Both Razorback lineups will compete Friday in Fayetteville, with No. 16 Arkansas men seeking first home win since 2018 against field headlined by No. 5 Tulsa; No. 13 Arkansas women also look to secure fifth consecutive individual victory
By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor
For the first time since their season opener Sept. 1 at the Cowboy Preview at Oklahoma State, and the only occasion until the Southeastern Conference Championships on Oct. 28 in Oxford, Miss., the Arkansas men’s and women’s cross country teams will both be competing at the same event Friday at the 34th edition of the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival at Agri Park at the Arkansas cross country course in Fayetteville.
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It will mark the first opportunity for the Razorback men’s team to compete since placing second to host Oklahoma State in a 5-kilometer race in Stillwater.
The Arkansas women’s team has been more active in recent weeks, finishing ninth Saturday in a 6-kilometer competition at the Cowboy Jamboree at Oklahoma State. The Razorbacks also had a group race Sept. 17 in a 5-kilometer event at the Missouri Southern Stampede after opening with a 3-kilometer competition at the Cowboy Preview.
The women’s collegiate Prairie Fire Pepper 5-kilometer race is scheduled for 3:15 p.m. CDT, with the men’s collegiate Prairie Fire Pepper 8-kilometer competition at 3:45 p.m.
Arkansas is seeking its 10th consecutive victory in the women’s college 5-kilometer race at 4:30 p.m. CDT, with the Razorbacks attempting to secure their first win since 2018 in the McDonnell Memorial men’s college 8-kilometer event at 5 p.m.
Colorado School of Mines prevailed last year in the men’s race after Texas ended a six-year winning streak for Arkansas in 2019.
Isabel Van Camp, who was 10th in the 6-kilometer race at Cowboy Jamboree, leads No. 13 Arkansas, which is also expected to have Mia Cochran, Sydney Thorvaldson, Gracie Hyde, Taylor Ewert, Nyah Hernandez, Adoette Vaughan, Mary Ellen Eudaly, Heidi Nielson, Mackenzie Rogers and Julia Paternain competing.
Claire McCune is scheduled to race unattached for the Razorbacks.
Following a victory by Karissa Schweizer of Missouri in 2016, Arkansas has produced the past four individual winners at Chile Pepper as well, including Krissy Gear last year. Gear is now training professionally with HOKA Northern Arizona Elite.
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