COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas Cross Country programs opened their 2020 season with victories in the Men's 8K and Women's 6K at the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Saturday. It marked UT's first competition Track and Field/Cross Country competition since Feb. 29, a span of 231 days, and first Cross Country race since last fall's NCAA Championships – 329 days ago.
In the Men's 8K, sophomore Haftu Knight earned his second-career win, completing the course in 23:52.1. The Longhorns had five of the top-six finishers, and 10 of the top-14, to pick up the team victory with an 18-point team effort.