CONWAY, Ark. — The Hendrix men's and women's cross country programs started their seasons on Saturday morning at the UCA Invitational at Beaver Fork Lake. The women finished second as a team, while the men finished fourth out of eight teams.
On the women's side,
Ruby Nichols placed 17th in the 3-mile with a time of 21:01.7 and a score of 8. Lillyann Barnes finished 19th in 21:14.4 and scored 9.
Madeline McClusky placed 25th in 22:54.5 with a score of 13, while
Emily Jones finished 27th in 23:10.6 and scored 15.
Women's 3-mile run
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17. Nichols - 21:01.7, 8 points
19. Lillyann Barnes - 21:14.4, 9 points
25. McClusky - 22:54.5, 13 points
27. Jones - 23:10.6, 15 points
28. Arianne Ricaurte - 23:48.5, 16 points
29.
Pippy Newell - 23:58.3, 17 points
35.
Alexis Fuentes - 27:01.3, 23 points
On the men's side,
James McNew led the Warriors in the 3-mile, placing 13th in 16:22.8 with a 5:27.6 average mile.
Pranit Koppolu followed in 21st at 17:17.3, averaging 5:45.8 per mile.
Diego Ortega finished 31st in 18:17.8, while
Henry Simmons placed 38th in 19:45.3.
Men's 3-mile run
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13. McNew - 16:22.8, 10 points
21. Koppolu - 17:17.3, 17 points
31. Ortega - 18:17.8, 26 points
38. Simmons - 19:45.3, 33 points
39.
Chris Bloomdahl - 19:46.9, 34 points
41.
John Yarberry - 20:11.1, 36 points
47.
Gray Hartman - 21:58.3, 42 points
49.
Amos Bailey - 22:29.0
53.
Luke Speer - 24:20.1
