COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Texas Southern University men's and women's cross country teams competed against a competitive field of collegiate programs Friday morning at the 2026 Arturo Barrios Invitational, hosted by Texas A&M at the Dale Watts Cross Country Course.
The Tigers' men's team totaled 938 points in the 8-kilometer race, while the women's team scored 1,275 points in the 6-kilometer competition.
Texas Southern's men completed the race with a combined time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 4 seconds, averaging 25:36 across their five scoring runners.
The meet provided Texas Southern an opportunity to compete against a deep field of collegiate runners as the Tigers continued their 2026 cross country campaign. Senior Alyvia Brown led the Texas Southern women with a time of 21:38.6 as her mark ranks as the op 6K time in the SWAC. Sophomore Katherine Canchola followed with a time of 22:28.0, while sophomore Stacy Guerrero finished in 22:34.7.
Sophomore Kamara Bradley completed the course in 25:19.3, while senior Jessica Williams rounded out the Tigers' scoring five with a time of 26:38.7.
On the men's side, junior Jaxson Artisst paced the Tigers with a run of 24:44.7 to run the SWAC's third-fastest 8k time. Senior Jeremiah Barrera was the next Texas Southern runner across the finish line, running 25:37.2. Freshman Leonardo Campos followed closely behind, finishing in 25:41.4. Junior Manuel Garza clocked 25:54.5, while junior Roberto Rodriguez completed the scoring five with a time of 26:07.2.
TSU turns its attention postseason as they'll compete at the 2026 SWAC Championships in Tallahassee, Fla. the last week of October.
