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TEXAS Longhorns ::: 2025 Men's Cross Country

TEXAS Longhorns

2025 Men's Cross Country

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Season Summary

Season Team Rankings and Finishes

Coaches’
Rank		     FINAL
Team Rank		 First Stick
National NCAA DI
#5 Regional South Central 5th Aidan TORRES (15th)
  Conference SEC 7th Nathanael BERHANE (15th)
  NCAA DI Pre-National 4th Aidan TORRES (22nd)
  Chile Pepper Festival 2nd Nathanael BERHANE (7th)

Athletes

Top Athletes Projection (TAP)

This is a projected listing of a team’s “A-team” as determined by participation in national, regional, or conference championship events. If prior to championship events, this list is the top-seven athletes based on head-to-head competition within the team during the regular season in countable, at-large eligible races (meeting date and distance criteria) in which those top athletes race.
  NCAA DI South Central Regional

November 14
10.0k (6.2M)
5th place (118 pts) 		SEC Cross Country Championships

October 31
8.0k (4.9M)
7th place (172 pts) 		NCAA DI Pre-National

October 17
8.0k (4.9M)
4th place (183 pts) 		Chile Pepper Festival
McDonnell
October 4
8.0k (4.9M)
2nd place (56 pts)
Nathanael BERHANE (SR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 2:58.8 (M) 4:47.7
Murphy, Texas

 		15th 1
23:42.3
(KM) 2:57.7
(M) 4:46.1 		32nd 3
23:56.2
(KM) 2:59.5
(M) 4:48.9 		7th 1
23:53.1
(KM) 2:59.1
(M) 4:48.3
Aidan TORRES (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 2:59.4 (M) 4:48.7


 		15th 1
30:16.8
(KM) 3:01.6 / adj: 2:57.6
(M) 4:52.3 / adj: 4:45.9 		28th 2
24:07.5
(KM) 3:00.9
(M) 4:51.1 		22nd 1
23:46.2
(KM) 2:58.2
(M) 4:46.9 		10th 3
24:06.5
(KM) 3:00.8
(M) 4:50.9
Hudson HEIKKINEN (SR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 2:59.9 (M) 4:49.5
Dallas, Texas

 		20th 2
30:29.2
(KM) 3:02.9 / adj: 2:58.9
(M) 4:54.3 / adj: 4:47.9 		32nd 3
24:12.9
(KM) 3:01.6
(M) 4:52.2 		29th 2
23:52.3
(KM) 2:59.0
(M) 4:48.1 		9th 2
24:00.5
(KM) 3:00.0
(M) 4:49.7
Tadhg DONNELLY (SR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:02.0 (M) 4:53.0


 		51st 5
24:29.8
(KM) 3:03.7
(M) 4:55.6 		45th 4
24:03.5
(KM) 3:00.4
(M) 4:50.3
Hudson BENNETT (JR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:01.4 (M) 4:52.0
Burnet, Texas

 		22nd 3
30:30.7
(KM) 3:03.0 / adj: 2:59.0
(M) 4:54.6 / adj: 4:48.1 		48th 4
24:26.2
(KM) 3:03.2
(M) 4:54.9 		60th 5
24:16.0
(KM) 3:02.0
(M) 4:52.9 		11th 4
24:12.9
(KM) 3:01.6
(M) 4:52.2
Trey RIOS (SR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:05.2 (M) 4:58.1
Wichita, Kan.

 		32nd 4
31:11.2
(KM) 3:07.1 / adj: 3:03.1
(M) 5:01.1 / adj: 4:54.7 		69th 6
25:00.7
(KM) 3:07.5
(M) 5:01.9 		112th 6
24:51.2
(KM) 3:06.4
(M) 4:59.9 		19th 5
24:32.0
(KM) 3:04.0
(M) 4:56.1
Joaquin DE LA CRUZ (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:08.4 (M) 5:03.3


 		33rd 5
31:12.6
(KM) 3:07.2 / adj: 3:03.2
(M) 5:01.3 / adj: 4:54.9 		74th 7
25:06.9
(KM) 3:08.3
(M) 5:03.1 		220th 8
26:02.1
(KM) 3:15.2
(M) 5:14.2 		43rd 7
24:55.9
(KM) 3:06.9
(M) 5:00.9

Season Race-by-Race Results

November 14 NCAA DI South Central Regional
Fayetteville, Ark. * Agri Park (host: Arkansas)
10.0k (6.2M)

