Sydney Vaught, the SEC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year, placed 11th to lead the Razorbacks in the SEC Championship race on Friday, covering the 6,000m course at Cherokee Farm in a time of 20:25.1.
Arkansas placed eighth at the Pre-National Invitational hosted by Missouri at its Gans Creek course with the Razorbacks scoring 309 points. Sydney Vaught led the team in placing 12th in 19 minutes, 51.1 seconds over a 6,000m distance.
Final resultsArkansas makes a second journey to Missouri’s Gans Creek course this season as they compete in the Pre-National Invitational, which has been moved to Friday due to expected inclement weather in the area on Saturday.
Gans Creek course map Live results Live steam (SEC Network +)Razorback Sydney Thorvaldson covered the 5,000m course at Agri Park in a winning time of 16 minutes, 3 seconds as Arkansas finished second in team scoring with 106 points at the 37th Chile Pepper Festival.
Final resultsArkansas, nationally ranked No. 21 by Flotrack and No. 22 in the USTFCCCA coaches poll, returns to action on its home course during the 37th Chile Pepper Festival on Saturday.
37th annual Chile Pepper Festival will be held Oct. 3-4 at Agri Park with Arkansas teams racing at 10:25am (men) and 11:00am (women) on Saturday morning.
College Entries Spectator Parking Live results Live stream (subscription) Course map 8K Course map 5kArkansas newcomer Josphine Mwaura led the Razorbacks to a runner-up team finish in the Mizzou Opener on Friday morning, covering the 5,000m distance on the Gans Creek course in 17 minutes, 14.1 seconds.
ResultsPreseason rankings for the 2025 cross country season have the Razorbacks ranked No. 18 (FloTrack) and No. 22 (USTFCCCA) nationally, No. 1 in the South Central Region, and third in the SEC.