Men's cross country takes third
The team had a score of 62, finishing behind host University of Texas-San Antonio and Southwest Texas State University.
Seniors Jeff Lewis and Luis Armenteros finished sixth and seventh respectively to lead the Owl contingent.
Freshman Jeff Edmonds ran his best race so far this season to finish 10th overall, giving the team an extra boost.
Rounding out Rice's top eight were freshman Stormy Suberveille, junior Daniel Brooks, junior Jamie deMahy, junior Adam Reiser and freshman Ray Castillo in 19th, 20th, 26th and 27th and 28th places respectively.
"Our top three guys ran great," said coach John Warren.
"Both the Jeff's can run even better if they get out quicker and run a smarter race. They're certainly fit enough."
Edmonds looked at the race as a personal breakthrough.
"I'm finally learning how to race at five miles," he said. "The training we've done is starting to pay off."
Edmonds' best races in high school averaged out to about 5:10 per mile over three miles.
He ran at about 5:07 per mile for this five-mile race.
During the first mile of the race, deMahy twisted his ankle, causing him to fall back in the pack.
"The ankle probably cost Jamie about 10 to 15 seconds per mile," said Warren.
The Owls could have finished second if not for the injury.
DeMahy appears to show no lingering affects of the injury and should be fine to run for the rest of the season.
Warren was also pleased with Suberveille's and Brook's performances.
He said, "Suberveille is someone who could really help us later in the season, and Brooks is running great for a half miler getting ready for track."
Brooks ran a personal record for five miles, beating his previous best by over three minutes.
He said, "Stormy, Ray and I ran as a pack and really worked together."
Castillo reiterated these sentiments, saying Brooks really helped him to pass people during the race. Like Brooks, Castillo is also using the cross country season to prepare for track.
The team will next run at the Texas A&M Invitational on Oct. 14 in College Station.
The meet is important as the team will be facing some strong conference teams for the first time this season.
This item appeared in the Sports section of the October 6, 1995 issue.
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