Isca Chelangat silver leads Arkansas to SEC fifth place

COLUMBIA, Missouri – No. 27 Arkansas placed fifth in team scoring at the SEC Cross Country Championships with Razorback sophomore Isca Chelangat earning an individual silver medal in leading the team.

No. 9 Alabama claimed the team title with 48 points with defending champion Florida, ranked No. 4 nationally, runner-up at 80 points. No. 11 South Carolina placed third with 110 points followed by No. 17 Missouri (138) and Arkansas (161).

The rest of the top 10 teams included Kentucky (180), Oklahoma (195), Vanderbilt (207), Tennessee (232), and LSU (254).

Chelangat covered the 6k course in 18:47.9 as runner-up to Alabama’s Caren Kiplagat (18:46.5) while Salma Elbadra of South Carolina finished third (18:58.0).

Paityn Noe clocked 19:38.2 in placing 20th to finish second among the Razorback crew. Then a trio of Arkansas freshmen occupied places 3-4-5 with Emma Chepngetich 42nd with a time of 20:18.0 while Braelyn Combe was 47th in 20:27.3 and Gabbie Bishop placed 50th in 20:34.9.

Rounding out the squad were Josphine Mwaura (56th, 20:35.5), Jayden Hill (68th, 20:44.5), and Marissa Ferebee (76th, 20:57.3).

Up next for Arkansas will be the NCAA South Central Region meet on Friday, November 13, at Texas A&M.