Arkansas No. 13 in national coaches’ poll

NEW ORLEANS – Arkansas ranks No. 13 in the third national coaches’ cross country poll this season after finishing ninth amid a loaded field of teams at the Oklahoma State Jamboree this past weekend.

The Razorbacks compete in the Chile Pepper Festival on Friday, Sept. 30, at 4:30 p.m. covering a 5,000m course on its home venue at Agri Park.

Chile Pepper Festival links

Chile Pepper Festival  https://www.chilepepperfestival.org
Teams competing  https://www.chilepepperfestival.org/race/team-attendees/
Schedule  https://www.chilepepperfestival.org/race/schedule/
Live stream  https://chilepepperfestival.runnerspace.com

Alabama is currently the top SEC school in the national poll at No. 10, followed by Arkansas, who were previously ranked No. 9. Conference schools also in the national poll include Kentucky at No.23 and Ole Miss at No. 29.

In the NCAA South Central Region poll, Arkansas remains in the No. 1 position over Texas, Texas A&M, LSU, and SMU.

Women’s teams from the South Central Region scheduled to compete in the Chile Pepper Festival include No. 10 Arkansas State, No. 12 Abilene Christian, No. 13 SFA, and No. 15 Houston. From the Midwest Region, teams in the field include No. 7 Tulsa and No. 8 Kansas State.

Schools who have been nationally ranked this season in over divisions include Dallas Baptist (Div. II), Oklahoma City (NAIA), as well as junior colleges Hutchinson, Iowa Central, Garden City, and Crowder.

Chile Pepper Festival – Friday, Sept. 30, 2022

3:15 p.m. Women’s Collegiate Prairie Fire Pepper 5k
3:45 p.m. Men’s Collegiate Prairie Fire Pepper 8k
4:30 p.m. College Women’s 5k
5:00 p.m. McDonnell Memorial College Men’s 8k
6:00 p.m. Awards

USTFCCCA National Coaches’ Cross Country Poll – Week 3 – Sept. 27, 2022

  1 NC State
  2 Oklahoma State
  3 New Mexico
  4 Northern Arizona
  5 BYU
  6 Stanford
  7 Colorado
  8 Notre Dame
  9 Washington
  10 Alabama
  11 Utah
  12 North Carolina
  13 Arkansas
  14 Syracuse
  15 Providence
  16 Utah Valley
  17 Michigan
  18 Georgetown
  19 Michigan State
  20 Colorado State
  21 California Baptist
  22 Oregon
  23 Kentucky
  24 Harvard
  25 Ohio State
  26 Wisconsin
  27 Oregon State
  28 Illinois
  29 Ole Miss
  30 Gonzaga

NCAA South Central Region Poll – Week 2 – Sept. 26, 2022

Teams in bold will compete in Chile Pepper Festival

1. Arkansas, 2. Texas, 3. Texas A&M, 4. LSU, 5. SMU, 6. Tulane, 7. TCU, 8. Rice, 9. New Orleans, 10. Arkansas State, 11. Incarnate Word, 12. Abilene Christian, 13. SFA, 14. Baylor, 15. Houston.