Arkansas cross country teams take on tough competition prior to SEC championships
The Razorback men’s team claimed fourth place in Stillwater, Oklahoma, over the weekend, while the women’s team took 19th in Madison, Wisconsin.
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The Razorback men’s team claimed fourth place in Stillwater, Oklahoma, over the weekend, while the women’s team took 19th in Madison, Wisconsin.
The University of Arkansas women's and men's cross country teams will get in their final competition this weekend before the SEC Championships.
No. 21 Arkansas competes in Oklahoma State’s Weis-Crockett Invitational at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, racing over an 8,000m course that will host the NCAA Championships in November.
Finishing fourth among collegians in the Chile Pepper Festival 8,000m race, and sixth overall, earned Razorback Ben Shearer the SEC Freshman Runner of the Week accolade.
Arkansas totaled 61 points to win the 34th annual Chile Pepper Festival for the first time since 2018 as Razorback sophomore Patrick Kiprop led the squad with a runner-up finish in 23 minutes, 24.6 seconds over the 8,000m course at Agri Park on Friday afternoon.