ABILENE CHRISTIAN Wildcats
2024 Men's Cross Country
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Season Summary
Season Team Rankings and Finishes
| Coaches’ Rank |
FINAL Team Rank |
First Stick | ||
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| National | NCAA DI | |||
| Regional | South Central | |||
| Conference | WAC | |||
| Arturo Barrios Invitational | 27th | Andruw VILLA (19th) | ||
| Gans Creek Classic | 29th | Andruw VILLA (32nd) | ||
Athletes
Top Athletes Projection (TAP)
This is a projected listing of a team’s “A-team” as determined by participation in national, regional, or conference championship events. If prior to championship events, this list is the top-seven athletes based on head-to-head competition within the team during the regular season in countable, at-large eligible races (meeting date and distance criteria) in which those top athletes race.|
Arturo Barrios Invitational
October 18 8.0k (4.9M) 27th place (706 pts) |
Gans Creek Classic
September 27 8.0k (4.9M) 29th place (753 pts) |
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Andruw VILLA (FR) adj. season avg: (KM) 2:56.6 (M) 4:44.3 |
19th 1
23:11.1 (KM) 2:53.8 (M) 4:39.8 |
32nd 1
23:56.1 (KM) 2:59.5 (M) 4:48.9 |
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Mark BARAJAS (FR) adj. season avg: (KM) 3:08.3 (M) 5:03.0 |
175th 2
24:44.4 (KM) 3:05.5 (M) 4:58.6 |
206th 3
25:28.8 (KM) 3:11.1 (M) 5:07.5 |
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Vincent LUFFEY (FR) adj. season avg: (KM) 3:06.9 (M) 5:00.8 |
206th 4
24:55.5 (KM) 3:06.9 (M) 5:00.8 |
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Mikhail FORTNER (SO) adj. season avg: (KM) 3:09.3 (M) 5:04.6 |
218th 5
25:00.1 (KM) 3:07.5 (M) 5:01.7 |
205th 2
25:28.8 (KM) 3:11.1 (M) 5:07.5 |
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Jacob RUSSELL (JR) adj. season avg: (KM) 3:11.1 (M) 5:07.5 |
207th 4
25:28.9 (KM) 3:11.1 (M) 5:07.5 |
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Zachary MARTIN (SO) adj. season avg: (KM) 3:11.2 (M) 5:07.7 |
209th 5
25:29.8 (KM) 3:11.2 (M) 5:07.7 |
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Carlos CORTEZ (FR) adj. season avg: (KM) 3:10.8 (M) 5:07.1 |
192nd 3
24:51.4 (KM) 3:06.4 (M) 5:00.0 |
257th 6
26:02.5 (KM) 3:15.3 (M) 5:14.3 |
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Benjamin CASTRO (FR) adj. season avg: (KM) 3:09.0 (M) 5:04.2 |
239th 6
25:12.2 (KM) 3:09.0 (M) 5:04.2 |
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Ethan RODRIGUEZ (FR) adj. season avg: (KM) 3:17.3 (M) 5:17.6 |
307th 7
25:46.7 (KM) 3:13.3 (M) 5:11.1 |
298th 7
26:51.4 (KM) 3:21.4 (M) 5:24.1 |
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Austin ROBERTS (FR) adj. season avg: (KM) 3:20.3 (M) 5:22.3 |
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John (JP) TROOK (SO) adj. season avg: (KM) 3:22.6 (M) 5:26.0 |
346th 8
27:00.9 (KM) 3:22.6 (M) 5:26.0 |
