Final Men's Results | Final Women's Results

Bears Dominate Little Rock Invitational
 
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The University of Central Arkansas men's and women's cross country teams completed the sweep at the Little Rock Invitational on Saturday and added four points to the Governor's I-40 Showdown. The men won with a team score of 22, while the women claimed the victory with 39 points. Jaron Hamilton won the men's race and Sara Steimel placed seventh in the women's race to lead the Bears.
 
UCA holds a 9.5-4.5 lead in the Governor's I-40 Showdown standings and swept the cross country points on the year.
 
Jaron Hamilton paced the men's field with a time of 26:02.8 on the 8K course in the 110-runner field. Max Nores finished in third with a 26:14.3. Jared Hamilton posted a run of 26:38.8 and placed fifth. With a mark of 26:40.6, Simon Schneider placed sixth. James Kees clocked a time of 26:52.3 and finished in eighth place. Josh Clethen recorded a 13th-place run of 27:10.0. Tate Whaley finished right behind in 14th with an effort of 27:14.1. Parker Jackson rounded out the top-15 with a time of 27:18.0. Ryan Yarde closed out the top-20 with a run of 27:55.8. With a career-best run of 28:07.9, Niklas Iking placed 22nd. Jesse Applewhite finished in 24th with a mark of 28:09.9. Camden Shaw placed 31st with a run of 28:31.5. Ian Kelly and Calvin Allen placed 42nd and 43rd with times of 29:15.6 and 29:15.8, respectively. With an effort of 31:07.6, Bradley Lambeth claimed the 65th-best time.
 
Steimel led the Bears with an 18:55.8 in the women's race on the 5K course and placed seventh in the field of 99. Tamara Reeves finished right behind in eighth with a personal-best mark of 19:05.5. Erin Woodward added a top-10 time of 19:07.2 and placed ninth. Bekah Bostian posted a run of 19:25.1 and finished in 12th. Kennedy Timmerman ran a 20:05.5 and came in 18th. With a mark of 20:10.4, Casey Gore finished in 19th. Emily Newberry placed 23rd with an effort of 20:17.5. Sarah Grace Meek posted a run of 21:11.0 and came in 35th. Amy Vedder clocked a season-best time of 22:12.1 and finished 54th. With a career-best run of 22:34.9, Anna Jeffcoat came in 58th.
 
The UCA men won with a team score of 22, followed by Arkansas-Little Rock with 56, and Louisiana-Lafayette in third with 99. On the women's side, Central Arkansas took first with a combined effort of 39 points, with Georgia State in second with 49, and Arkansas-Little Rock came in third with 74.
 
The Bears return to the course on Friday, November 1, as they host the Southland Conference meet at Beaverfork Lake Park. The women's race will start at 8:45 a.m., followed by the men at 9:45 a.m.
 
From the Coach – Associate Head Coach Beau Theriot
"Taking the win on both sides was big. There was good competition on both sides. Georgia State on the women's side is going to contend for the Sun Belt Championship. Jaron went out early and no one went with him so he put it on cruise control and took the win pretty easily. Three in the top-10 was huge for the ladies. We sat out a few of our heavy hitters as well, and to have those athletes step up was big. As a freshman, Sara is growing and becoming more of a long distance runner."
 
Men's Team Results
1. UCA – 22
2. Arkansas-Little Rock – 56
3. Louisiana-Lafayette – 99
4. John Brown – 137
5. Jacksonville State – 149
6. College of the Ozarks – 157
7. Oral Roberts – 160
8. Arkansas-Rich Mountain – 184
9. Lyon – 273
10. Williams Baptist – 293
11. Central Baptist – 321
12. Arkansas-Monticello – 335
 
Women's Team Results
1. UCA – 39
2. Georgia State – 49
3. Arkansas-Little Rock – 74
4. Arkansas-State – 116
5. Oral Roberts – 143
6. John Brown – 166
7. Louisiana-Lafayette – 169
8. Jacksonville State – 189
9. Henderson State – 253
10. Arkansas-Monticello – 295
11. College of the Ozarks – 318
12. Williams Baptist – 323
 
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