San Antonio – Senior Bryant Wright won the Texas DIII Cross Country Championships to lead the Tiger men to the team title, while Trinity junior Caitlin Masse won the women’s race on Saturday at Texas Lutheran University.

Wright finished third in last year’s race, while Masse was the runner-up to former Tiger All-American Emily Loeffler.  Wright finished nearly 40 seconds ahead of teammate Chass Armstrong – who finished second – and the Tiger men had five runners finish in the top 15.  Zach Brush, an All-American track & field performer for the Tigers, finished fifth.

The men’s team scored 28 points to win the title, beating runner-up Southwestern by 35 points.  The Tiger men finished second at this meet each of the last three seasons, and last won the title in 2004.

In the women’s race, Trinity’s Caitlin Masse finished nearly a full minute ahead of her nearest competitor to take the victory.  It marks the fourth straight season that a Tiger runner has won the women’s race (Loeffler won the previous three).  Jordan Hanson (14th) and Jenna Price (19th) also finished in the top 20 for the Tigers, who finished third overall. 

Trinity’s women’s team was just eight points behind UT-Tyler for second place, while McMurry won the team event.  Trinity had won the Texas DIII Championship three straight years heading into today’s race.

The Tiger teams will be back in action next week, returning to Seguin, Texas, for the TLU Bulldog Classic.