Men's and Women's Cross Country
Men's and Women's Track & Field

Cross Country Teams Finish 3rd, 16th at Regionals
November 15, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler men’s and women’s cross country team finished third and sixteenth, respectively, at the 2008 NCAA Division III South/Southeast Regional on Saturday in Seguin.

This marks the second straight year that the Patriot men’s team has finished just below the two-team cut for the National meet.

Individually, seniors Ben Donnan (Paris, Texas) and Warren Brown (Lindale, Texas) qualified for Nationals, while senior R.J. Cowan (Whitehouse, Texas) and junior Philbert Mutuyimana (Glendale, Ariz.) joined Donnan and Brown on the All-Region team. More>>>

Men’s Cross Country Wins 4th Straight ASC Title, Women 2nd
November 1, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler men’s cross country team won its fourth straight American Southwest Conference title on Saturday at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas. The women turned in their best-ever finish at the meet, finishing second, just seven points behind winners Mississippi College.

Senior Warren Brown (Lindale, Texas) won the individual title in a time of 26:06. Coach Bob Hepler took home his fourth straight Men’s Coach of the Year honor, while senior R. J. Cowan (Whitehouse, Texas) was named as the inaugural ASC Men’s Cross Country Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year. More>>>

Cross Country Teams Ready for ASC Championships
October 30, 2008

Since The University of Texas at Tyler began its athletic program in 2003, Patriot teams have won seven American Southwest Conference championships. Three of those titles belong to the men’s cross country team.

The men will look to make it four in a row on Saturday in Seguin at the 2008 ASC Cross Country Championships. More>>>

Former Gorman Coach Spencer Joins Cross Country Staff
October 21, 2008

Former T.K. Gorman cross country head coach Grant Spencer, who led the Crusader girls’ team to three TAPPS state titles, has joined the UT Tyler Cross Country and Track & Field coaching staff as an assistant.

“Coach Spencer has had tremendous success in his coaching career and we are very excited to have him join our program,” said UT Tyler head cross country and track & field coach Bob Hepler. More>>>

Cross Country’s Donnan Breaks Another School Record
October 18, 2008

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Senior Ben Donnan (Paris, Texas) of The University of Texas at Tyler men’s cross country team broke the school record in the 10K amidst a largely Division I field on Saturday at the 20th Annual Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville. This was the second record this season that Donnan has broken. More>>>

Donnan Repeats as Men’s Runner of the Week
October 6, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler’s Ben Donnan has earned his second American Southwest Conference men’s cross country Runner of the Week honor after his record-breaking finish at the NCAA Division III Pre-National Meet last weekend.

Donnan, a senior from Paris, Texas, set a new school record in the 8K with a 25:34 at the meet in Hanover, Ind. More>>>

Cross Country’s Donnan Sets School Record at Pre-Nationals
October 4, 2008

HANOVER, Ind., - Senior Ben Donnan (Paris, Texas) of The University of Texas at Tyler men’s cross country team set a school record in the 8K on Saturday with his third place finish at the Pre-National Meet in Hanover, Ind. Donnan finished just three seconds behind winner junior Dan Greeno of Bethel (Ind.). More>>>

Donnan, Cook Sweep ASC Cross Country Honors
September 30, 2008

RICHARDSON, Texas – Senior Ben Donnan (Paris, Texas) and freshman Kamie Lynn Cook (Whitehouse, Texas) of The University of Texas at Tyler cross country teams were named Runners of the Week by the American Southwest Conference on Tuesday.

Donnan and Cook’s honors represent the fifth and sixth ASC weekly awards for UT Tyler cross country this season. They also mark the second time this year a Patriot duo has swept the awards. More>>>

Cross Country Men First, Women Second in Texas DIII Meet
September 27, 2008

ABILENE, Texas -- The University of Texas at Tyler men’s cross country team won their third straight meet and claimed top honors in the State after winning the Texas Division III State Championship meet held Saturday at McMurry.

The UT Tyler women finished in second place, their best-ever showing in the meet. More>>>

Cross Country’s Brown Grabs 2nd ASC Honor
September 22, 2008

RICHARDSON, Texas – Senior Warren Brown of The University of Texas at Tyler men’s cross country team was named American Southwest Conference Male Runner of the Week on Monday. This is the second ASC honor for Brown this season. More>>>

Brown, Cross Country Men Win Division I Meet; Women 3rd
September 20, 2008

MONROE, La. – Senior Warren Brown (Lindale, Texas) and The University of Texas at Tyler men’s cross country team each won their second consecutive race in Saturday’s Warhawk Invitational, hosted by the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The Patriots were the only non-Division I team in the-six team field.

On the women’s side, UT Tyler took home third place beating out three Division I teams and ASC rival Louisiana College. Freshman Sarah Hankla (Tyler, Texas) was the Patriots’ top finisher in fifth place. More>>>

Brown, Hankla Sweep Weekly Cross Country Honors
September 8, 2008

RICHARDSON, Texas - Senior Warren Brown (Lindale, Texas) and sophomore Sarah Hankla (Tyler, Texas) of The University of Texas at Tyler were named Cross Country Runners of the Week by the American Southwest Conference on Monday.

This is the second week in a row Hankla has received the weekly conference honor. More>>>

Men and Women Sweep Cross Country Invitational
September 6, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler men's and women's cross country teams cruised to easy victories in the teams' only home meets of the year Saturday on the UT Tyler campus.

UT Tyler men's runners took eight of the top ten spots as Warren Brown led the pack with a 26:09 first place finish. Ben Donnan (26:27), R.J. Cowan (26:35), Bojan Kajtaz (27:30) and Jeff Chandler (27:59) finished second through fifth, respectively, for the Patriots. More>>>

Hankla Named ASC Runner of the Week
September 2, 2008

Cross Country Takes 4th, 7th at Baylor
August 29, 2008

Men’s Cross Country Tops Regional Rankings
August 27, 2008

NEW ORLEANS, La.--The University of Texas at Tyler men’s cross country team will start the 2008 season as the No. 1 team in the South/Southeast region, according to the preseason regional rankings released by the United State Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Tuesday. More>>>

2008 UT Tyler Cross Country Preview
August 19, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler men’s and women’s cross country teams enter the 2008 season with very high expectations. The men’s team will be chasing after its fourth straight American Southwest Conference championship, while the women will be looking to improve on their third place finish at last year’s conference championship meet. More>>>

Cowan Earns UT Tyler’s First Academic All-America Honor
June 13, 2008

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Cross country and track & field junior student-athlete R. J. Cowan, of The University of Texas at Tyler, was named an Academic All-American for both sports by the College Sports Information Directors of America and ESPN The Magazine on Monday.

Cowan is the first student-athlete in UT Tyler history to earn Academic All-America honors. More>>>

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