KERRVILLE, Texas – Producing two top 10 student-athletes at the 2026 American Southwest Conference Men's Cross Country Championships, East Texas Baptist University finished in third place with 70 points. Dakoda Womack and Chance Stewart were both top 10. Womack was named the ASC Freshman of the Year and made the All-ASC First Team as Stewart and Jagger Stutchman were All-ASC Second Team. Tommy Alford was on the ASC Sportsmanship Team.  
 
ETBU finished with 70 points, one point ahead of Hardin-Simmons University, and was just 19 points of winning the championship. Womack ran a 27:49. 3 (5:35.8 per mile) for fifth place and was less than a minute off of first place. Stewart then placed ninth with a time of 28:20.6 (5:42.1 per mile) and was less than 20 seconds off of the top five.
 
Jagger Stutchman followed in 13^th place with a time of 29:14.3 and Rudy Rodriguez round out the top 20 in 20^th at 29:38.5. Aaron Velazquez came in 23^rd at 29:58.5 as Conrad Deleon was 28^th (20:13.2) and Tanner Baxter was 30^th (20:23.0) to finish the top 30.
 
Tommy Alford ran a 30:39.5 for 31^st place as Justin Sabio was 32^nd (30:43.3), Aiden McDonald came in 35^th (31:35.7), and Hayden Buck was 38^th (33:16.5).
 
Womack and Stewart will now prepare for the NCAA Division III West Regional.
 

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Team Finish
3^rdof 6 teams – 70 points
 
Individual Results
5^th – Dakoda Womack (27:49.3)
9^th – Chance Stewart (28:20.6)
13^th – Jagger Stutchman (29:14.3)
20^th – Rudy Rodriguez (29:38.5)
23^rd – Aaron Velazquez (29:58.5)
28^th – Conrad Deleon (20:13.2)
31^st  - Tommy Alford (20:39.5)
32^nd – Justin Sabio (30:43.3)
35^th – Aiden McDonald (31:35.7)
38^th – Hayden Buck (33:16.5)