Dorsett wins conference title, Eagles finish second at RRAC Championships

A&M-Texarkana senior Charles Dorsett III won an individual title and helped the Eagles claim a second-place team finish Friday at the 2023 Red River Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships. Dorsett's Top 3 individual finish puts him in the NAIA National Championship meet in Vancouver, Wa., scheduled for Nov. 17.

The Eagles finished behind only Our Lady of the Lake, who captured the team title with 24 points, while the Eagles finished with 41. Xavier rounded out the Top 3 teams with 78 points.

Dorsett clocked a winning time of 26:13.9 in the men's 8K race, which was 3.5 seconds faster than the next finisher and 13 seconds in front of third. Shea Johnson (fifth) and David Hernandez (sixth) gave the Eagles a total of three runners to finish in the Top 10. Johnson and Hernandez crossed the finish line less than a half-second apart.

Matthew Morin and Jeb White finished 14^th and 20^th, respectively, giving the team a total of five finishers in the Top 20. Chapman White came in 24^th and Chris Korir was 28^th.

2023 RRAC Men's Championships

at Texas A&M University-Texarkana

FINAL RESULTS

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Our Lady of the Lake         24

2. A&M-Texarkana                41

3. Xavier (La.)                        78

4. Southwest (N.M.)               92

5. Huston-Tillotson                 146

6. Jarvis Christian                   166

TAMUT Individuals

1. Charles Dorsett III              26:13.90

5. Shea Johnson                      26:41.50

6. David Hernandez                26:43.70

14. Matthew Morin                 28:44.10

20. Jeb White                          29:29.30

24. Chapman White                30:48.00

28. Christopher Korir             31:10.80