SEGUIN, Texas – The Trinity University men's and women's cross country teams both finished second at the 2023 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday morning.

All 14 Tiger men's and women's runners finished in the top 16 individually, with 12 different runners earning All-SCAC recognition. The Trinity men scored 33 points and trailed first-place Colorado College by just nine points for the title. The women also finished as the runner-up to Colorado College, scoring 43 total points.

Junior Will Salony (Dallas, Texas / JJ Pearce) led the men's team with a third-place individual finish in a time of 26:01.5 to earn All-SCAC honors for the third straight year. Senior Diego Flores (San Antonio, Texas / Great Hearts Monte Vista North) had his best finish at the conference meet, finishing fourth in a time of 26:03.1 that was good for his second straight All-SCAC honor. Grad student Ben Whittemore (Georgetown, Texas / Georgetown) was also recognized as an All-SCAC runner for the fourth time in his career, finishing in a time of 26:07.3 for fifth place.

Sophomore Nathaniel Trevino (San Antonio, Texas / Central Catholic) was ninth to nab his first All-SCAC honor with a time of 26:31.5. Junior Eli Karg (Friendswood, Texas / Friendwood) was the final Trinity men's runner to pick up All-SCAC honors by finishing 12th with a time of 26:52.4. Karg had previously missed recognition by finishing 15th each of the last two seasons. Sophomore Logan Nasky (Irving, Texas / MacArthur) was 15th in a time of 27:03.0, while senior Joseph Herlin (Ft. Worth, Texas / Boswell) also just missed All-SCAC recognition with a 16th-place finish in a time of 27:15.0.

All seven Tiger women's runners earned All-Conference honors, paced by sophomore Allison Fortman (McKinney, Texas / Boyd) who earned a fifth-place finish with a time of 23:56.4 on Saturday. Senior Madison Habeck (Lake Jackson, Texas / Clute Brazoswood) came in at seventh with a time of 24:02.8, followed closely by first-year Cali Good (Yucaipa, Calif. / Yucaipa) with a time of 24:04.1 in eighth place.

Trinity had its final four runners finish in succession from 11th to 14th. Senior Paige Tangney (Wilmette, Ill. / New Trier Township) earned her second career All-SCAC award after finishing 11th with a time of 24:07.8. Fellow senior Ellie Catron (Spring, Texas / The Woodlands Christian) was next with a time of 24:08.4, followed by sophomore Em Miller (Danville, Calif. / San Ramon Valley) in 24:33.9, and first-year Krista Wolfhope (Austin, Texas / Vista Ridge) in 24:41.3 for the final All-SCAC spot.

"I'm very proud of both teams today," said Head Coach Emily Daum. Our men had more All-SCAC finishers this year compared to last. Our top three were the closest gap they've all season. Eli also ran amazing. He's been out for the last month and ended up finishing as our fifth runner earning his first ever all-conference award! Our women truly had an amazing day! We finally had our full force of women competing today and they did not disappoint. We had a very close gap of only 12 seconds separating our 1-5. We also had three more all-SCAC runners this year compared to last. Both teams put up an amazing fight in tough conditions. We're looking forward to Regionals in two weeks!"

Speaking of Regionals, both Tiger teams will return to action for the NCAA Regional Championships, which will be held Saturday, November 11, at the Riverside Cross Country Course in Riverside, Calif. The men's race is set to begin at 9:00 a.m. (PT), followed by the women's competition at 10:00 a.m. (PT).