Both the Houston men’s and women’s cross country teams had a strong showing at the 45th Annual Rice Invitational Friday, highlighted by junior Darby Gauntt and senior Maddy Castleberry posting top-three finishes in the women’s 4,000 meters.
Gauntt finished in second place in the 4,000 with a time of 13:55, followed immediately by Castleberry, who posted a time of 13:58.10. This was Castleberry’s second top-15 finish of the season.
In the men’s 6,000 meters, junior Brandon Seagreaves led the way finishing 13th overall with a time of 19:38.40.
Making a statement with his second top- 20 finish in as many weeks, Devin Vallejo-Bannister finished 16th (19:44.