Southern men and
women fall at Arkansas in season opener
Men's Results
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Women's Results
Fayetteville, Ark. -- Sophomore Kimi Shank finished third
for the women, while sophomore Brennon Benkert was fifth for the
men as the Missouri Southern men's and women's cross country
teams competed in a dual with the University of Arkansas today
in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks and Lady Backs took both races.
Shank ran the 4k course in a time
of 13:52.2, finishing just behind Arkansas's top runners who
both finished neck and neck with a 13:51.3 and 13:51.6.
Arkansas had 10 of the top 11
finishers in the race. Sophomore Courtney Waltbillig finished
12th for the Lions with a time of 15:04.7, while Kari Fritchie,
Ashley Bunch, Taylor Whitacre and Kara Eckard were 13th -16th.
Victoria Kline and Alison Walker were 18th and 19th, while Olga
Bulgurova and Krista Merrill were 21st and 22nd.
Benkert ran the four mile course
in a time of 20:31.9 finishing just in front of Isaac Garcia and
Dustin Dixon as the trio took 5th through 7th place. Nick
Heberle, Ryan Arthur, Dustin Miller and Anthony Reed finished
9th through 12th.
Southern will be back in action
this next Saturday, September 15th as the Lions play host to the
annual Southern Stampede, a race that attracts over 2000 runners
annually.
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