Texas Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 15th Aidan TORRES FR 30:16.8 15 — 30:16.8
2 20th Hudson HEIKKINEN SR 30:29.2 19 0:12.4 30:23.0
3 22nd Hudson BENNETT JR 30:30.7 21 0:13.9 30:25.5
4 32nd Trey RIOS SR 31:11.2 31 0:54.4 30:36.9
5 33rd Joaquin DE LA CRUZ FR 31:12.6 32 0:55.8 30:44.1
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NCAA DI
Region		 Conference
1st 44 1:28.9 7s/7f #21 Tulane South Central 1 AQ American (2)
2nd 46 2:23.7 7s/7f #18 Arkansas South Central 2 AQ SEC (4)
3rd 83 0:58.5 7s/7f Texas A&M South Central 3 SEC (6)
4th 112 1:38.3 7s/7f Stephen F. Austin South Central 4 Southland (1)
5th 118 0:55.7 7s/5f TEXAS South Central 5 SEC (7)
6th 183 1:09.2 7s/7f Texas A&M-Corpus Christi South Central 6 Southland (2)
7th 201 2:41.2 7s/7f TCU South Central 7 Big 12 (9)
8th 279 1:15.3 7s/7f Rice South Central 8 American (5)
9th 295 0:59.3 7s/6f Incarnate Word South Central 9 Southland (3)
10th 318 2:17.7 6s/6f UT Arlington South Central 10 WAC (4)
11th 324 1:09.2 7s/7f North Texas South Central 11 American (8)
12th 345 1:44.2 7s/7f Lamar South Central 12 Southland (4)
13th 365 3:36.7 7s/7f ULM South Central 13 Sun Belt (3)
14th 366 0:55.6 7s/7f Tarleton State South Central 14 WAC (6)
15th 387 0:56.4 6s/6f Abilene Christian South Central 15 WAC (5)
16th 427 2:23.3 7s/7f Texas State South Central 16 Sun Belt (4)
17th 427 1:42.9 7s/7f Arkansas State South Central 17 Sun Belt (2)
18th 478 2:09.1 7s/7f Central Arkansas South Central 18 ASUN (5)
19th 496 1:51.8 7s/7f East Texas A&M South Central 19 Southland (7)
20th 513 3:41.7 6s/5f Houston Christian South Central 20 Southland (8)
21st 564 3:29.9 5s/5f UTRGV South Central 21 Southland (5)
22nd 570 2:59.2 7s/5f Louisiana South Central 22 Sun Belt (5)
23rd 729 2:15.0 6s/5f Nicholls South Central 23 Southland (10)
— 0 — 4s/3f UTSA South Central American (9)
— 0 — 4s/4f LSU South Central SEC (13)
— 0 — 1s/1f Sam Houston State South Central Conference USA (8)
— 0 — 4s/4f Little Rock South Central OVC (6)
— 0 — 2s/2f Houston South Central Big 12 (10)
— 0 — 1s/1f New Orleans South Central Southland (9)
— 0 — 1s/1f Baylor South Central Big 12 (13)
— 0 — 2s/2f Southeastern Louisiana South Central Southland (12)
— 0 — 1s/1f Northwestern State South Central Southland (11)

October 31 SEC Cross Country Championships
Knoxville, Tenn. * Cherokee Farm Cross Country Course (host: Tennessee)
8.0k (4.9M)

Texas Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 15th Nathanael BERHANE SR 23:42.30 15 — 23:42.3
2 28th Aidan TORRES FR 24:07.41 28 0:25.2 23:54.9
3 32nd Hudson HEIKKINEN SR 24:12.85 32 0:30.6 24:00.9
4 48th Hudson BENNETT JR 24:26.16 47 0:43.9 24:07.2
5 51st Tadhg DONNELLY SR 24:29.75 50 0:47.5 24:11.7
6 69th Trey RIOS SR 25:00.61 (66) 1:18.4 24:19.9
7 74th Joaquin DE LA CRUZ FR 25:06.87 (70) 1:24.6 24:26.6
8 83rd Jack BOYD JR 25:22.59 1:40.3 24:33.6
9 95th Zain HAMDANI JR 25:51.36 2:09.1 24:42.2
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NCAA DI
Region		 Conference
1st 64 0:23.0 8s/8f #6 Alabama South 1 AQ SEC (1)
2nd 123 1:05.0 6s/6f #24 Georgia South 3 SEC (2)
3rd 126 1:29.5 7s/7f #15 Oklahoma Midwest 3 SEC (3)
4th 131 2:07.1 7s/7f #18 Arkansas South Central 2 AQ SEC (4)
5th 145 0:56.4 7s/7f Missouri Midwest 7 SEC (5)
6th 163 0:31.2 7s/7f Texas A&M South Central 3 SEC (6)
7th 172 0:47.5 7s/7f TEXAS South Central 5 SEC (7)
8th 181 1:35.5 6s/6f Kentucky Southeast 8 SEC (8)
9th 188 0:33.0 6s/6f Tennessee South 4 SEC (9)
10th 190 1:16.5 7s/7f #22 Ole Miss South 2 AQ SEC (10)
11th 199 1:30.2 7s/7f Florida South 7 SEC (11)
12th 320 4:57.7 3s/3f Auburn South SEC (12)
13th 380 3:45.7 4s/4f LSU South Central SEC (13)
14th 394 1:19.8 7s/7f Vanderbilt South 16 SEC (14)

