Richardson, Texas-The 2012 American Southwest Conference Cross Country Championships are set for Saturday (Oct. 27), hosted by Mississippi College at Choctaw Trails in Clinton, Miss.
The women will run a 6K and begin at 8:30 a.m., while the men will compete in an 8K with a start time of 9:15 a.m.
“The weather is going to be great on Saturday morning for the ASC Cross Country Championships and the course is in great shape” Mississippi College head coach Butch Ard said. “So it should be a great day for fast times and great competition.”
The 13-team women’s field consists of Concordia Texas, East Texas Baptist, Hardin-Simmons, Howard Payne, LeTourneau, Louisiana College, Mississippi College, Ozarks, Schreiner, Sul Ross State, Texas-Dallas, Texas-Tyler and Texas Lutheran. Concordia Texas is the defending conference champion, coming off its first title in program history. Now graduated Alaisha Guerra of former league member McMurry won the individual crown last year with a 6K mark of 23:54.18.
Concordia Texas, LeTourneau, Mississippi College and Texas-Tyler have all posted team wins this season. Mississippi College senior Jennifer Cooper owns the conference’s top time in the 6K this year with a 22:43.30, edging sophomore teammate Meredith Johnson’s mark of 23:02.50.
LeTourneau senior Nicole Leman has the ASC’s third-best 6K time with a 23:18.05, but is tops in all other distances (18:18.70 in 3-mile; 13:11.00 in 4K; and 19:12.00 in 5K).
The 12-team men’s field will be composed of Concordia Texas, East Texas Baptist, Hardin-Simmons, Howard Payne, LeTourneau, Louisiana College, Mississippi College, Ozarks, Schreiner, Sul Ross State, Texas-Dallas and Texas-Tyler. UT Tyler is the two-time defending champion and has won six of the last seven conference titles. UT Tyler’s Ross Renfroe won the individual crown last year with an 8K time of 25:42.30, but has since graduated.
LeTourneau and UT Tyler have each posted team wins this season.
Mississippi College senior Tino Gonzalez holds the ASC’s top time in the 8K this season with a 26:42.04, just ahead of junior Nick Huff (26:45.80) and senior Will Krogman (26:55.00) of UT Tyler. Owners of top times in other distances include: LeTourneau sophomore Peter Martin (16:07.40 in 3-mile and 20:49.00 in 4-mile); Hardin-Simmons freshman Chad Cotton (16:21.27 in 5K); and Texas-Dallas junior Jordan Newcomer (37:55.80 in 10K).
Championship Program: http://eagles.ozarks.edu/ccountry/program12.pdf
Men’s 8K Map
http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=322886
Women’s 6K Map
http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=2699
NOTES: Free admission. . . . The awards presentation will begin at approximately 10 a.m. . . . The last time Mississippi College served as the host of the ASC Championships was in 2009. Its men hoisted the team trophy that year . . . Mississippi College has won the most combined ASC cross country team (15) and individual (14) titles. . . . These will be the first conference championships awarded by the ASC for the 2012-13 academic year. . . . The NCAA Division III Cross Country South/Southeast Regional Championships, which are open meets, will be Nov. 10 at Nash Farm Battlefield in Atlanta, Ga., hosted by Emory University. The national championship races will be Nov. 17 at LaVerne Gibson Course in Terre Haute, Ind.. . . . To talk about/follow the ASC Cross Country Championships on Twitter, use the hashtag #ASCcc.
