Men’s Cross Country ASC Title

November 4, 2013

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Men's Cross Country Wins 2013 ASC Title

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November 4, 2013

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November 2, 2013

by Jeff Williford

ABILENE -- The UT Tyler men's cross country team finished first at the 2013 American Southwest Conference championship on Saturday, winning the program's eighth title overall. Senior Nick Huff also won the top-spot individually for the second year in-a-row.

Huff won the title by running a 26:43.73, beating the runner-up by six seconds to take the individual title. Huff was named First Team All-ASC for the second-straight year as well.

Conner Benson finished in third place with a time of 27:13.41, while teammate Jason Hamilton finished in fifth with a time of 27:23.20. Both runners were named First Team All-ASC. More...