LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Time to run for a title.
 
The Aggie men's and women's cross country teams head to the Western Athletic Conference Championships this weekend in Kansas City, Mo. The men's 8k begins at 9 a.m. MT, and the women's 6k gets going at 10 a.m. MT Saturday, Nov. 2, at Swope Park.
 
TITLE TALK
NM State and the eight other WAC members – California Baptist, CSU Bakersfield, Chicago State, Grand Canyon, Kansas City, Seattle U, UTRGV and Utah Valley – will compete for this year's title.

The Aggie women finished fourth at last season's WAC Championships, placing two competitors, including current-junior Jess Dominguez, on the All-WAC Second Team. The men, meanwhile, took seventh a year ago, led by then-senior Abel Ketema's top-20 finish.
 
THE AGGIES
NM State shined in its final tune-up for the WAC Championships earlier this month, as both the men's and women's squads grabbed top-three overall team finishes at the Highlander Invitational in Riverside, Calif. The women placed second in the 6k run, while the men took third in the 8k race.
 
Sophomore Richelle Sandin was the top finisher for the women's team, coming in sixth overall with a time of 21:00.26. Freshman Maggie Gibbs and senior Ocean Stevens cracked the top 20, as well, coming in 16^th (21:36.37) and 18^th (21:38.19), respectively.
 
On the men's side, junior Michael Kirwa placed seventh overall with a time of 24:25.61. Senior Iley Bruce also finished in the top 20, taking 15^th with a time of 24:46.01.
 
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COMPETITORS
Men's 8k
Iley Bruce
Matt Goddard
Dylan Godfrey
Anekin Hetman
Abel Ketema
Michael Kirwa
James McLain
Anthony Molina
Jose Silva

Women's 6k
Anisa Burciaga
Jess Dominguez
Sheyenne Drake
Maggie Gibbs
Mia Regan
Michaela Romero
Richelle Sandin
Ocean Stevens
Emily Stutesman