GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS (Oct. 5, 2024) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's cross-country team placed 13th out of 41 teams in the DBU Old Glory Gallop event sponsored by Dallas Baptist University.  Participants in the event were from a variety of NCAA D1, D2 and D3 schools, as well as a few NAIA and NJCAA schools.

Head Coach Brett Charlton commented, "The men had their best meet of the season. Finishing 13th out of 41 teams was incredible. They finished as the top NAIA school in the contest. The freshman Isai Moran led the way with a 44th place finish out of 402 runners. Coach Jose Zarate has them firing on all cylinders and running at a very high level at the moment. We are hoping with the momentum we have, it will help make a strong push and hopefully lead us to our highest finish in school history at the national meet."

Winning the event was East Central, followed by Cal Poly Pomona, Western New Mexico, Dallas Baptist, MSU Denver, Texas State, UT-Tyler, Trinity, Texas A&M International, Ouachita Baptist, Cameron, St. Edwards and OLLU. Following OLLU were Southern Arkansas, UT-Dallas, Texas Southern, Ranger, Southwestern, Lubbock Christian, Hill, McMurry, Blinn, North Central Texas, Texarkana, Texas Lutheran, Prairie View, New Mexico Highlands, Mid-America Christian, Western Texas College, Oklahoma Christian, Concordia, Jacksonville, UMHB, Nelson, Dallas, Hardin-Simmons, Murray State, Schreiner, UNT-Dallas, Wiley and Arkansas Monticello.

Isai Moran led the Saints with a 25:20 in the 8K for 44th place out of 402 runners. He was followed by Sabastian Moreno with a time of 25:50, followed by Joseph Gonzalez at 26:02, Jayden Turrubiates at 26:18, JoseCarlos Hernandez at 26:23, Kruz Malesich at 26:46 and Tony Favella at 26:53.

What's next

The Saints will host the OLLU Cross-Country Invite at Windcrest Golf Course in Windcrest, Texas, on Oct. 12.