Lexington Hilton - Cross Country - Arkansas Razorbacks

Lexington Hilton

Jr. | 6-1 | Distance | Green Forest, Ark. | Green Forest HS/Southern Arkansas/Arkansas State

2023 – Cross Country: Placed 14th in NCAA South Central Region, posting a time of 30:02.4 over 10k course at Agri Park … Did not finish SEC 8k race … Placed 26th at Virginia Pre-Nationals with 23:45.7 on 8k course as Arkansas claimed team title … Did not finish at Chile Pepper Festival 8k.

2023 – Indoor: Season was limited to three races, cut short due to injury … Set career best of 3:58.70 in mile to win debut race as a Razorback in Arkansas Invitational … Registered a career best of 7:49.84 to place fourth in 3,000m at Razorback Invitational … Did not finish in 3,000m at Husky Classic.

2022 – Indoor/Outdoor: did not compete with the Razorbacks during either season … Raced unattached, setting career best times in five races … Indoors, won 3,000m races at Iowa City and Tyson Invitational with PRs of 8:07.24 and 7:59.25 … Added a career best in the mile with a 4:02.37 to win B section at Arkansas Qualifier … Racing twice in the 1,500m outdoors, established career bests of 3:49.88 to win John McDonnell Invitational and improved to 3:44.80 to place sixth in Arkansas Twilight.

2021 – Cross Country: (Arkansas State) Competed in the NCAA Championships, posting a time of 30:13.0 on 10k course in Tallahassee to place 105th … Finished eighth in NCAA South Central Region with a 30:26.8 on 10k course in Waco … Silver medalist in Sun Belt Conference, running 24:01.0 over 8k course … Won open division at Pre-Nats on Florida State course, posting a time of 23:52.3 over 8k … Opened season as runner-up in Rhodes Invitational with a 24:52.2 on 8k course.

2021 – Outdoor: Sun Belt Conference champion in 5,000m. Indoor: Sun Belt Conference silver medalist in 3,000m and 5,000m …

2020 – Cross Country: Finished fourth in Sun Belt Conference, clocking 24:45.8 over 8k distance.

2019 – Cross Country: (Southern Arkansas) Great American Conference runner-up.

Previous college (Arkansas State): Set school records in indoor 5,000m (14:17.69), outdoor 5,000m (14:10.27), and 10,000m (29:20.01) … Additional career best times include through 2021 season included – [indoors] 8:25.31 (3,000m), [outdoors] 1:58.20 (800m), 3:50.21 (1,500m), and 8:37.38 (3,000m).

High School: Graduated from Green Forest High School … State champion in cross country.

Lexington Hilton | Career Stats

Career Bests

Indoor

  • Mile | 3:58.70
  • 3,000m | 7:49.84
  • 5,000m | 13:54.58

Outdoor

  • 1,500m | 3:44.80
  • 3,000m | 8:37.38
  • 5,000m | 14:10.27
  • 10,000m | 29:20.01