UCR next for women's cross

FAYETTEVILLE – The Arkansas Razorback women’s cross country team will continue the 2010 season with a 5K race at the UC-Riverside Invitational. The event will take place Saturday, Sept. 18 in Riverside, Calif.

At Saturday’s UC-Riverside Invitational, freshman Stephanie Brown, junior Cali George, junior Kristen Gillespie, freshman Ashley Isham, junior Samantha Learch, junior Jillian Rosen and senior Miranda Walker will run the invitational 5K at 9:30 a.m. Freshmen Rachel Carpino, Grace Heymsfield, Paige Johnston and Natanya Luther will compete in the 10:45 a.m. collegiate 5K.

Arkansas is ranked No. 3 in the USTFCCCA South Central Region and is receiving votes in the USTFCCCA national poll. The Razorbacks won the Sept. 3 Arkansas Invitational with a perfect score of 15 points. Senior Miranda Walker took the individual title in the 4K race.

For her third-place finish at the Arkansas Invitational, Brown was named the SEC Freshman of the Week on Sept. 7. Brown was the top freshman finisher and the only freshman to finish in the top five.

Download: 9.18.10 UCR Invit.pdf