DALLAS –
UT Dallas earned the nod as favorites for the 2023 American Southwest Conference Men’s Cross Country championship in a vote by the league’s head coaches. The Comets tallied 78 points with six first-place votes. They finished second in the 2022 ASC Championships. UTD is led by 2022 individual medalist
Graeme Maclean, who was on the 2023 Runners to Watch list. The Comets will host the ASC Championship on October 28.
McMurry followed in second place with 68 points and claimed the remaining three top votes. The War Hawks captured the 2022 ASC title, which was their third overall and first since consecutive titles in 1999 and 2000.
LeTourneau followed in third with 60 points, while
Concordia Texas had 53 points for fourth.
East Texas Baptist (37),
Ozarks (34), and
Hardin-Simmons (33) fill in spots fifth through seventh and have a spread of four points.
Mary Hardin-Baylor (24) and
Sul Ross State (18) round out the group. Sul Ross State is eligible for postseason play due to cross country not having an automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division III Championship.
Coaches named 14 ASC Runners to Watch which in addition to Graeme includes: LeTourneau sophomore
David Dugan (Freshman of the Year) and East Texas Baptist junior
David Zepeda (Newcomer of the Year) that earned major conference awards at the 2022 championship. Six runners in this group earned ASC All-Conference in 2022.
The first meets of the fall season are slated for September 1 and 2.
2023 ASC Preseason Men’s Cross Country Poll
| Team (First Place Votes) |
Points |
2022 Championship Finish |
| 1. UT Dallas (6) |
78 |
2nd |
| 2. McMurry (3) |
68 |
1st |
| 3. LeTourneau |
60 |
3rd |
| 4. Concordia Texas |
53 |
4th |
| 5. East Texas Baptist |
37 |
7th |
| 6. Ozarks |
34 |
5th |
| 7. Hardin-Simmons |
33 |
6th |
| 8. Mary Hardin-Baylor |
24 |
8th |
| 9. Sul Ross State |
18 |
9th |
2023 Runners to Watch
| Name |
Cl. |
Team |
Hometown |
| Latrell Bowen |
Sr.. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Washington D.C. |
| Noah Mink |
Jr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Angleton, Texas |
| David Dugan * F |
So. |
LeTourneau |
Lake Oswego, Ore. |
| Logan Farris |
Jr. |
Sul Ross State |
Converse, Texas |
| Zachary Johnson |
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
Wichita, Kan. |
| Kamron Loera * |
Jr. |
Concordia Texas |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Graeme Maclean * |
Jr. |
UT Dallas |
Fairview, Texas |
| Zach Mitchell * M |
Sr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Mansfield, Texas |
| Walker Reeves |
Jr. |
LeTourneau |
Cushing, Texas |
| Daniel Sanderson |
So. |
Ozarks |
Clarksville, Ark. |
| Gabriel Sanchez * |
Jr. |
McMurry |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Ethan Turner * |
Jr. |
McMurry |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Andrew Young |
So. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Tokay, Calif. |
| Daniel Zepeda N |
Jr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Eagle Lake, Texas |
2022 All-Conference *
2022 Individual Medalist of the Year M
2022 Freshman of the Year F
2022 Newcomer of the Year N