DALLAS, Texas – Mary Hardin-Baylor was predicted to win at the 2025 American Southwest Conference Women’s Cross Country Championship, collecting seven points and one first-place vote to lead a vote by league head coaches.
East Texas Baptist ranked second with 6 points and a first-place vote. Hardin-Simmons was selected third with five points and the final first-place vote.
Four runners are tabbed on the Runners to Watch list, including 2024 ASC Newcomer of the Year Drea Gibson (UMHB) and 2024 All-Conference selection Phoebe Dunham (ETBU).
The first competition of the fall season is slated for August 30
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2025 ASC Women’s Cross Country Preseason Poll
| Rank |
Team (1st votes) |
Pts. |
2024 Championship Finish |
| 1. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor (1) |
7 |
1st |
| 2. |
East Texas Baptist (1) |
6 |
2nd |
| 3. |
Hardin-Simmons (1) |
5 |
3rd |
2025 ASC Runners to Watch
| Name |
Cl. |
Team |
Hometown |
| Amiya Crosslin |
Jr. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Little Elm, Texas |
| Phoebe Dunham* |
Sr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Prairieville, La. |
| Drea Gibson N |
So. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Canton, Ohio |
| Evangeline Wilson |
Fr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Lafayette, La. |
2024 All-Conference *
2024 Newcomer of the Year N