Was able to watch both races....top two teams auto qualify for Nationals....Texas nipped Arkansas in the men's (although Arkansas rested the top line other than 1-2 runners who finished 1-2) and Arkansas easily won over Texas A&M....very competitive region at the top but not the best region overall....
Bears and SugarBears had their moments and achievements but still a long way to go to challenge the top teams....article below highlights top UCA perfromances.....
While meaningless...just considering the old Southland teams, UCA was 3rd in each race....that is probably one of the best finishes vs Southland teams...
https://ucasports.com/news/2023/11/10/mens-cross-country-bears-set-11-prs-at-the-south-central-region-championships.aspxFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Central Arkansas Men's and Women's Cross Country teams traveled to Agri Park this Friday to compete in the NCAA South Central Region Championships.
The women's team finished 13th out of 24 teams and the men's team finished 17th out of 25 teams.
For the men's team, Pete Johnson and Jack Dingman earned a spot on the UCA record list for the top-5 10K times, earning the #3 and #4 spot respectively.
Personal Records Set
Felisa Saheib Pete Johnson Ky Bickford
Ali Nachtigal Jack Dingman Beau Melancon
Sequoya Prentice Thomas Cain Gavin Frick
Jewel Baer Carlos Hernandez
Women's Results
Leading the women's team, Madeline Hill finished 36th with a time of 21:40.9 in the 6K race. Felisa Saheib finished 73rd with a personal record time of 22:27.3, Ali Nachtigal finished 94th with a personal record time of 22:45.3, and Sequoya Prentice finished 107th with a personal record time of 22:56.7. With a personal record time of 23:14.0, Jewel Baer finished 120th and Emma Selph finished 139th out of 180 athletes with a time of 23:34.1.
Men's Results
Leading the men's team, Pete Johnson finished 49th with a personal record time of 31:07.6 in the 10K race. Jack Dingman was close behind in 56th with a personal record time of 31:27.5. Thomas Cain finished 104th with a personal record time of 32:38.2 and Carlos Hernandez finished 112th with a personal record time of 32:51.8. Finishing 138th, Ky Bickford had a personal record time of 33:31.6 and Beau Melancon finished close behind in 143rd with a personal record time of 33:39.3. Gavin Frick finished 158th out of 172 athletes with a personal record time of 34:34.0.
Live Results:
https://results.flashresults.com/2023_1 ... /index.htm From the Coach – Head Coach Josey Weaver
"Our women started the day off on a high note scoring 311 points less than a year ago. I'm so happy of their growth and progress. The fact that we were able to jump to 13th place from second to last a year ago affirms that we are headed in the right direction as a program. Now we take a short break before starting up with our indoor track season.
On the men's side, we had two great performances. Pete Johnson and Jack Dingman became the #3 and #4 all time performers here at UCA. Our lack of depth showed as our team finished in the middle of the pack. We were hoping for more. I would love to improve on this finish in the years to come. Indoor track will be here before we know it and out attention will now shift towards getting ready for our first meet at the University of Arkansas on January 12th."
Women's Team Scores
Arkansas – 36
Texas A&M – 90
LSU – 129
Tulane – 139
Texas – 143
SMU – 143
Arkansas State – 166
UT-Arlington – 215
Texas Christian – 223
Rice – 259
New Orleans – 301
Lamar – 347
Central Arkansas – 383Stephen F. Austin – 406
McNeese State – 423
North Texas – 452
ULM – 486
Little Rock – 513
Abilene Christian – 521
Texas A&M-CC – 536
UT-Rio Grande Valley – 547
Louisiana – 551
Sam Houston – 671
Nicholls State – 672
Men's Team Scores
Texas – 34
Arkansas – 52
Tulane – 77
Arkansas State – 157
Incarnate Word – 157
Texas A&M – 178
Rice – 187
Sam Houston – 276
UT-Arlington – 292
Little Rock – 302
Houston – 312
North Texas – 316
Texas Christian – 345
New Orleans – 351
Abilene Christian – 399
ULM – 432
Central Arkansas – 439TexasA&M-CC - 474
McNeese State – 495
Baylor – 522
Stephen F. Austin – 529
Texas State – 554
UT-Rio Grande Valley – 587
Louisiana – 644
Nicholls State - 776