AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS OF THE WEEK
Meets: September 8, 2023
 
Men’s Runner of the Week – Kamron Loera, Jr., Concordia Texas
Concordia Texas junior Kamron Loera (San Antonio, Texas) notched another Concordia Texas men's team record as he clocked in at 16:25.1 in the 5.2k race on Friday. In a race originally scheduled as a 6k, Loera earned an 11th-place finish and once again defeated numerous Division I representatives. The Tornados finished 10th as a team that raced against several in the field that were NCAA Division I and came in second among NCAA Division III teams.Loera has won the men's runner of the week award consecutive weeks. 
 
Women’s Runner of the Week – Ashley Rivera, Fr., Concordia Texas
Concordia Texas freshman Ashley Rivera (Garland, Texas) ran a 4k in the Rice Invitational last week. In her second collegiate race, Rivera placed 65th at a race that featured mostly NCAA Division I runners and had a time of 19:27.8.
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Hardin-Simmons and Sul Ross State will attend the Texas Tech Open on Friday, September 15, while UT Dallas, Concordia Texas, East Texas Baptist, McMurry, and Mary Hardin-Baylor will compete in the SU Showdown on Saturday, Sept. 16.