COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Hendrix men's and women's cross country programs traveled to Colorado to compete at the 2026 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Cross Country championships at Monument Valley Park.
The men finished seventh in the men's 8K with 222 points, while the women came in at eighth in the women's 6K with 194 points.
On the men's side,
James McNew finished 45th in the 8K with a time of 29:21.0 and a 5:54.2 average mile.
Pranit Koppolu placed 66th in 31:19.4, averaging 6:18.0 per mile.
Diego Ortega added a 74th-place finish in 33:55.5, while
Henry Simmons finished 78th in 34:54.9.
Warriors Men's Results (8K)
45. McNew - 29:21.0, 32 points
66. Koppolu - 31:19.4, 42 points
74. Ortega - 33:55.5, 47 points
78. Simmons - 34:54.9, 50 points
79.
John Yarberry - 35:48.4, 51 points
80.
Gray Hartman - 38:18.4, 52 points
81.
Amos Bailey - 40:21.7, 53 points
83.
Davin Barragan - 45:58.0
On the women's side,
Lilyann Barnes placed 32nd in the 6K with a time of 26:41.6 and a 7:09.5 average mile.
Ruby Nichols finished 52nd in 28:32.0, while
Emily Jones placed 54th in 28:47.4.
Warriors Women's Results (6K)
32. Barnes - 26:41.6, 24 points
52. Nichols - 28:32.0, 37 points
54. Jones - 28:47.4, 38 points
62.
Madeline McClusky - 30:24.7, 46 points
65.
Pippy Newell - 31:12.8, 49 points
67. Arianne Ricaurte - 32:31.7, 51 points
70.
Alexis Fuentes - 34:29.6, 54 points