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Matthew ENGLE (FR) adj. season avg: (KM) 16666:39 (M) 26822:18.3 |
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Samuel LANHAM (JR) adj. season avg: (KM) 16666:39 (M) 26822:18.3 |
Season Race-by-Race Results
October 18
Arturo Barrios Invitational
College Station, Texas * Watts Cross Country Course (host: Texas A&M)
8.0k (4.9M)
8.0k (4.9M)
Abilene Christian Starters
| Squad Place |
Overall Place |
Athlete | Year | Time | Points | Team Gap |
Rolling Avg |
1 | 19th | Andruw VILLA | FR | 23:11.1 | 18 | — | — | 2 | 175th | Mark BARAJAS | FR | 24:44.4 | 154 | — | — | 3 | 192nd | Carlos CORTEZ | FR | 24:51.4 | 166 | — | — | 4 | 206th | Vincent LUFFEY | FR | 24:55.5 | 179 | — | — | 5 | 218th | Mikhail FORTNER | SO | 25:00.1 | 189 | — | — | 6 | 239th | Benjamin CASTRO | FR | 25:12.2 | (200) | — | — | 7 | 307th | Ethan RODRIGUEZ | FR | 25:46.7 | (239) | — | — | 8 | 346th | John (JP) TROOK | SO | 27:00.9 | — | — |
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Team Scores
| Team Rank |
Score | 1-5 Gap |
TAP s/f |
Team | NCAA DI Region |
Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 62 | — | 7s/7f | #30 Texas Tech |
Mountain rank: 9 |
Big 12 |
| 2nd | 98 | — | 6s/6f | Boise State |
West rank: 8 |
Mountain West |
| 3rd | 153 | — | 7s/7f | Texas A&M |
South Central rank: 4 |
SEC |
| 4th | 166 | — | 7s/7f | Georgia Tech |
South rank: 7 |
ACC |
| 5th | 205 | — | 7s/7f | Youngstown State |
Great Lakes rank: 12 |
Horizon |
| 6th | 216 | — | 7s/7f | Oklahoma |
Midwest rank: 8 |
SEC |
| 7th | 237 | — | 6s/6f | Middle Tennessee |
South rank: 8 |
Conference USA |
| 8th | 278 | — | 7s/7f | Incarnate Word |
South Central rank: 5 |
Southland |
| 9th | 304 | — | 7s/7f | Arkansas State |
South Central rank: 6 |
Sun Belt |
| 10th | 334 | — | 7s/7f | Stephen F. Austin |
South Central rank: 7 |
Southland |
| 11th | 383 | — | 7s/7f | TCU |
South Central rank: 8 |
Big 12 |
| 12th | 395 | — | 6s/6f | Eastern Michigan |
Great Lakes rank: 13 |
Mid-American |
| 13th | 420 | — | 6s/6f | Charleston Southern |
Southeast |
Big South |
| 14th | 428 | — | 6s/6f | Tarleton State |
South Central rank: 9 |
WAC |
| 15th | 444 | — | 7s/6f | #5 Oklahoma City | NAIA | |
| 16th | 456 | — | 7s/7f | North Texas |
South Central rank: 10 |
American |
| 17th | 457 | — | 7s/6f | Sam Houston State |
South Central rank: 11 |
Conference USA |
| 18th | 496 | — | 7s/7f | Rice |
South Central rank: 12 |
American |
| 19th | 515 | — | 7s/7f | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
South Central rank: 13 |
Southland |
| 20th | 554 | — | 7s/7f | Lamar |
South Central rank: 14 |
Southland |
| 21st | 563 | — | 7s/7f | North Dakota |
Midwest |
Summit League |
| 22nd | 564 | — | 6s/5f | Houston |
South Central rank: 15 |
Big 12 |
| 23rd | 584 | — | 6s/6f | New Mexico State |
Mountain rank: 15 |
Conference USA |
| 24th | 649 | — | 7s/7f | Central Arkansas |
South Central |
