Postseason Push Continues at Texas A&M
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The sixth-ranked Arkansas women’s cross country team will continue its postseason push Friday morning in College Station, Texas at the NCAA South Central Region Championships.
“This is the gatekeeper for the national meet,” head coach Lance Harter said. “I think that there are very very fine individuals in our division that some of our athletes would like to race against”
Teams competing at the Regional Championships include: No. 6 Arkansas, Abilene Christian, Arkansas State, Little Rock, Baylor, Central Arkansas, Houston, Incarnate Word, Lamar, LSU, McNeese State, Nicholls State, North Texas, Rice, Sam Houston, SMU, Stephen F. Austin, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas A&M-CC, TCU, Texas State, Tulane, Louisiana, ULM, UT-Arlington, UT-Rio Grande Valley, UTSA.
Arkansas returns five All-region performers in Devin Clark, Sydney Brown, Abby Gray, Carina Viljoen, and Taylor Werner. The Razorbacks have won the team title for six-consecutive years, having placed the top overall performer at the meet for three-straight years, including Clark in 2016.
2015 College Station Regional
» Champions: Arkansas, 40 points (1-5-10-11-14)
» Margin of Victory: 65 points
» Champion: Dominique Scott
» Runner-up: Texas, 105 points (16-17-18-26-34)
“I am expecting our team to treat this race like any other,” senior Nikki Hiltz said. “To run as a pack near the front of the race, have confidence in ourselves and each other, and most importantly try not to make this race bigger than it is. If we do all of this I know we will walk away with a victory as well as a qualification for the NCAA Championships.”
Arkansas Cross Country at the Regional Championships
» 42 All-Region selections since 2010
» 21 Regional Titles
» Eight Regional Individual Titles
» Most recent: 2016 – Devin Clark
» Largest Margin of Victory: 83 (2013)
Meet Info
The 2017 NCAA South Central Region Championships will begin at 9:15 a.m. CT with the women’s 6K race. The men’s 10K race will follow at 10:15 a.m. after which an awards ceremony will be held for the top individual performers and team champions.
Live results will be available for the meet through flash results. Additional information regarding the meet can be found at the NCAA South Central Region Championships Central. Admission is free to fans of all ages.
2017 Cross Country Schedule
Fri, Sept. 1 – Cowboy Duals (Stillwater, Okla.) 2nd of 4
Sat, Sept. 16 – Riverside Invitational (Riverside, Calif.) 1st of 29
Sat, Sept. 16 – Southern Stampede (Joplin, Mo.) 5th of 32
Fri, Sept. 29 – Joe Piane/Notre Dame Invitational (South Bend, Ind.) 4th of 20
Sat, Sept. 30 – Chile Pepper Festival (Agri Park) 1st of 45
Sat, Oct. 14 – Pre-Nationals (Louisville, Ky.) | 1st of 43
Fri, Oct. 27 – SEC Championship (Athens, Ga.) | 1st of 14
Fri, Nov. 10 – NCAA South Central Regional (College Station, Texas)
Sat, Nov. 18 – NCAA Championship (Louisville, Ky.)
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