GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas -- Midwestern State harriers combined for seven personal bests on the way to a sixth-place team finish in the Dallas Baptist Old Glory Gallop Saturday morning at Lynn Creek Park.

Midwestern State amassed 174 points to finish behind DBU (16), Oklahoma Baptist (97), East Central (Okla.) (100), Harding (Ark.) (137), and Texas State (167).

Sophomore Ella Pando finished as MSU's front runner for the third time this season and for the sixth time in her last eight events. The Weatherford native placed 23rd by covering the 5K course in 18:31.60.

The time ranks 10th on the program's all-time performance list at the 5,000-meter distance and is just the third Top 10 entry on the chart since 2014. Pando's time is the fastest for a Mustang since teammate Elizabeth Butzke paced an 18:30.40 at the Missouri Southern Stampede in 2022.

Fellow sophmore Mariana Sanchez came in 33rd with PR time of 18:49.00, which ranks 17th on MSU's all-time 5K performance list. The Imperial, Texas, native has recorded a team countable performance in all of 11 of her meet for the Maroon & Gold.

Sophomore Jadyn Dangerfield finished 37th with a time of 18:50.60, while junior Nathalia Escontrias took 42nd with a time of 18:52.50. Both times are PRS and rank 18th and 19th, respectively, on the program's all-time performance list.

Freshman Jaycee Lyons notched her fourth consecutive team countable showing, while setting a personal best 5K time of 19:03.60.

Junior Arianna Carballiera (19:34.60/79th) and freshman Jazira Perez (19:48.80/93rd) also set PRs, while Butzke finished 53rd with a time of 19:04.40.

Dallas Baptist's Lesli Salas claimed top individual honors with a time of 17:22.10.

Midwestern State also sent a partial squad to compete in the Greyhound Invitational to preview the Lone Star Conference Championship course on the Eastern New Mexico campus in Portales.

Sophomore Rosalene Reyes Perez finished fourth in the 6K event posting a time of 24:52.78, while sophomore Perla Flores was ninth in her first try at the distance with a time of 27:11.43.

Sophomore Lula Nolen (28:16.06) finished 13th, while freshman Bella Landrum (29:25.09) was 18th.

Midwestern State returns to Portales to compete in the Lone Star Conference Championship on October 21.

DBU Old Glory Gallop (5K)

Lynn Creek Park
Grand Prairie, Texas
Oct. 7, 2023

Team Standings

Pos	Team	Points
1	Dallas Bapitst	16
2	Oklahoma Baptist	97
3	East Central (Okla.)	100
4	Harding (Ark.)	137
5	Texas State	167
6	Midwestern State	174
7	Texas Wesleyan	278
8	Oklahoma Christian	294
9	Cameron	331
10	St. Edward's	338
11	Oklahoma City	340
12	UT Tyler	394
13	McMurry	396
14	North Central Texas	419
15	Mary Hardin-Baylor	429
16	UT Dallas	437
17	Newman (Kan.)	442
18	Southern Arkansas	447
19	Western New Mexico	448
20	Southeastern Oklahoma	469
21	Southern Nazarene	529
22	Hardin Simmons	573
23	Southwestern (Texas)	663
24	Central Oklahoma	671
25	Jacksonville College	673
26	Hill College	765
27	UT Permian Basin	803
28	Southwestern Oklahoma	829
29	Dallas	908
30	Concordia (Texas)	917
31	Sul Ross State	982
32	Arkansas-Monticello	986
33	UNT-Dallas	1025

 

MSU Individual Results

Pos	Student-Athlete	Time	Points
23	Ella Pando	18:31.60	23
33	Mariana Sanchez	18:49.00	31
37	Jadyn Dangerfield	18:50.60	35
42	Nathalia Escontrias	18:52.50	38
52	Jaycee Lyons	19:03.60	47
53	Elizabeth Butzke	19:04.40	48
79	Arianna Carballeira	19:34.60	70
93	Jazira Perez	19:48.80	---

Greyhound Invitational (6K)

ENMU Campus Course
Portales, New Mexico
Oct. 7, 2023

MSU Individual Results

Pos	Student-Athlete	Time	Points
4	Rosalene Reyes Perez	24:52.78	---
9	Perla Flores	27:11.43	---
13	Lula Nolen	28:16.06	---
18	Bella Landrum	29:25.09	---