MARSHALL, Texas -- A steady drizzle and cool temperatures did not dampen the aspirations of the LeTourneau men's cross country team on Saturday at the ASC Championships.

Backed by Walker Reeves' individual title, the YellowJackets captured the program's second ASC championship at the conference meet, hosted by ETBU at the Oak Lawn Municipal Golf Course.

The title is the second for the YellowJackets, and the first since 2021. Reeves' title is the third individual conference title in the program's NCAA era, and the first since Lorien Nightingale won in 2021.

Picked as the preseason favorite back in August, the YellowJackets flexed their collective muscle in a big way on Saturday to prove they were the best in the ASC. Seven LeTourneau runners finished in the top 14 to earn All-ASC honors, including four inside the top five.

The seven All-ASC honorees is a program record. Head coach Kevin Gideon, along with Director of Cross Country/Track & Field Dillon May, earned ASC Coaching Staff of the Year. Reeves, a three-time ASC Runner of the Week this season, captured the individual crown in dominating fashion. The senior raced out to a big lead early on and took the title in a time of 26:35 on the 8k course. 

Reeves became a three-time All-ASC honoree.

Grayson Gaddis finished second in a time of 27:11 to collect All-ASC first team honors as well. Gaddis earns All-ASC accolades for the first time in his cross country career.

David Dugan came in fourth at 27:34 as he earned All-ASC first team honors, becoming a three-time All-ASC selection in the process. Elijah Oudyn recorded his first career All-ASC honor with a first team selection following his fifth-place finish at 27:47.

LeTourneau had three runners earn second team All-ASC. Hudson McGuire was 12th overall at 28:28 and was followed by Ike Lehman (28:34) in 13th and Aidan Hynes (28:45) in 14th. 

Caleb Nixon (17th, 29:07) and Ryan Tally (18th, 29:19) produced top-20 finishes. Alexander Hoksbergen was 20th at 30:05 and Demitry Grimaldo was 24th at 30:47. Isaac Flora (31:36) and Joshua Haines (33:23) rounded out the LeTourneau runners.

The top finish marked a seventh straight year LeTourneau has finished in the top five as a team at the ASC Championships. The four runners inside the top-five is also a program record.

UP NEXT

LeTourneau will send runners to the NCAA West Regional meet on Nov. 16 in Portland, Ore.

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