FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Central Arkansas Men's and Women's Cross Country teams made the trip up to Fayetteville for the Chile Pepper Festival this Friday.

The women's team placed sixth overall out of 34 schools, and the men's team placed tenth out of 30 schools.

Madeline Hill's time of 17:26.4 earned her the number three spot on UCA's list of top-5 record times in the 5K race.  
 
Personal Records Set
Madeline Hill                     Jack Dingman
Kayleigh Wagnon              Gavin Frick
Ali Nachtigal                      Hayden Boyett
Jewel Baer
 
Women's Results
Madeline Hill led the women's team with a personal record time of 17:26.4 to finish 16^th in the 5K race. Sara Steimel was close behind in 24^th with a time of 17:40.3. Kayleigh Wagnon finished 45^th with a personal record time of 18:08.4 and Ali Nachtigal had a personal record time of 18:14.9 to finish 52^nd.

Jewel Baer finished 108^th with a personal record time of 18:52.4 and Felisa Saheib was close behind in 111^th with a time of 18:54.5. Alexis Frick finished 144^th with a time of 19:13.2, Emma Selph finished 175^th with a 19:27.1, and Anna Bommes finished 181^st with a time of 19:33.5 out of 297 athletes.
 
Men's Results
Jack Dingman led the men's team in the 8K race with a personal record time of 24:57.9 to place 26^th. Gavin Frick finished 48^th with a personal record time of 25:20.9, Pete Johnson finished 55^th with a 25:24.7, and Thomas Cain finished 67^th with a time of 25:37.5. Carlos Hernandez had a time of 26:56.1 to finish 162^nd. Ky Bickford was close behind in 170^th with a time of 26:59.5 and Bresner Austin finished 183^rd with a time of 27:10.7.

Beau Melancon finished 230^th with a time of 28:04.9, Lucas Tauch finished 264^th with a time of 28:43.0, and Johnny Cordero finished 273^rd with a time of 29:00.7. Hayden Boyett finished with a personal record time of 32:16.3 to finish 290^th out of 292 athletes.
 
Live Results: https://results.flashresults.com/2023_09-29_ChilePepper/index.htm
 
From the Coach – Head Coach Josey Weaver
""Proud of how our men and women battled the heat today. We beat some very good teams on a tough day of competition. We took another great step towards our goals at the ASUN Championship. We are leaving with several PRs, valuable racing experience, and confidence that we can compete at a high level."
 
Women's Team Results – Top 20 out of 34

1. Arkansas – 20
2. SMU – 89
3. Western Colorado – 121
4. UT-Arlington – 169
5. Arkansas State – 220
6. Central Arkansas – 232
7. Lamar – 241
8. TCU – 313
9. Missouri State – 322
10. Missouri Southern – 341
11. Drury – 377
12. Nebraska-Kearney – 379
13. South Alabama – 422
14. Oklahoma Baptist – 439
15. Ouachita Baptist – 451
16. Abilene Christian - 480
17. Arkansas Tech – 499
18. Southwest Baptist – 520
19. Oral Roberts – 523
20. Little Rock - 560

 
Men's Team Results – Top 20 out of 30

1. Arkansas – 18
2. Western Colorado – 93
3. UIW – 137
4. Arkansas State – 158
5. Oklahoma – 235
6. Rice – 277
7. Nebraska-Kearney – 293
8. Central Missouri – 294
9. Trinidad State – 315
10. Central Arkansas – 334
11. Missouri Southern – 335
12. Drury – 337
13. Washburn – 387
14. TCU – 402
15. North Texas – 412
16. Tarleton State – 442
17. Lamar – 474
18. Little Rock – 484
19. Oral Roberts – 484
20. UT-Arlington - 488

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