MARSHALL, Texas –
The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor won the 2024 American Southwest Conference Women’s Cross Country Championship, on Saturday. This is the second ASC title for the Cru, the first being in the 2020-21 season. This is the 29th ASC Women’s Cross Country Championship and was held at Oak Lawn Golf Course in Marshall.
Hardin-Simmons senior
Kylah Holland earned her third straight individual medalist title with a 6K time of 22:50.5, becoming the only student-athlete to win three individual titles in ASC history. Holland is the third individual medalist all-time for the Cowgirls and this is the fifth season that a member of that team has won.
Mary Hardin-Baylor placed a quartet inside the top-14 individual standings.
East Texas Baptist came in second place with 44 points, with three runners in the top 10.
Hardin-Simmons came in third place with 57 points and LeTourneau finished fourth with 84 points.
Mary Hardin-Baylor senior
Presley Wall was second individually with a time of 23:44. Taking third was Hardin-Simmons junior
Jasmin Mendez with a time of 24:10. The top seven finishes were named ASC First Team All-Conference. Beyond the top trio are East Texas Baptist sophomore
Phoebe Dunham (24:33), Mary Hardin-Baylor freshman
Laurel Jarrott (24:46), East Texas Baptist sophomore
Danna Requena (24:58), and Mary Hardin-Baylor senior
Chylar Greer (25:20). Six individuals earned all-conference honors multiple years.
Team Scores
| 1. Mary Hardin-Baylor |
38 |
| 2. East Texas Baptist |
44 |
| 3. Hardin-Simmons |
57 |
| 4. LeTourneau |
84 |
2024 ASC Women’s Cross Country Individual Awards
Individual Medalist: Kylah Holland, Hardin-Simmons
Freshman of the Year: Laurel Jarrott, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Newcomer of the Year: Andrea Gibson, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Mary-Kate Mark, East Texas Baptist
Coaching Staff of the Year: UMHB
(Alex Aldaco – Head Coach)
All-Conference
(First Team)
Kylah Holland, Jr., Hardin-Simmons
3
Presley Wall, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2
Jasmin Mendez, Jr., Hardin-Simmons
Phoebe Dunham, So., East Texas Baptist
3
Laurel Jarrott, Fr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Danna Requena, So., East Texas Baptist
2
Chylar Greer, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
(Second Team)
Amanda Stockton, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Traci Martin, Fr., Hardin-Simmons
Scarlett Perez, Sr., East Texas Baptist
4
Ache’ Anderson, Sr., East Texas Baptist
Hope Greenwald, Jr., LeTourneau
2
Mary-Kate Mark, So., East Texas Baptist
Felice Mullinax, Fr., LeTourneau
4 Four-time All-Conference
3 Three-time All-Conference
2 Two-time All-Conference