University of Richmond Athletics
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Texas A&M Arturo Barrios Invitational
Spiders Race in Texas-Sized Arturo Barrios Invitational in College Station
10/16/2026 | Cross Country
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Richmond's women's cross country team placed 27th in a 48-team field while the men's team finished 27th among 38 teams at the Texas A&M Arturo Barrios Invitational Friday at Watts Cross Country Course.
All five of Richmond's scorers in the women's 6K recorded career-best times. Sophomore Estella Bruneau led the Spiders, placing 126th in 21:18.4 and cutting more than 75 seconds from her 6K time in the Richmond Invitational earlier this month. Freshman Kiera Lowman followed in 128th with a time of 21:18.6.
Freshman Ruby Frazier finished 153rd in 21:28.9, junior Addie Cohen placed 183rd in 21:42.9, her best time in seven career 6K races, and freshman Aya Ryan crossed the line 213th in 22:00.0.
Richmond totaled 755 points, 27th best in the field. Arkansas won the women's race with 101 points.
Sophomore Alex Mastroly paced the Richmond men at the 8K distance, finishing 145th in 24:49.0 and shaving nearly two minutes off his time from the Richmond Invitational earlier this month. Senior Eric Scully followed in 158th with a time of 24:58.4, breaking the 25-minute barrier for the first time in nine career 8K races.
Sophomore Bennett Wright placed 176th in 25:07.2, freshman Ryan Gibson finished 180th in 25:11.1, and junior Patrick Doherty rounded out the scoring five in 234th with a season-best 25:35.2 as just 46 seconds separated UR's first and fifth-place finishers.
The Spiders scored 772 points. Adams State won the men's race with 42 points.
Next up for Richmond is the Atlantic 10 Championships at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Va., Saturday, Oct. 31.
