- AJ Tyler
Senior AJ Tyler, in his first cross-country season with UTSA, has quickly established himself as a top performer on the men’s team. Tyler set a career-best time of 24:37.1 at the Arturo Barrios Invitational, finishing 158th and improving on his personal best of 25:01.2 from the Cougar Challenge where he placed 19th. He also led the Roadrunners at the AAC Championships with a 26th-place finish in 25:09.5. Tyler crossed the finish line in 38th-place at the UIW Invitational with a time of 21:00.1.
- Chante Dixon
The South African native has been competing for UTSA’s cross country team since spring 2021. This season, Dixon led the women’s team at the American Athletic Conference Championships. She finished in 68th place with a time of 23:20.9, recording her first lead-scoring finish of the year. She set a career best of 22:30.0 at the Cougar Challenge where she placed 27th. Dixon also placed 36th at the University of the Incarnate Word Invitational with a time of 19:47.3 and came in 291st at the Arturo Barrios Invitational with a time of 22:52.4.
- Jadelyn Malesich
Sophomore Jadelyn Malesich has been a standout competitor for the women’s cross country team this season. Malesich has led the Roadrunners in multiple meets and has set career highs along the way. She set a career-best time of 22:19.7 at the Cougar Challenge where she finished 19th overall. The San Antonio native also led the team with a 29th-place finish at the UIW Invitational, completing the 5k in 19:26.1. She clocked 22:47.7 for 284th place at the Arturo Barrios Invitational which was followed up by an 83rd-place finish at the AAC Championships with a time of 24:11.0.
- O.J. Ruiz
Hailing from Eagle Pass, junior O.J. Ruiz opened the season with an impressive eighth-place finish in the four-mile race at the UIW Invitational. He followed that up with a 28th-place finish at the Cougar Challenge, posting a time of 25:16.0. At the Arturo Barrios Invitational, Ruiz clocked 24:53.2 for 201st place, finishing 16 seconds behind Tyler. He wrapped up the season with a 63rd-place finish at the AAC Championships, completing the course in 26:27.8.
