Arkansas Remains Among Nation’s Elite

November 1, 2016

NEW ORLEANS – After a dominating performance at the 2016 Southeastern Conference Cross Country Championships, the Arkansas men’s cross country team held strong as one of the best programs in the country at No. 6 in the latest USTFCCCA top-25 poll released Tuesday afternoon.

Following the completion of a successful regular season, the Razorbacks continued to showcase their talents, steamrolling the competition with a top individual performance and team finish on their home course at last weekend’s conference finale.

Led by junior Alex George who earned Arkansas’ 14th SEC individual title, the Razorbacks placed all five scoring members of its squad inside the top-10 of a talented field.

Arkansas has now been nationally ranked in the top six or higher since the preseason rankings were released. This is the highest consecutively ranked season for the Razorbacks since 2006.

The SEC champions will look to collect another postseason title at the 2016 NCAA South Central Regional meet Friday, Nov. 11, heading into the event as region’s the top-ranked team. Arkansas is the reigning South Central Regional champ, returning runners Jack Bruce, Kyle Hosting and Frank Tonui from last year’s squad.

USTFCCCA Week 6 National Coaches Poll

1. Northern Arizona
2. Colorado
3. BYU
4. Stanford
5. Syracuse
6. Arkansas
7. Iona
8. UCLA
9. Oklahoma State
10. Oregon
11. Mississippi
12. Portland
13. Iowa State
14. Wisconsin
15. UTEP
16. Virginia
17. Washington State
18. Michigan State
19. Colorado State
20. Boise State
21. Indiana
22. Georgetown
23. Tulsa
24. Southern Utah
25. Eastern Michigan
26. Middle Tennessee
27. NC State
28. Penn
29. Michigan
30. Providence

2016 Cross Country Schedule
Thurs, Sept. 1 – Cowboy Duals (Stillwater, Okla.) | 4th of 6
Fri, Sept. 16 – Battle in Beantown (Boston, Mass.) | 3rd of 15
Sat, Oct. 1 – Chile Pepper Festival (Agri Park) | 1st of 18
Sat, Oct. 15 – Pre-Nationals (Terre Haute, Ind.) 10:35 a.m. | 2nd of 41
Fri, Oct. 28 – SEC Championship (Agri Park) 11:00 a.m. | 1st of 12
Fri, Nov. 11 – NCAA South Central Regional (Agri Park) 12:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov. 19 – NCAA Championship (Terre Haute, Ind.) 11:00 a.m.

Bold denotes a home event.

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