Texas Tech University Athletics
Friday, October 1
Fayetteville, AR
Texas Tech Athletics
at
Chile Pepper Festival
Cross Country Recap: Tech Wraps up Chile Pepper Festival Meet
October 01, 2021 | Cross Country
The Red Raiders will have one more meet before the Big 12 Championships take place
Fayetteville, Ark. – The Texas Tech cross country programs concluded its third regular season meet at the 33rd annual Chile Pepper Festival Friday evening at Agri Park.Â
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Halena Rahmaan paced the women's side coming in ninth overall as she shattered her previous 5K record of 18:05.6 with a time of 17:15.5 Friday evening. The previous mark also came at the Chile Pepper Festival back in 2019.
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Meanwhile on the men's side, freshman Thomas Velvin led the way finishing 58th with a time of 25:27.3. His season-best 8k mark was at the Cowboy Jamboree (26:29.1) which took place two weekends ago.Â
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Overall, the men's side place 14th while the women's team finished 15th.Â
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Up Next
Tech is back in action on Saturday, Oct. 16 at the Arturo Barrios Invitational hosted by Texas A&M.
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Halena Rahmaan paced the women's side coming in ninth overall as she shattered her previous 5K record of 18:05.6 with a time of 17:15.5 Friday evening. The previous mark also came at the Chile Pepper Festival back in 2019.
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Meanwhile on the men's side, freshman Thomas Velvin led the way finishing 58th with a time of 25:27.3. His season-best 8k mark was at the Cowboy Jamboree (26:29.1) which took place two weekends ago.Â
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Overall, the men's side place 14th while the women's team finished 15th.Â
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Up Next
Tech is back in action on Saturday, Oct. 16 at the Arturo Barrios Invitational hosted by Texas A&M.
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