BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – McNeese's Ryan McCarthy and Jeny Barcenas led the Cowboys and Cowgirls at Friday's Texas A&M Arturo Barrios Cross Country Invitational in the squad's final meet before the Oct. 31 Southland Conference Championships.
 
McCarthy finished 79^th overall out of 323 runners in the men's 8k race, clocking a 24:21.7 time to pace the Cowboys, who finished 24^th overall as a team. The time set a personal record for the sophomore. Owen Kirkland clocked a PR with a time of 26:30.2.
 
Barcenas was the top Cowgirl to cross the finish line, running a 21:47.3 6k race to finish 99^th out of 311 runners while the Cowgirls placed 26^th as a team. Three Cowgirls ran personal bests in the 6k race – Elsa Moore (22.26.7), Rylee Kai Challenor (23:23.9), and Darcey Tullis (26:12.7).
 
Texas A&M won the men's team title while Wake Forest won the women's.
 
Cowboys Results:
79, Ryan McCarthy, 24:21.7 (PR)
120, Gregory Martin, 24:49.9
188, Kevin Kimaiyo, 25:33.0
205, Sullivan Hanna, 25:48.9
251, Owen Kirkland, 26:30.2 (PR)
 
Cowgirl Results:
99, Jeny Barcenas, 21:47.3
159, Elsa Moore, 22:26.7 (PR)
163, Danielle Salinas, 22:29.9
222, Rylee Kai Challenor, 23:23.9 (PR)
244, Edyn Hill, 23:51.4
245, Sheila Kipruto, 23:51.8
291, Darcey Tullis, 26:12.7 (PR)