ASUN |
| 25th | 656 | — | 7s/7f | Texas State |
South Central |
Sun Belt |
| 26th | 674 | — | 6s/6f | UT Arlington |
South Central |
WAC |
| 27th | 706 | — | 5s/5f | ABILENE CHRISTIAN |
South Central |
WAC |
| 28th | 729 | — | 7s/7f | Louisiana |
South Central |
Sun Belt |
| 29th | 752 | — | 6s/6f | Baylor |
South Central |
Big 12 |
| 30th | 853 | — | 6s/6f | Mercer |
South |
SoCon |
| 31st | 892 | — | 7s/7f | Arizona State |
West |
Big 12 |
| 32nd | 908 | — | 7s/7f | McNeese State |
South Central |
Southland |
| 33rd | 918 | — | 7s/7f | UTEP |
Mountain |
Conference USA |
| 34th | 960 | — | 5s/5f | New Orleans |
South Central |
Southland |
| 35th | 972 | — | 6s/6f | Houston Christian |
South Central |
Southland |
| 36th | 1060 | — | 7s/7f | UTSA |
South Central |
American |
| 37th | 1214 | — | 6s/6f | Nicholls |
South Central |
Southland |
| 38th | 1235 | — | 5s/5f | Texas A&M-Texarkana | NAIA | |
September 27
Gans Creek Classic
Columbia, Mo. * Gans Creek Cross Country Course (host: Missouri)
8.0k (4.9M)
8.0k (4.9M)
Abilene Christian Starters
| Squad Place |
Overall Place |
Athlete | Year | Time | Points | Team Gap |
Rolling Avg |
1 | 32nd | Andruw VILLA | FR | 23:56.1 | 31 | — | — | 2 | 205th | Mikhail FORTNER | SO | 25:28.8 | 179 | — | — | 3 | 206th | Mark BARAJAS | FR | 25:28.8 | 180 | — | — | 4 | 207th | Jacob RUSSELL | JR | 25:28.9 | 181 | — | — | 5 | 209th | Zachary MARTIN | SO | 25:29.8 | 182 | — | — | 6 | 257th | Carlos CORTEZ | FR | 26:02.5 | (214) | — | — | 7 | 298th | Ethan RODRIGUEZ | FR | 26:51.4 | (239) | — | — |
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Team Scores
| Team Rank |
Score | 1-5 Gap |
TAP s/f |
Team | NCAA DI Region |
Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 31 | — | 7s/7f | #5 Stanford |
West rank: 1 |
ACC |
| 2nd | 163 | — | 6s/6f | Tennessee |
South rank: 2 |
SEC |
| 3rd | 167 | — | 7s/7f | Auburn |
South rank: 6 |
SEC |
| 4th | 180 | — | 7s/7f | Missouri |
Midwest rank: 3 |
SEC |
| 5th | 185 | — | 6s/6f | Kentucky |
Southeast rank: 10 |
SEC |
| 6th | 213 | — | 7s/7f | Lipscomb |
South rank: 5 |
ASUN |
| 7th | 238 | — | 6s/6f | Ole Miss |
South rank: 4 |
SEC |
| 8th | 271 | — | 6s/6f | North Florida |
South rank: 9 |
ASUN |
| 9th | 280 | — | 6s/6f | Illinois State |
Midwest rank: 11 |
Missouri Valley |
| 10th | 291 | — | 7s/7f | Florida |
South rank: 10 |
SEC |
| 11th | 315 | — | 7s/7f | Georgia Tech |
South rank: 7 |
ACC |
| 12th | 334 | — | 6s/6f | Weber State |
Mountain rank: 12 |
Big Sky |
| 13th | 366 | — | 7s/7f | Iowa |
Midwest rank: 14 |
Big Ten |
| 14th | 471 | — | 6s/6f | Kansas |
Midwest rank: 10 |
Big 12 |
| 15th | 478 | — | 7s/6f | Middle Tennessee |
South rank: 8 |
Conference USA |
| 16th | 487 | — | 7s/7f | Rice |
South Central rank: 12 |
American |
| 17th | 510 | — | 6s/6f | Maine |
Northeast |
America East |
| 18th | 515 | — | 7s/7f | Creighton |
Midwest |
Big East |
| 19th | 569 | — | 7s/6f | Wichita State |
