University of North Texas Athletics
University of North Texas
American Conference Championship
10/31/2026 1:16:00 PM | Track & Field/XC
NEW ORLEANS – Senior Connor Bartek earned All-Conference honors as both UNT cross country teams improved on last year's finishes at the American Conference Championship Saturday morning at Lake Oaks Park.
The Mean Green men placed sixth with 166 points after finishing eighth a year ago, while the women took seventh with 217 points, improving one spot from last season.
Bartek led the men's team in the 8K race, finishing 12th overall with a time of 24:19.3 to earn All-Conference honors. He improved 47 spots from his 59th-place finish at last year's championship.
Junior Nolan House followed in 24th place with a time of 25:02.4, while Hunter Hendry finished 37th in 25:28.5. Joseph Wienen crossed the line in 49th at 25:59.4, and AJ Hawkins rounded out UNT's five scoring runners in 57th with a time of 26:24.1. Luke Anderson (74th) and Jake Johnson (76th) rounded out the Mean Green finishers.
On the women's side, sophomore Aubrey Milam led the Mean Green in the 6K with a 16th-place finish in 21:12.8. Milam improved 34 spots from her 50th-place finish at last year's championship, where she earned American Conference All-Freshman Team honors.
Junior Destiny Hernandez followed in 33rd place with a time of 22:12.0, while freshman Ava Thompson finished 44th in 22:28.1. Ella Bengtsson crossed the line in 61st at 22:55.7, and Aditi Silwal rounded out UNT's five scoring runners in 83rd with a time of 23:45.9. Emily Bartek (100th) and Treasure Bethea (102nd) rounded out the Mean Green finishers.
North Texas will continue postseason competition at the NCAA South Central Regional on Nov. 13 in College Station, Texas.
