GEORGETOWN – Both the East Texas A&M University men's and women's cross country teams finished third at the Southwestern Showdown on Saturday morning at the SU Cross Country Course, with multiple Lions finishing in the top 10 on both sides.
 
For the Lion women, Anete Randma (Tallinn, Estonia) paced the team with a second-place finish in the six-kilometer race with a time of 22:34.69. Kaat de Staercke (Zemst, Belgium) clocked in at 23:50.21 for eighth, Edith Martinez (Sulphur Springs) timed 23:58.98 for 10^th, Mareva Heck (Marseille, France) came in 21^st with a time of 24:40.31, while Hannah Stuart (Canyon) clocked in at 25:36.48 for 35^th. Riley Roberts (Bullard) rounded out the Lions with a time of 25:41.54 for 39^th.
 
Midwestern State had three of the top five runners and won the meet with 37 points, while Rice scored 43 for second and the Lions totaled 72 for third.
 
On the men's side, Samuel Pepe (Hillsboro) took third with a time of 26:53.38 for third in the eight-kilometer race, followed by Grayson Klosowski (Frisco – Lebanon Trail) in 12^th with a time of 27:39.97, Andrew Crosby (McKinney – Boyd) came in 14^th with a time of 27:41.57.
 
Ricky Santos (Keene) clocked in at 28:16.43 for 23^rd, while Christian James (Rosharon – Manvel) had a time of 28:40.19 for 33^rd.
 
In the team scores, Blinn College took the team title with 18 points, followed by DBU in second with 72 points and the Lions scored 75.
 
UP NEXT
The Lions are next in action on October 17 at the Weis-Crockett Invitational in Stillwater, Oklahoma.