AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS OF THE WEEK
Meets: September 15-16, 2023
Men’s Runner of the Week – Kamron Loera, Jr., Concordia Texas
Concordia Texas junior
Kamron Loera (San Antonio, Texas) obliterated the field and claimed first place at the Southwestern Showdown. The junior clocked in at 26:30.5 in the 8k race, which was 55 seconds faster than the next finish. The first-place finish marks the first that a CTX student-athlete won an individual event since Emily Villines in 2017. Loera has captured the first three weeks of conference runner of the week honors.
Women’s Runner of the Week – Rebeca Betanzo, Jr., UT Dallas
UT Dallas junior
Rebeca Betanzo (Georgetown, Texas) was the top collegiate finisher at the Southwestern Showdown on Saturday, finishing second out of 58 runners. She ran career-best 6K time of 24:16.0, helping the Comets to a fourth-place team finish and was the top individual from the ASC and NCAA Division III.
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
Women’s Results
Hardin-Simmons junior
Kylah Holland (Clyde, Texas) led the Cowgirl team with a time of 23:08 to place sixth overall in a mainly NCAA Division I field at the Texas Tech Open. Her 6k time placed her in the top 10 field that had her behind runners from West Texas A&M, Oklahoma, and UTEP.
McMurry sophomore
Savanna Danner (Kennedale, Texas) registered second-fastest 6K effort in War Hawks career with a time of 24:51.7 and earned her second top 10 individual finish, which was personal career-best fourth-place. Her effort helped McMurry claim the Southwestern Showdown meet title.
Ozarks junior
Chole Weathers (Clarksville, Ark.) was the top NCAA Division III finisher at the Harding University Steve Guymon Invitational with a time of 19:49.6 in the 5k. She came in 11th out of 40 competitors and this time was the third fastest time in program history.
Concordia Texas freshman
Ashley Rivera (Garland, Texas) led the charge for CTX with a team-best time of 27:48.8 in her first 6k at the Southwestern Showdown.
Men’s Results
McMurry senior
Abram Maldonado (Weslaco, Texas) ran a 27:25.7 for second out of 83 runners at the Southwestern Showdown. This time was one of his fastest 8K times ever and led to his best finish in a collegiate campaign. It was also his fifth career top 10 individual mark and helped the War Hawks finish second as a team and among the top ASC participating programs.
Ozarks sophomore
Nathan Duncan, Jr. (Bahamas) ran a 22:54.2 at the four-mile in the Harding University Steve Guymon Invitational. He placed 25th overall and was the top NCAA Division III finisher.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
LeTourneau cross country teams will be racing at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede on Saturday, September 23.