MARSHALL, Texas – The American Southwest Conference has release the 2021 spring track and field preseason poll for women and East Texas Baptist University is picked to finish in fourth place. They also received one first-place vote.
Gaining 40 points, ETBU was just five points off of third place LeTourneau. Hardin-Simmons is predicted to win the conference. In 2019, ETBU finished in fourth place.
In 2019,
Gracie Almond and
Tia Steen-Baker were individual champions while the 4x100 also won the relay. Almond was the ASC Champion in the high jump (1.49 meters) while Steen-Baker took both the 100 (12.12) and 200 (25.72) meter dash.
Steen-Baker also became the first ETBU female student-athlete to qualify for the NCAA National Championships in the 100 meter dash.
ETBU will open their outdoor season on Feb. 28 at LeTourneau.
2021 ASC Preseason Women's Track & Field Poll
| Team (First) |
Points |
2019 Championship Finish |
| 1. Hardin-Simmons (5) |
59 |
1st |
| 2. McMurry (2) |
57 |
2nd |
| 3. LeTourneau |
45 |
3rd |
| 4. East Texas Baptist (1) |
40 |
4th |
| 5. Concordia Texas |
30 |
5th |
| 6. UT Dallas |
29 |
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| 7. Belhaven |
15 |
8th |
| 8. Ozarks |
13 |
7th |
