Results
Photos (Women's 6K)
ABILENE, Texas –
McMurry secured its third consecutive league title, the latest being the 2023 American Southwest Conference Women’s Cross Country Championship, on Saturday. The War Hawks have now won four conference titles (2006, 2021, 2022, 2023) and have finished in the top 3 in 23 total ASC Women’s Cross Country Championships. This is the 28th ASC Women’s Cross Country Championship and was held at ACU Cross Country Course in Abilene, Texas, after weather in DFW made the original course unable to be used.
Hardin-Simmons junior
Kylah Holland defended her individual medalist title, becoming the sixth student-athlete to achieve the feat and first since Lindsey Rayborn did it in 2016 and 2017 for UT Dallas. Holland also shattered the 6k ASC Championship Record with a time of 22:06.8, which surpassed Sydney Tenacate from HSU in 2019 (22:29.9). Holland is the third individual medalist all-time for the Cowgirls and this is the fourth season that a member of that team has won.
McMurry placed a quartet inside the top-14 individual standings.
Mary Hardin-Baylor came in second place with 62 points, which is the third straight year to finish in that slot since winning in 2020-21.
East Texas Baptist came in third place with 74 points and cap the same top trio in team standings from a year ago.
Ozarks junior
Chloe Weathers earned ASC Newcomer of the Year and was second individually with a time of 23:12.1. Taking third was UT Dallas junior
Rebeca Betanzo with a time of 23:20.2. The top seven finishes were named ASC First Team All-Conference. Beyond the top trio are Mary Hardin-Baylor junior
Presley Wall (23:29.5), Mary Hardin-Baylor graduate student
Holly Dasher (23:46.5), UT Dallas junior
Sage Herrera (24:06.6), and McMurry sophomore
Chloe McLellan (24:06.6).
Seven individuals earned all-conference honors multiple years, headlined by Mary Hardin-Baylor graduate student
Holly Dasher earning the honor a fifth time.
Team Scores
| 1. McMurry |
57 |
| 2. Mary Hardin-Baylor |
62 |
| 3. East Texas Baptist |
74 |
| 4. UT Dallas |
75 |
| 5. Hardin-Simmons |
114 |
| 6. LeTourneau |
179 |
| 7. Ozarks |
180 |
| 8. Concordia Texas |
207 |
| - Sul Ross St. |
250 |
2023 ASC Women’s Cross Country Individual Awards
Individual Medalist: Kylah Holland, Hardin-Simmons (6K ASC Record)
Freshman of the Year: Anna Dinaso, McMurry
Newcomer of the Year: Chloe Weathers, Ozarks
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Alayna Galloway
Coaching Staff of the Year: McMurry
(Corey Koch – Head Coach)
All-Conference
(First Team)
Kylah Holland, Jr., Hardin-Simmons
2
Chloe Weathers, Jr., Ozarks
Rebeca Betanzo, Jr, UT Dallas
3
Presley Wall, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Holly Dasher, Gr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
5
Madylin “Sage” Herrera, Jr., UT Dallas
3
Chloe McLellan, So., McMurry
2
(Second Team)
Phoebe Dunham, So., East Texas Baptist
2
Savanna Danner, So., McMurry
Anna Dinaso, Fr., McMurry
Danna Requena, Fr., East Texas Baptist
Scarlett Perez, Jr., East Texas Baptist
3
Hope Greenwald, So., LeTourneau
Ashley Shea, So., McMurry
5 Five-time All-Conference
3 Three-time All-Conference
2 Two-time All-Conference