San Antonio
– Two members of
the Trinity University Tigers cross country teams have been named
the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Runners of the Week.
Senior Bryant
Wright earned the men’s recognition and junior Caitlin Masse was
named the women’s runner of the week.
Wright, from
Tulsa, Okla., won the men’s Texas DIII Championship last weekend at
Texas Lutheran University in Seguin. He ran the 8k race in 26:08 and
picked up his first collegiate victory. The Tigers captured the team
title, their first Texas DIII win in four years. Wright’s
performance also placed him on the list of top 8k times for the SCAC
this season.
Masse, from
Katy, Texas, took the women’s Texas DIII title with a time of 23:09
on the 6k course. She clocked in over 50 seconds faster than the
nearest competitor, while getting her first collegiate win. The
Tigers placed third as a team at the event.
Trinity, led by
head coach Jenny Breuer, returns to Seguin next Saturday for the TLU
Bulldog Invitational.