UTRGV women’s cross country has two performances worth talking about after the Arturo Barrios Invitational. One runner made history. Another showed why her future could be pretty exciting. N Vanee Anchike stole the headlines in College Station, running a 20:51.0 in the women’s 6K to set a new UTRGV school record. The senior broke Mercy Chelangat’s previous mark of 20:53.0, which had stood since 2018. She also improved her own personal best by more than 24 seconds. That’s a se

UTRGV men’s cross country made progress last season. The Vaqueros finished fifth at the Southland Conference Championships, their best conference finish in five years, with five runners setting personal bests. Now two of their top three finishers from that race are gone. Who replaces those points? Saturday’s UIW Invitational gave us our first look — and the first Vaquero across the line was a freshman. Brock Morales led UTRGV in his collegiate debut, finishing 26th in approxi

UTRGV women’s cross country entered 2026 with something to build on. The Vaqueros finished third at the Southland Conference Championships last fall, their best conference finish in 15 years, and were picked third again in this year’s preseason poll. Then came the season opener. Kailey Salazar and Mia Picazo immediately gave us something to talk about. Salazar produced one of the fastest 5Ks in program history, while Picazo made a significant jump from where she started last