UT Tyler Men Claim 7th ASC Cross Country Championship

UT Tyler placed four runners in the top eight to win the 2016 ASC Cross Country Championship.

10/29/2016 3:22:30 PM

Meet Results | History
Medalist Interview | Michael Benoit, McMurry

AUSTIN – UT Tyler placed four runners in the top-10 to claim the 2016 American Southwest Conference Men’s Cross Country Championship on Saturday (Oct. 29) on the Spicewood Course at the Balcones Country Club hosted by Concordia University Texas.

McMurry sophomore Michael Benoit finished as the medalist with a time of 26:34. Benoit is the first McMurry men’s runner since 2002 (Braegan Enright) to claim medalist honors at the ASC championship and the fifth overall.

The win marks the seventh consecutive title and 11th overall for UT Tyler. The Patriots recorded seven top-20 finishers in the 83-man field as Bob Hepler was named ASC Coach of the Year.

Nathan Adams placed third running a 27:55 on the 8K race in his first year with the Patriots and earned Freshman of the Year honors. Miles Zeorlin had his best conference performance of his career, finishing fourth running a 28:03 in his senior season while Gerardo Viera was eighth with a time of 28:18 in his final ASC meet. Justin Tokuz would sprint to the finish line to take seventh overall with a time of 28:14 to account for the four top-10 finishers. Viera was named the ASC Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year.

Just outside of the top-10 was freshman Will McIlroy who ran a 28:45 for 14th and Marcus Allen being timed at 28:45 for 15th. Quinton Bryson finished 20th with a time of 29:12.

Joseph Parker of Sul Ross State was named Newcomer of the Year while Viera was chosen as the Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year.

UT Dallas finished second behind the Patriots in the team standings and McMurry was third.

Team Scores

1. UT Tyler	35
2. UT Dallas	61
3. McMurry	67
4. LeTourneau	71
5. East Texas Baptist	153
6. Ozarks	184
7. Sul Ross State	191
8. Concordia Texas	IND
9. Hardin-Simmons	IND
10. Belhaven	DNS

2016 ASC Men's All-Conference Awards
Individual Champion: Michael Benoit, McMurry
Freshman of the Year: Nathan Adams, UT Tyler
Newcomer of the Year: Joseph Parker, Sul Ross State
Coach of the Year: Bob Hepler, UT Tyler
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Gerardo Viera, UT Tyler

First Team
Michael Benoit, McMurry
Michael Field, LeTourneau
Nathan Adams, UT Tyler
Miles Zeorlin, UT Tyler
Brenton Heble, UT Dallas
Daniel Moses, LeTourneau
Justin Tokuz, UT Tyler

Second Team
Gerardo Viera, UT Tyler
Tyler Rohrman, McMurry
Joseph Parker, Sul Ross State
Alireza Nourani, UT Dallas
Stephen McEndree, Hardin-Simmons
Blake Stroud, UT Dallas
Will McIlroy, UT Tyler

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