KERRVILLE, Texas – Winning back-to-back championships, East Texas Baptist University is the 2026 American Southwest Conference Women's Cross Country Champions taking first place by over 40 points. ETBU claimed the top three spots as Danna Requena is the ASC Individual Champion with five runners in the top 10.
 
Requena, Kylea Hatfield, and Sadie Loftis went first, second, and third as Mary Kate Mark was fifth, Reyli Rubio seventh, and Hannah Willis was ninth.
 
ETBU finished with 18 points for the top spot finishing 44 points ahead of second place Mary Hardin-Baylor. Requenna ran a 24:13.3 for the championship and was 30 seconds ahead of Hatfield in second place at 24:43.6. Loftis then ran a 25:03.1 for third place as Mark was fifth at 25:32.7. Rubio posted a 25:51.3 for seventh and Willis rounded out the top 10 in ninth at 26:13.9.
 
Mallory Frederick followed in 11^th place at 26:18.4 ad Aubree Gamblin was 13^th at 26:43.7. Rachel Newton was 14^th at 26:50.1 and Megan Smith was 17^th with a 27:08.3 time to round out the top 20.
 
Ruquayya Soudine came in 21^st at 27:59.7 as Sophie Gaddy was 23^rd (28:33.1), Audrey Yates in 26^th (28:57.7), and Evangeline Wilson in 28^th (29:07.2).
 
ETBU will next run at the NCAA Division III West Regional.
 

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Team Finish
1^st of 5 teams – 18 points
 
Individual Finishes
1^st- Danna Requena (24:13.3)
2^nd – Kylea Hatfield (23:43.6)
3^rd – Sadie Loftis (25:03.1)
5^th – Mary Kate Mark (25:32.7)
7^th – Reyli Rubio (25:51.3)
9^th – Hannah Willis (26:13.9)
11^th – Mallory Frederick (26:18.4)
13^th – Aubree Gamblin (26:43.7)
14^th – Rachel Newton (16:50.1)
17^th – Megan Smith (27:08.3)
21^st – Ruquayva Soudine (27:59.7)
23^rd – Sophie Gaddy (28:33.1)
26^th – Audrey Yates (28:57.7)
28^th – Evangeline Wilson (29:07.2)
 

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AWARDS
ASC Coach of the Year: Natalie Prather
ASC Runner of the Year: Danna Requena
ASC Freshman of the Year: Sadie Loftis
ASC Sportsmanship Team: Mary Kate Mark
 
All-ASC First Team: Danna Requena, Kylea Hatfield, Sadie Loftis, Mary Kate Mark, Reyli Rubio
All-ASC Second Team: Hannah Willis, Mallory Frederick, Aubree Gamblin, Rachel Newton