October 17 NCAA DI Pre-National
Columbia, Mo. * Gans Creek Cross Country Course (host: Missouri)
8.0k (4.9M)

Texas Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 22nd Aidan TORRES FR 23:46.18 21 — 23:46.2
2 29th Hudson HEIKKINEN SR 23:52.23 28 0:06.1 23:49.2
3 32nd Nathanael BERHANE SR 23:56.15 31 0:10.0 23:51.5
4 45th Tadhg DONNELLY SR 24:03.50 44 0:17.3 23:54.5
5 60th Hudson BENNETT JR 24:15.98 59 0:29.8 23:58.8
6 112th Trey RIOS SR 24:51.18 (104) 1:05.0 24:07.5
7 174th Zain HAMDANI JR 25:28.58 (154) 1:42.4 24:19.1
8 220th Joaquin DE LA CRUZ FR 26:02.06 2:15.9 24:32.0
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NCAA DI
Region		 Conference
1st 119 0:46.5 6s/6f #24 Georgia South 3 SEC (2)
2nd 164 0:51.5 7s/7f Missouri Midwest 7 SEC (5)
3rd 178 1:12.1 7s/7f #22 Ole Miss South 2 AQ SEC (10)
4th 183 0:29.7 7s/7f TEXAS South Central 5 SEC (7)
5th 192 0:52.1 7s/7f Loyola-Chicago Midwest 5 Atlantic 10 (1)
6th 257 0:11.2 7s/7f Minnesota Midwest 6 Big Ten (7)
7th 263 2:11.1 7s/7f Wichita State Midwest 8 American (3)
8th 268 2:15.5 6s/5f #18 Arkansas South Central 2 AQ SEC (4)
9th 290 0:45.0 7s/7f Purdue Great Lakes 8 Big Ten (6)
10th 291 2:04.4 7s/6f Florida South 7 SEC (11)
11th 294 1:15.2 6s/6f Montana State Mountain 11 Big Sky (3)
12th 300 1:49.8 7s/7f Wyoming Mountain 10 Mountain West (4)
13th 311 2:00.0 6s/6f Kentucky Southeast 8 SEC (8)
14th 311 0:31.5 6s/6f Cal Poly West 11 Big West (1)
15th 345 1:04.9 7s/7f Kansas Midwest 11 Big 12 (5)
16th 375 1:12.4 6s/6f San Francisco West 14 WCC (5)
17th 389 1:47.6 6s/6f South Dakota State Midwest 10 Summit League (1)
18th 397 1:38.5 5s/5f Tennessee South 4 SEC (9)
19th 443 1:38.3 7s/7f Florida State South 10 ACC (12)
20th 477 0:56.5 7s/7f Youngstown State Great Lakes 12 Horizon (1)
21st 580 2:36.0 5s/4f Liberty Southeast 13 Conference USA (2)
22nd 618 1:03.5 7s/7f Miami (Ohio) Great Lakes 14 Mid-American (2)
23rd 636 2:30.6 6s/6f Idaho State Mountain 13 Big Sky (4)
24th 642 1:21.5 5s/5f Illinois Midwest 16 Big Ten (13)
25th 664 1:14.7 5s/5f Kansas State Midwest 21 Big 12 (11)
26th 665 1:05.2 6s/5f Santa Clara West 20 WCC (6)
27th 728 2:30.4 5s/4f Nebraska Midwest 28 Big Ten (15)
28th 734 1:16.1 7s/7f Saint Louis Midwest 25 Atlantic 10 (8)
29th 744 0:45.7 7s/7f Indiana State Great Lakes 23 Missouri Valley (7)
30th 768 0:50.0 4s/4f Iowa Midwest 15 Big Ten (14)
31st 990 2:32.1 1s/1f (“B”) Northern Colorado Mountain Big Sky (9)
— 0 — 4s/4f Colorado State Mountain 12 Mountain West (6)

