RICHARDSON -- UT Tyler senior Jeff Chandler was named the American Southwest Conference Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week after winning the individual title at the Texas Division
III Championships in Abilene last Saturday.
Chandler, a native of Longview, Texas (Spring Hill HS), helped
the Patriots claim the team title by running a 25:59.46. His mark was tops in the conference
this season.
The performance also helped the men’s cross country team
break into the USTFCCCA Division III Cross Country Rankings at the No. 5
spot in the South/Southeast Region.
Chandler and the Patriots travel to Memphis, Tenn., for the Rhodes Invitational this weekend.