25-26 Director's Cup Thread

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Perhaps we have our answer about the soccer team after the big Vanderbilt victory as they turn around and drop the rivalry game 1-0 against a very beatable A&M team.

Today is Ange Kelly's birthday by the way!

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https://texaslonghorns.com/news/2025/9/30/track-field-cross-country-cross-country-preview-chile-pepper-invitational

We will know a lot more about the CC teams after this weekend. First meet with some legit D1 competition and the first meet where the Texas teams will be at full strength. There will be a few season debuts for returning athletes as well as some grad transfers.

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23 hours ago, DirectorsCupUpdates said:

https://texaslonghorns.com/news/2025/9/30/track-field-cross-country-cross-country-preview-chile-pepper-invitational

We will know a lot more about the CC teams after this weekend. First meet with some legit D1 competition and the first meet where the Texas teams will be at full strength. There will be a few season debuts for returning athletes as well as some grad transfers.

The men have finished in what is essentially a head to head Texas vs Arkansas with a handful of other small division schools mixed in. Texas got smoked by Arkansas, their top 4 runners finishing 1,2,4,5. Texas top 4 runners 7,9,10,11. Biggest problem I see is that Texas runners got beat not only by Arkansas but also runners from Oral Roberts and Northwest Missouri.

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14 minutes ago, DirectorsCupUpdates said:

The men have finished in what is essentially a head to head Texas vs Arkansas with a handful of other small division schools mixed in. Texas got smoked by Arkansas, their top 4 runners finishing 1,2,4,5. Texas top 4 runners 7,9,10,11. Biggest problem I see is that Texas runners got beat not only by Arkansas but also runners from Oral Roberts and Northwest Missouri.

Pretty encouraging results for the women who win the meet by knocking off Arkansas due to stronger depth. 

In CC, your top 5 runners are scored and while Arkansas' top 3 runners finished 1,4,5, their last two finishers were 38 and 72.

The top runner for Texas was Elizabeth Pickett in 3rd, followed by Isabel Conde De Frankenberg in 9th, Melody Espinoza in 13th, Syndi Wilkins in 17th and Lily Fawcett in 20th. 

Teams scores were 52 for Texas and 103 for Arkansas.

Will be interesting to see the updated USTFCCCA rankings on Tuesday. Texas women should move ahead of Arkansas. Tulane has been the number 1 team in the region and likely remains there.