October 4 Chile Pepper Festival McDonnell
Fayetteville, Ark. * Agri Park (host: Arkansas)
8.0k (4.9M)

Texas Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 7th Nathanael BERHANE SR 23:53.1 7 — 23:53.1
2 9th Hudson HEIKKINEN SR 24:00.5 9 0:07.4 23:56.8
3 10th Aidan TORRES FR 24:06.5 10 0:13.4 24:00.0
4 11th Hudson BENNETT JR 24:12.9 11 0:19.8 24:03.2
5 19th Trey RIOS SR 24:32.0 19 0:38.9 24:09.0
6 31st Jack BOYD JR 24:46.3 (30) 0:53.2 24:15.2
7 43rd Joaquin DE LA CRUZ FR 24:55.9 (42) 1:02.8 24:21.0
8 65th Zain HAMDANI JR 25:15.8 1:22.7 24:27.8
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NCAA DI
Region		 Conference
1st 40 1:49.8 7s/7f #18 Arkansas South Central 2 AQ SEC (4)
2nd 56 0:38.9 6s/6f TEXAS South Central 5 SEC (7)
3rd 103 1:08.0 7s/7f #11 Northwest Missouri NCAA DII
4th 118 0:40.7 7s/7f Stephen F. Austin South Central 4 Southland (1)
5th 241 2:30.4 5s/5f Oral Roberts Midwest 14 Summit League (4)
6th 250 1:09.4 6s/6f Abilene Christian South Central 15 WAC (5)
7th 254 1:15.1 5s/5f #28 East Central (Okla.) NCAA DII
8th 263 2:02.0 6s/6f #1 Iowa Central CC NJCAA DI
9th 277 0:52.3 6s/6f UT Arlington South Central 10 WAC (4)
10th 291 1:13.1 7s/7f #26 Neb.-Kearney NCAA DII
11th 295 0:20.1 6s/6f Tarleton State South Central 14 WAC (6)
12th 381 1:23.9 5s/5f North Texas South Central 11 American (8)
13th 396 2:27.5 7s/7f #12 Crowder (Mo.) NJCAA DI
14th 406 2:12.5 6s/6f Missouri Southern NCAA DII
15th 410 1:31.7 6s/6f Drury NCAA DII
16th 417 1:16.9 7s/7f Lamar South Central 12 Southland (4)
17th 478 0:52.0 5s/5f Mississippi College NCAA DII
18th 521 3:26.0 2s/2f (“B”) Little Rock South Central OVC (6)
19th 539 1:46.5 7s/7f ULM South Central 13 Sun Belt (3)
20th 549 2:28.7 6s/6f East Texas A&M South Central 19 Southland (7)
21st 572 1:47.6 7s/7f #13 Garden City (Kan.) CC NJCAA DI
22nd 595 1:19.5 6s/6f St. Edward's NCAA DII
23rd 621 1:52.2 6s/6f #3 Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC NJCAA DII
24th 622 2:17.0 7s/7f Union (Tenn.) NCAA DII
25th 627 1:35.3 6s/6f West Alabama NCAA DII
26th 634 2:18.2 7s/7f UT Dallas NCAA DII
27th 640 1:10.2 6s/6f Southwest Baptist NCAA DII
28th 746 1:29.8 5s/5f Southern Arkansas NCAA DII
29th 827 2:34.3 3s/3f (“B”) SIUE Midwest OVC (9)
30th 883 4:08.6 5s/5f Texas Southern South Central SWAC (2)
— 0 — 0s/0f (“B”) Wichita State Midwest 8 American (3)

September 12 UIW Invitational
San Antonio, Texas * Windcrest Golf Course (host: Incarnate Word)
6.4k (4M)

Texas Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 2nd Aidan TORRES FR 19:15.4 2 — 19:15.4
2 3rd Nathanael BERHANE SR 19:20.0 3 0:04.6 19:17.7
3 11th Joaquin DE LA CRUZ FR 20:02.6 10 0:47.2 19:32.6
4 20th Zain HAMDANI JR 20:28.6 17 1:13.2 19:46.6
5 40th Hudson BENNETT JR 20:59.5 35 1:44.1 20:01.2
6 44th Trey RIOS SR 21:02.4 (39) 1:47.0 20:11.4
7 45th Hudson HEIKKINEN SR 21:03.6 (40) 1:48.2 20:18.8

