Incarnate Word senior Shayn Weidner topped off his four-year Heartland Conference participation with a victory in the recent league cross country championships.
Entered in his fourth and final Heartland meet Weidner toured the 8K course in 25:23 to finish ahead of the 51-man field in Dallas. The Marion product finished a full 36 seconds ahead of Newman's Chris Taylor. A year ago, also in Dallas, Weidner finished 10th overall.
As a result of his individual victory the Cardinals won the team title for the second consecutive year. The UIW cumulative score of 26 points was well ahead of runnerup Newman of Kansas which posted a team score of 53.
Freshman Howard Gill finished third individually with a time of 26:29 and led a UIW contingency which had six runners finish in the top 10.
The Cardinals now are preparing for the upcoming NCAA Division II South Central Regional Championships set for November 7 in Abilene.
FINAL TEAM RESULTS
1) Incarnate Word 26 points
2) Newman 53
3) Dallas Baptist 80
4) Texas / Permian Basin 111
Texas A&M International 111
6) Oklahoma Panhandle 159
Arkansas / Fort Smith unscored
FINAL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
2) Chris Taylor, NU 26:29
4) Austin Hunt, NU 26:36
5) Felix Rodriguez, DBU 26:53
FINAL UIW INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
