CONWAY, Ark. – Central Arkansas travels to Richmond, Ky., for the United Athletic Conference Cross Country Championship, hosted by Eastern Kentucky at the University Club at the Arlington Golf Center. 

Both the men's and women's teams finished fifth at last year's ASUN Championships. On the women's side, Arizona Blankenship placed 19th with a time of 17:26.1, earning Third Team All-ASUN honors. Abby Machesky finished 29th in 17:40.3, followed by Lydia Butler in 40th (18:14.4) and Liz Browning in 42nd (18:15.6). Alexis Frick (18:32.6) and Kayli Myers (18:44.2) also competed for the Bears. In the men's 8K, Trae Baker placed 40th in 24:59.2, followed by Ky Bickford in 44th (25:03.6) and Logan Dingman in 48th (25:10.4). 

The women's 5K race is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m., with the men's 8K race following at 8:45 a.m. Both races will be streamed live on ESPN+, with MileSplit providing live timing for both races.