BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Baylor cross country finalized their regular season schedule on Friday morning at the Dale Watts Cross Country Course for the Arturo Barrios Invitational. In one of the Bears' largest meets of the season, the women's squad was led by freshman Rosanna Pugh to a 34^th-place finish while senior Ryan Hodge led the men in 31^st place.
 
THE RUNDOWN
As has been the case in every meet this season, Hodge took the torch for BU and finished first in the men's 8,000 meters. His time of 24:11.3 put him 48^th in the field of 365 runners.
 
Following Hodge, junior Devin Duran was just over a minute back in 225^th place after 25:38.8. With nearly another minute passed, sophomore Caleb Ackman tabbed his spot in 261^st with Straton Miller in 276^th, Aiden Ramshaw in 287^th, Kanalu Wong in 347^th and Zach Zawatski in 358^th.
 
The women's race featured a new freshman getting the team's first-place nod, as Pugh improved on her 6,000-meter collegiate-best time by just under two minutes, crossing in 21:48.8 for 169^th.
 
Hayden Gold, no stranger to the front of the pack, took 202^nd in the race with a 22:05.4 and was followed by Jackie Addy in 238^th, Jordan Ledington in 253^rd, Alaina Zamorano in 314^th, Chloe Gangnath in 321^st, Abby Morris in 340^th and Kat Helmer in 369^th.
 
Every Bear in the women's race improved her time from the Gans Creek Classic 6,000 meters, while Ackman, Duran, and Hodge posted a quicker mark in the men's 8,000 meters.
 
UP NEXT
Baylor opens the postseason with the Big 12 Championships in Ames, Iowa on Oct. 28.
 
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