August 30 Stormy Seas Opener
Georgetown, Texas * Berry Springs Park (host: Southwestern (Texas))
5.0k (3.1M)

Texas Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 2nd Aidan TORRES FR 15:12.5 2 — 15:12.5
2 3rd Jack BOYD JR 15:12.6 3 0:00.1 15:12.5
3 4th Joaquin DE LA CRUZ FR 15:12.8 4 0:00.3 15:12.6
4 5th Hudson BENNETT JR 15:12.9 5 0:00.4 15:12.7
5 6th Zain HAMDANI JR 15:12.9 6 0:00.4 15:12.7

Season Individual Results

Nathanael BERHANE – SR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 12 UIW Invitational 6.4k (4M) 19:20.0 3rd 2
Oct 4 Chile Pepper McDonnell 8.0k (4.9M) 23:53.1 7th 1
Oct 17 Pre-Nats 8.0k (4.9M) 23:56.2 32nd 3
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 23:42.3 15th 1
Nov 14 South Central 10.0k (6.2M) — 0

Aidan TORRES – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 30 Stormy Seas Opener 5.0k (3.1M) 15:12.5 2nd 1
Sep 12 UIW Invitational 6.4k (4M) 19:15.4 2nd 1
Oct 4 Chile Pepper McDonnell 8.0k (4.9M) 24:06.5 10th 3
Oct 17 Pre-Nats 8.0k (4.9M) 23:46.2 22nd 1
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 24:07.5 28th 2
Nov 14 South Central 10.0k (6.2M) 30:16.8 15th 1

Hudson HEIKKINEN – SR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 12 UIW Invitational 6.4k (4M) 21:03.6 45th 7
Oct 4 Chile Pepper McDonnell 8.0k (4.9M) 24:00.5 9th 2
Oct 17 Pre-Nats 8.0k (4.9M) 23:52.3 29th 2
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 24:12.9 32nd 3
Nov 14 South Central 10.0k (6.2M) 30:29.2 20th 2

Tadhg DONNELLY – SR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Oct 17 Pre-Nats 8.0k (4.9M) 24:03.5 45th 4
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 24:29.8 51st 5
Nov 14 South Central 10.0k (6.2M) — 0

Hudson BENNETT – JR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 30 Stormy Seas Opener 5.0k (3.1M) 15:12.9 5th 4
Sep 12 UIW Invitational 6.4k (4M) 20:59.5 40th 5
Oct 4 Chile Pepper McDonnell 8.0k (4.9M) 24:12.9 11th 4
Oct 17 Pre-Nats 8.0k (4.9M) 24:16.0 60th 5
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 24:26.2 48th 4
Nov 14 South Central 10.0k (6.2M) 30:30.7 22nd 3

Trey RIOS – SR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 12 UIW Invitational 6.4k (4M) 21:02.4 44th 6
Oct 4 Chile Pepper McDonnell 8.0k (4.9M) 24:32.0 19th 5
Oct 17 Pre-Nats 8.0k (4.9M) 24:51.2 112th 6
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 25:00.7 69th 6
Nov 14 South Central 10.0k (6.2M) 31:11.2 32nd 4

Joaquin DE LA CRUZ – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 30 Stormy Seas Opener 5.0k (3.1M) 15:12.8 4th 3
Sep 12 UIW Invitational 6.4k (4M) 20:02.6 11th 3
Oct 4 Chile Pepper McDonnell 8.0k (4.9M) 24:55.9 43rd 7
Oct 17 Pre-Nats 8.0k (4.9M) 26:02.1 220th 8
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 25:06.9 74th 7
Nov 14 South Central 10.0k (6.2M) 31:12.6 33rd 5

Jack BOYD – JR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 30 Stormy Seas Opener 5.0k (3.1M) 15:12.6 3rd 2
Oct 4 Chile Pepper McDonnell 8.0k (4.9M) 24:46.3 31st 6
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 25:22.6 83rd 8

Zain HAMDANI – JR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 30 Stormy Seas Opener 5.0k (3.1M) 15:12.9 6th 5
Sep 12 UIW Invitational 6.4k (4M) 20:28.6 20th 4
Oct 4 Chile Pepper McDonnell 8.0k (4.9M) 25:15.8 65th 8
Oct 17 Pre-Nats 8.0k (4.9M) 25:28.6 174th 7
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 25:51.4 95th 9

Emmanuel SGOUROS – SR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Oct 17 Pre-Nats 8.0k (4.9M) — 0