The 1987-90 women's cross country teams won four-straight American South Conference Championships. Head coach
Reid Harter (Hall of Fame Class of 2012) was named American South Conference Coach of the Year each season.
The 1987 title was the first NCAA Division I conference championship in department history.
Nancy Mireles (Hall of Fame Class of 2010) won the individual American South Conference Championship. Five student-athletes earned All-American South Conference honors, including Mireles,
Debra de los Santos,
Diane Garcia,
Shanna Hale, and
Thelma Morales.
The 1988 team also took home team and individual titles, as Morales won the individual championship. Four student-athletes earned All-American South Conference honors, including Morales, de los Santos, Garcia, and Hale. Harter also repeated as American South Conference Coach of the Year. Four of top six three-mile race times in program history were set during the season, including Hale with the program record (17:26.0) and sixth-fastest (then fourth at 17:50.7) times and Morales with the third (then second) and fourth (then third) at 17:40.6 and 17:42.0, respectively.
The 1989 team had five student-athletes earn All-American South Conference honors, including
Laurie Arteaga, Garcia, Hale, Morales, and
Sylvia Rodriguez. Two of top 10 three-mile race times in program history were set during the season as Hale ran an 18:00.0, ranking ninth (then fifth) while Morales ran an 18:09.0, ranking 10
th (then sixth).
The 1990 team saw Rodriguez earn All-District VI honors. Additionally, three student-athletes were on the All-American South Conference Team, including Rodriguez,
Dimitri Pierce, and
Debra Devine.
"Not only is it a privilege to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but a privilege to be inducted with these women who have the same passion," Smith said. "We want to thank Coach Harter, without whom we wouldn't have won these championships. We want to thank him for all the sacrifices he made, with time away from his family, driving hundreds of miles to meets, instilling discipline, encouraging us, and always prioritizing our education."
"Coach Reid Harter was an outstanding coach – a man of integrity and family values," Soto said. "I also want to give a shout to the Arteaga family for giving us a place to go and showing us warmth and family. The families of the local student-athletes really helped those of us not from the Valley to feel at home."
1987 Roster
Debra de los Santos
Debra Devine
Diana Garcia
Letty Gomez
Shanna Hale
Nancy Mireles
Thelma Morales
Vanessa Moreno
Cindy Pena
Yvette Portales
Lucy Ramirez
Sonia Rodriguez
1988 Roster
Debra de los Santos
Debra Devine
Diana Garcia
Shanna Hale
Thelma Morales
Vanessa Moreno
Cindy Pena
Yvette Portales
Lucy Ramirez
Sonia Rodriguez
Sylvia Rodriguez
Valerie Soto
1989 Roster
Laura Arteaga
Debra Devine
Diana Garcia
Shanna Hale
Thelma Morales
Vanessa Moreno
Cindy Pena
Yvette Portales
Sonia Rodriguez
Sylvia Rodriguez
Valerie Soto
Cathy Tanner
1990 Roster
Laura Arteaga
Debra Devine
Dimitri (Pierce) Kennedy
Vanessa Moreno
Yvette Portales
Sylvia Rodriguez
Valerie Soto
Cathy Tanner
Head Coach: Reid Harter (1987-90)
Assistant Coach: Doug Erickson (1987-90)
Assistant Coach: Robert Martinez (1987)
