Will Shuflit, Colorado College - 26:15.9
7. Brett Kitazono, Colorado College - 26:22.8
8, Ayden Cherry, Colorado College - 26:29.2
9. Nathaniel Trevino, Trinity University - 26:31.5
10. Jhancarlos Carpio, University of St. Thomas - 26:43.4
11. Dominic Schwein, Colorado College - 26:49.8
12. Eli Karg, Trinity University - 26:52.3
13. Rabbit Barnes, Colorado College - 26:59.4
14. James Urbina, University of St. Thomas - 27:02.0

Official Championship Web Site: https://scacsports.prestosports.com/tournament/fall/xcountry/23championships/index

See the Gents' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mxc/2023-24/schedule

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