2012 ASC TOP TIMES
MEN
3-Mile
16:07.40 – Peter Martin, LeTourneau
16:17.10 – David Dorantes, LeTourneau
16:28.50 – Melvin Jones, East Texas Baptist 5K
16:21.27 – Chad Caton, Hardin-Simmons
16:23.82 – Nicklas Huff, Texas-Tyler
16:34.00 – Peter Martin, LeTourneau
4-Mile
20:49.00 – Peter Martin, LeTourneau
21:27.00 – Jason Saler, LeTourneau
21:59.00 – Chad Caton, Hardin-Simmons
8K*
26:42.04 – Tino Gonzalez, Mississippi College
26:45.80 – Nicklas Huff, Texas-Tyler
26:55.00 – Will Krogman, Texas-Tyler
10K
37:55.80 – Jordan Newcomer, Texas-Dallas
39:43.20 – Clay Howell, Texas-Dallas
39:55.23 – Mohammad Nourani, Texas-Dallas
*ASC meet distance
WOMEN
3-MILE
18:18.70 – Nicole Leman, LeTourneau
19:39.00 – Megan Wagenaar, Concordia Texas
19:55.00 – Maegan Leider, Concordia Texas 4K
13:11.00 – Nicole Leman, LeTourneau
15:55.00 – Chelsea Stephens, LeTourneau
16:27.00 – Keelin Treacy, Texas Lutheran 5K
19:12.00 – Nicole Leman, LeTourneau
19:13.72 – Megan Wagenaar, Concordia Texas
19:18.38 – Jennifer Cooper, Mississippi College
6K*
22:43.30 – Jennifer Cooper, Mississippi College
23:02.50 – Meredith Johnson, Mississippi College
23:18.05 – Nicole Leman, LeTourneau
*ASC meet distance
ALL-TIME ASC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS TEAM
Men
1996 Ozarks
1997 Mississippi College
1998 Mississippi College
1999 McMurry
2000 McMurry
2001 Mississippi College
2002 Mississippi College
2003 Mississippi College
2004 Mississippi College
2005 Texas-Tyler
2006 Texas-Tyler
2007 Texas-Tyler
2008 Texas-Tyler
2009 Mississippi College
2010 Texas-Tyler
2011 Texas-Tyler
Women
1996 Austin College
1997 Mississippi College
1998 Mississippi College
1999 Mississippi College
2000 Mississippi College
2001 Mississippi College
2002 Texas Lutheran
2003 Texas Lutheran
2004 Texas Lutheran
2005 Mississippi College
2006 McMurry
2007 Mississippi College
2008 Mississippi College
2009 Texas-Tyler
2010 Hardin-Simmons
2011 Concordia Texas
INDIVIDUALS
Men
1996 Mitchell Wolowicz, McMurry (24:40.5 – 5 mile)
1997 Seth Jones, Mississippi College (31:54.00 – 8K)
1998 David Chandler, McMurry (27:17.70 – 8K)
1999 Tom Hanes, Mississippi College (26:56.20 – 8K)
2000 David Chandler, McMurry (27:31.00 – 8K)
2001 Justin Jernigan, Mississippi College (26:55.38 – 8K)
2002 Braegan Enright, McMurry (27:23.00 – 8K)
2003 Justin Rogers, Mississippi College (27:40.96 – 8K)
2004 Mathew Manning, Mississippi College (27:37.00 – 8K)
2005 Mathew Manning, Mississippi College (25:50.46 – 8K)
2006 Ben Donnan, Texas-Tyler (26:16.00 – 8K)
2007 Ben Donnan, Texas-Tyler (25:46.34 – 8K)
2008 Warren Brown, Texas-Tyler (26:06 – 8K)
2009 Tino Gonzalez, Mississippi College (28:02.32 – 8K)
2010 Jeff Chandler, Texas-Tyler (26:20.00 – 8K)
2011 Ross Renfroe, Texas-Tyler (25:42.30 – 8K)
Women
1996 Alisha Rygh, Howard Payne (20:25.00 – 5K)
1997 Julie Schmidt, Mississippi College (23:31.00 – 5K)
1998 Sheila Hynum, Mississippi College (19:40.33 – 5K)
1999 Sheila Hynum, Mississippi College (21:07.10 – 5K)
2000 Nicole Hollifield, Mississippi College (19:29.00 – 5K)
2001 Nicole Hollifield, Mississippi College (19:07.64 – 5K)
2002 Amanda Ward, McMurry (24:50.00 – 6K)
2003 Samara Williams, Texas Lutheran (24:19.89 – 6K)
2004 Samara Williams, Texas Lutheran (24:44.00 – 6K)
2005 Rachel Hardin, Mississippi College (24:09.78 – 6K)
2006 Carla Lewis, McMurry (24:11.00 – 6K)
2007 Magan Saenz, Texas Lutheran (24:16.65 – 6K)
2008 Kellie Kirby, Mississippi College (24:36.60 – 6K)
2009 Carla Lewis, McMurry (25:01.52 – 6K)
2010 Lindsey Hinton, Hardin-Simmons (23:14.00 – 6K)
2011 Alaisha Guerra, McMurry (23:54.18 – 6K)
Topics: Athletics