FAYETTEVILLE, Ar. - The HCU men's and women's cross-country teams traveled out of state this weekend to compete in the Arkansas Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival, which featured many strong programs. There were notable finishes for the Huskies in the men's 8k race and the women's 5k race.
Freshman standout
Ariadna Navarro earned a 16
th overall finish in the Women Harter's Habanero 5k, which featured a field of 256 runners. At the mile mark, Navarro sat in 19
th place, giving her room to jump three spots and finish with a time of 16:56.2. Her teammates
Noa Sancho and
Reyes Carrera also notably finished in 40
th and 42nd place with times of 17:33.5 and 17:34.9 in the race.
In the Men McDonnell Memorial 8k, senior
Colby Kurtz finished 40
th in a field of 272 runners. Kurtz sat in 97th place at his mile mark, leaving him the chance to jump 57 spots and earn his final placement, crossing the line at 25:25.3.
The Huskies will compete next in College Station at the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Friday, Oct. 16.
