Tulsa, Okla. – For a fourth consecutive season, Tulsa is on top of the The American cross country landscape, sweeping the team titles at the American Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships at Mohawk Park on Friday.
 
The Tulsa women earned a fourth straight women's 6K team championships (sixth overall) with a score of 37 points. Chloe Hershenow claimed the individual championship with a time of 20:40.4. The Golden Hurricane had two other top five finishers in Layla Roebke (third place; 20:57.0) and Kat Pesendorfer (fourth place; 20:58.6). Sarah Scott finished in 11^th place for Tulsa, running the course with a time of 21:20.1, while Chloe McEachern rounded out the Tulsa scorers in 18^th place with a time of 21:45.1.
 
Cincinnati's Rylee Penn finished as the runner-up with a time of 20:53.0, while Wichita State's Abeba Sullivan rounded out the top five with a time of 21.02.1. Other all-conference performers included SMU's Madeline Hulcy (sixth overall; 21:03.4), Tulane's Mackenzie Callahan (seventh place; 21:07.0), Cincinnati's Maddie Walker (eighth place; 21:08.9), Memphis's Chloe Figgins (ninth place; 21:09.6), SMU's Kaitlyn Gearin (10^th place; 21:10.3), Houston's Claire Meyer (12^th place; 21:23.5), Wichita State's Sarah Bertry (13^th place; 21:35.2); Temple's Laura Nicholson (14^th place; 21:36.9) and SMU's Alanis Rovineau-Fauvey (15^th place; 21:39.0).
 
SMU claimed a second straight Freshman of the Year award as Macey Hilton finished in 19^th place with a time of 21:51.3.
 
The Tulsa men earned a ninth straight championship since joining The American in 2014, claiming the top three runners in the race and 29 total points. Isaac Akers (23:51.7) lead the Hurricane as the individual champion and was immediately followed by Cormac Dalton (23:52.2) and Michael Power (23:52.8). Malte Propp (24:12.0) claimed eighth place for the Golden Hurricane.  Luke Lambert claimed American Freshman of the Year honors rounding out the scorers for Tulsa in 15^th place with a time of 24:27.4.
 
Bradley Makuvire of Tulane (fourth place; 24:03.4) and Clayton Duchatschek of Wichita State (24:08.4) rounded out the top five finishers in the race.
 
Other all-conference finishers included Cincinnati's Milo Greder (24:11.5) and Tyler Wirth (24:11.8) who finished sixth and seventh place respectively. Wichita State's Adrian Diaz-Lopez (ninth place, 24:12.8), Memphis's Payton Gleason (10^th place; 24:16.4) and Memphis's Zachary Wyatt (11^th place; 24:21.2). Wichita State's Ben Flowers (24:24.3) and Trey Rios (24:27.1) finished two spots apart in 12^th place and 14^th place, respectively. Tulane's Aaron Gilliam took home 13^th place with a time of 24:26.1.
 
Tulsa head coach Steve Gulley captured the American Women's Coach of the Year honors after leading the Golden Hurricane to victory.  Tulsa assistant coach Taylor Gulley captured American Men's Coach of the Year honors following the 8K win.

 
2022 American Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships
 
Men's Team Standings

1. Tulsa – 29 pts
2. Wichita State – 65
3. Cincinnati – 84
4. Memphis – 111
5. Tulane – 113
6. Temple – 115
7. East Carolina – 222
8. Houston – 230
9. South Florida - 259

 
Women's Team Standings

1. Tulsa – 37 pts
2. SMU – 66 pts
3. Cincinnati – 96 pts
4. Tulane – 120 pts
5. Wichita State – 126 pts
6. Memphis – 174 pts
7. Houston – 196 pts
8. UCF – 205 pts
9. East Carolina – 214 pts
10. Temple – 215 pts
11. South Florida – 313 pts

 
Men's All-Conference

1. Isaac Akers, Tulsa – 23:51.7
2. Cormac Dalton, Tulsa – 23:52.2
3. Michael Power, Tulsa – 23:52.8
4. Bradley Makuvire, Tulane – 24:03.4
5. Clayton Duchatschek, Wichita State – 24:08.4
6. Milo Greder, Cincinnati – 24:11.5
7. Tyler Wirth, Cincinnati – 24:11.8
8. Malte Propp, Tulas – 24:12.0
9. Adrian Diaz-Lopez – 24:12.8
10. Payton Gleason, Memphis – 24:16.4
11. Zachary Wyatt, Memphis – 24:21.2
12. Ben Flowers, Wichita State – 24:24.3
13. Aaron Gilliam, Tulane – 24:26.1
14. Trey Rios, Wichita State – 24:27.1
15. Luke Lambert, Tulsa (Freshman of the Year) – 24:27.4

 
Women's All-Conference

1. Chloe Hershenow, Tulsa – 20:50.4
2. Rylee Penn, Cincinnati – 20:53.0
3. Layla Roebke, Tulsa – 20:57.0
4. Kat Pesendorfer, Tulsa – 20:58.6
5. Abeba Sullivan, Wichita State – 21:02.1
6. Madeline Hulcy, SMU – 21:03.4
7. Mackenzie Callahan, Tulane – 21:07.0
8. Maddie Walker, Cincinnati – 21:08.9
9. Chloe Figgins, Memphis – 21:09.6
10. Kaitlyn Gearin, SMU – 21:10.3
11. Sarah Scott, Tulsa – 21:20.1
12. Claire Meyer, Houston – 21:23.5
13. Sarah Bertry, Wichita State – 21:35.2
14. Laura Nicholson, Temple – 21:36.9
15. Alanis Rovineau-Fauvey, SMU – 21:39.0