Athletic Report
October 19, 1998

CROSS COUNTRY (LSC MEET IS NEXT)
The Eastern New Mexico cross country teams will compete at the Lone Star Conference Cross Country Meet this Saturday (Oct. 24) at Texas A&M-Kingsville. Men’s teams will run an 8K race, and women’s teams will run a 6K race. Last year, Abilene Christian swept the men’s and women’s titles.

Eastern’s top threat on the men’s team is Hawk Harris (Jr., Hobbs, NM/Hobbs H.S.), who set a season personal best of 28:40.09 in an 8K race at Texas Tech. Other top runners on the men’s team are junior Henry Varela (Pecos, TX/Pecos H.S.), and sophomore Juan Castanon (Carlsbad, NM/Carlsbad H.S.).

The top runner on the women’s team is Mindy Clark (So., Carlsbad, NM/Carlsbad H.S.). She finished a 6K race against West Texas A&M in 27:39.27 on Sept. 26. Eastern’s other key runners are Jennifer Voris (So., Albuquerque, NM/Eldorado H.S.), Veronica Samaniego (Jr., Sonora, TX/Sonora H.S.) and Michele Rice (Fr., Carlsbad, NM/Carlsbad H.S.).