A pair of men’s SEC weekly honors were awarded to Razorbacks as Ernest Cheruiyot received Runner of the Week while Nick Busienei earned Freshman of Week.
No. 16 Arkansas claimed both individual and team titles at the eighth annual Gans Creek Classic hosted by Missouri on Friday.
Men's results
Arkansas opens the 2026 cross country season on Friday, September 25 at the eighth annual Gans Creek Classic hosted by Missouri.
Arkansas begins the 2026 cross country season with Razorback coach Cale Wallace ranked No. 15 in the USTFCCCA preseason national coaches' poll and ranked No. 1 in the South Central region.
The SEC cross country coaches’ preseason poll for 2026 has the Razorbacks ranked second with 35 points while receiving two first-place votes as Cale Wallace embarks on his first campaign as Arkansas’ cross country coach.
Former Arkansas men’s head coach Chris Bucknam will be inducted into the USTFCCCA Coaches Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2026.
Razorback senior Sydney Vaught received a third team Academic All-America accolade among women’s track and field/cross country as selected by the College Sports Communicators (CSC).