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BROWNSVILLE, Texas \u2013 Texas Southmost College will host the NJCAA Region 14 Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31 at Brownsville Sports Park.<\/p>\n
For TSC Cross Country Head Coach Basilio Mendoza, hosting the championships gives the Scorpions a rare opportunity to race at home and welcome programs from across Texas to the Rio Grande Valley.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe keep driving and everywhere we go, it\u2019s at least four hours,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cWe wanted to bring them over here. We wanted to bring Blinn College, Jacksonville College and every other college here. We want to welcome them here.\u201d<\/p>\n
The TSC women enter the championships ranked No. 7 in the NJCAA Division II Women\u2019s National Coaches\u2019 Poll and feature two of Region 14\u2019s fastest runners this season.<\/p>\n
Sophomore Angela Soto has recorded the region\u2019s top time at 18 minutes, 41.20 seconds, while freshman Emily Ortiz ranks second at 18:44.60.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur men and women are going to shoot for the double championship,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be tough. The girls have a good shot. For the guys, it\u2019ll be a dogfight with Blinn College.\u201d<\/p>\n
The TSC men enter the championships ranked No. 20 in the NJCAA Division II Men\u2019s National Coaches\u2019 Poll. Sophomore Ubaldo Flores has recorded the sixth-fastest time in Region 14 at 25:39.60.<\/p>\n
With runners from across the Rio Grande Valley competing for TSC, Mendoza hopes the championships will draw support from the college community as well as local runners, high school athletes and coaches.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to welcome everybody,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cWe got kids from Brownsville, the Mid-Valley, Upper Valley and Lower Valley here in one spot. We\u2019re hoping high school coaches come cheer us and the schools bring their kids to see their friends run against big-time schools.\u201d<\/p>\n
Admission to the NJCAA Region 14 Cross Country Championships is free. The women\u2019s 5K race will start at 8:30 a.m. The men\u2019s 8K race will get underway at 9 a.m.<\/p>\n
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