Houston’s cross country team concluded their 2019 season after competing in the NCAA South Central Region Championships on Friday, where the men’s team placed 11th overall and the women’s team placed eighth overall.
In the men’s 10k, sophomore Devin Vallejo-Bannis ran a 31:11.5 and placed 26th overall, which was a team-best. Vallejo-Bannis fell one spot short of earning All-Region honors.
Other notable performances for the men’s team included GJ Renya, who placed 42nd with a time of 31:34.2, Jemal Wote, who placed 69th with a time of 32:14.1, and Gabriel Armijo, who recorded 32:54.