Midwest rank: 15 |
American |
| 20th | 572 | — | 7s/7f | South Dakota |
Midwest |
Summit League |
| 21st | 612 | — | 6s/6f | Southern Indiana |
Great Lakes |
OVC |
| 22nd | 644 | — | 6s/6f | Eastern Washington |
West |
Big Sky |
| 23rd | 669 | — | 6s/6f | UC San Diego |
West |
Big West |
| 24th | 680 | — | 7s/7f | Southeast Missouri |
Midwest |
OVC |
| 25th | 683 | — | 7s/7f | UT Martin |
South |
OVC |
| 26th | 707 | — | 7s/7f | Saint Louis |
Midwest |
Atlantic 10 |
| 27th | 718 | — | 7s/7f | North Alabama |
South |
ASUN |
| 28th | 724 | — | 7s/7f | Kansas State |
Midwest |
Big 12 |
| 29th | 753 | — | 6s/6f | ABILENE CHRISTIAN |
South Central |
WAC |
| 30th | 759 | — | 7s/7f | Central Arkansas |
South Central |
ASUN |
| 31st | 766 | — | 7s/7f | Northern Iowa |
Midwest |
Missouri Valley |
| 32nd | 921 | — | 7s/6f | Valparaiso |
Great Lakes |
Missouri Valley |
| 33rd | 951 | — | 6s/6f | Baylor |
South Central |
Big 12 |
| 34th | 1063 | — | 7s/7f | SIUE |
Midwest |
OVC |
| 35th | 1067 | — | 5s/5f | Southern Illinois |
Midwest |
Missouri Valley |
| 36th | 1107 | — | 5s/5f | Kansas City |
Midwest |
Summit League |
| DNF | 5s/4f | — | 5s/4f | UCLA |
West |
Big Ten |
September 7
Gerald Ritchey Invitational
Grand Prairie, Texas * Lynn Creek Park (host: UT Arlington)
5.0k (3.1M)
5.0k (3.1M)
Abilene Christian Starters
| Squad Place |
Overall Place |
Athlete | Year | Time | Points | Team Gap |
Rolling Avg |
1 | 3rd | Andruw VILLA | FR | 14:58.6 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 13th | Mark BARAJAS | FR | 15:20.0 | 12 | — | — | 3 | 17th | Carlos CORTEZ | FR | 15:24.9 | 14 | — | — | 4 | 22nd | Zachary MARTIN | SO | 15:32.1 | 18 | — | — | 5 | 23rd | Mikhail FORTNER | SO | 15:32.6 | 19 | — | — | 6 | 25th | Jacob RUSSELL | JR | 15:38.5 | (20) | — | — | 7 | 34th | Austin ROBERTS | FR | 16:03.8 | (24) | — | — | 8 | 39th | John (JP) TROOK | SO | 16:21.4 | — | — |
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August 30
Naimadu Collegiate Classic
Abilene, Texas * Abilene Christian Cross Country Course (host: Abilene Christian)
6.0k (3.7M)
6.0k (3.7M)
Abilene Christian Starters
| Squad Place |
Overall Place |
Athlete | Year | Time | Points | Team Gap |
Rolling Avg |
1 | 2nd | Andruw VILLA | FR | 18:26.6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3rd | Zachary MARTIN | SO | 18:53.7 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5th | Mark BARAJAS | FR | 18:59.7 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 6th | Carlos CORTEZ | FR | 19:02.3 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 7th | Mikhail FORTNER | SO | 19:12.7 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 8th | Jacob RUSSELL | JR | 19:18.7 | (6) | — | — | 7 | 9th | Austin ROBERTS | FR | 19:25.5 | (7) | — | — | 8 | 11th | John (JP) TROOK | SO | 19:30.6 | — | — | 9 | 12th | Ethan RODRIGUEZ | FR | 19:31.3 | — | — |
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