UT Dallas Women Win First ASC Cross Country Championship

The UT Dallas women's team won the first ASC Cross Country championship in team history.

10/29/2016 3:32:58 PM

Meet Results | History
Medalist Interview | Lindsey Rayborn, UTD

AUSTIN – The UT Dallas women's cross country team won its first American Southwest Conference Cross Country Championship Saturday (Oct. 29), placing runners first and second at the league's meet held on the Spicewood Course at the Balcones Country Club and hosted by Concordia University Texas.

Junior Lindsey Rayborn broke 23 minutes for the first time in her career as she won the 6k race in a time of 22:59, becoming the first Comet, male or female, to win the ASC individual title. Freshman Hollis Ratliff finished one second behind Rayborn for second place at 23:00, earning ASC Freshman of the Year honors. Junior Samantha Tschirhart rounded out the Comets in the top-10 in eighth place with a time of 24:07.

The Comets finished with 42 points, outdistancing second place McMurry (73) by 29 points. Three-time defending champion UT Tyler placed third with 88 points.

Rayborn and Ratliff were each honored as first team All-ASC selections with their performances while Tschirhart and senior Mallory Bing earned second team honors. Bing finished 12th with a time of 24:46. Sara Hartke rounded out the Comets' top five in 18th place at 25:18 while Sam Hartke placed 20th at 25:35.

First-year UTD head coach Rayn House was named the ASC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year.

Shelby Spencer of East Texas Baptist received the Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year Award. Newcomer of the Year honors went to Sydney Tencate of Hardin-Simmons.

Team Scores

1. UT Dallas	42
2. McMurry	73
3. UT Tyler	88
4. LeTourneau	137
5. East Texas Baptist	154
6. Ozarks	173
7. Hardin-Simmons	184
8. Concordia Texas	191
9. Sul Ross State	247
10. Louisiana College	283
11. Belhaven	DNS

2016 ASC Women's All-Conference Awards
Individual Champion: Lindsey Rayborn, UT Dallas
Freshman of the Year: Hollis Ratliff, UT Dallas
Newcomer of the Year: Sydney Tencate, Hardin-Simmons
Coach of the Year: Rayn House, UT Dallas
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Shelby Spencer, East Texas Baptist

First Team
Lindsey Rayborn, UT Dallas
Hollis Ratliff, UT Dallas
Kirsten DeFrance, McMurry
Sydney Tencate, Hardin-Simmons
Emily Villines, Concordia Texas
Alexis Segura, LeTourneau
Shelby Taylor, East Texas Baptist

Second Team
Rachel Willis, UT Tyler
Samantha Tschirhart, UT Dallas
Elisa Hamm, LeTourneau
Mallory Bing, UT Dallas
Kim Fritz, McMurry
Holly Nohavitza, UT Tyler
Sadie Dolbear-Craven, McMurry

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