Hardin-Simmons Claims Second Women's XC Title

10/27/2018 2:26:48 PM

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ABILENE, Texas – Hardin-Simmons won the 2018 American Southwest Conference Women's Cross Country Championship, its second in school history and first since 2010, at the ACU Cross Country Course on Saturday.

LeTourneau junior Alexis Segura was the indvidual medalist, winning the 6,000-meter race in a time of 23:51.24. She becomes the second YellowJacket to win the ASC individual title, joining Nicole Leman in 2012.

HSU scored 56 points, placing four runners in the top 16. They held off McMurry (80), UT Dallas (84) and LeTourneau (90) for the top four team spots.

For their winning efforts, Cowgirl head coach Zach Leggett and assistant Derek Footer were named the Coaching Staff of the Year.

UMHB junior Caroline Vining was the runner-up with a time of 24:14.00 and earned Newcomer of the Year honors. Freshman of the Year went to East Texas Baptist's Almalisseth Rodriguez, who placed 11th overall with a time of 25:39.45.

Concordia Texas senior Emily Villines was selected as the Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year. She also placed sixth among scoring runners with a time of 25:05.03 and earned All-ASC First Team honors for the fourth ttime, becoming just the fourth woman in conference history to do so.

Also earning First Team All-Conference honors as part of the top seven individual scorers were - Hannah Smith of Ozarks (3rd, 24:21.63), Sydney Tencate of Hardin-Simmons (4th, 24:38.32), Hollee Ratliff of UT Dallas (5th, 25:00.46) and Yadira Loera of Hardin-Simmons (7th, 25:10.19).

Interview with Alexis Segura

Team Scores

1. Hardin-Simmons	56
2. McMurry	80
3. UT Dallas	84
4. LeTourneau	90
5. East Texas Baptist	113
6. Mary Hardin-Baylor	151
7. Concordia Texas	170
8. Ozarks	179
9. Sul Ross State	220
10. Belhaven	256
Louisiana College	IND
UT Tyler	NST

2018 ASC Women's All-Conference Awards
Individual Medalist: Alexis Segura, LeTourneau
Freshman of the Year: Almalisseth Rodriguez, East Texas Baptist
Newcomer of the Year: Caroline Vining, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Coaching Staff of the Year: Hardin-Simmons (Zach Leggett - Head Coach/ Derek Footer - Assistant)
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Emily Villnes, Concordia Texas

First Team
Alexis Segura, Jr., LeTourneau
Caroline Vining, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Hannah Smith, Sr., Ozarks
Sydney Tencate, Jr., Hardin-Simmons
Hollee Ratliff, Jr., UT Dallas
Emily Villines, Sr., Concordia Texas
Yadira Loera, So., Hardin-Simmons

Second Team
Melissa Kidder, Sr., East Texas Baptist
Almalisseth Rodriguez, Fr., East Texas Baptist
Veronica Ritz, Fr., Hardin-Simmons
Logan Parish, Fr., LeTourneau
Tiffany Cox, So., McMurry
Brittany Acosta, Fr., Hardin-Simmons
Katherine Merola, So., UT Dallas

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