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Men's Track and Field By: Jacob Pumphrey

Mulerider Track and Field concludes competition at Houston Invitational

edHOUSTON, Texas - The Southern Arkansas Mulerider Track and Field program concluded competition at the indoor Houston Invitational on Saturday evening after competing over the course of the two-day event with a majority NCAA Division I field.

Some of the teams present during the non-scoring meet this past weekend included Houston, Louisiana-Monroe, New Mexico State, North Texas, Rice, Sam Houston State and Texas Southern.

In all, the program logged 23 top-50 finishes over the course of the two-day meet.

In the men's 5000-meter run, Cody Fox placed seventh at 15:49.27, while Doug Palmer came in eleventh with a time of 16:09.08 and Lane Alexander placed twelfth in 16:09.83.

Karonce Higgins finished in 14th-place in the men's 200-meter dash with a time of 22.69; three-tenths of a second from a third-place finish.

Jose Guevara placed 26th in the men's one mile run with a time of 4:28.78, while Chris Wallace came in 26th-place in the men's 3000-meter run at 8:58.10.

Rashad Boddie recorded a 6.50 meter result in the men's long jump event. Tyler Shelton finished in 21st-place in the men's high jump with a 1.85 meter result.

Up next for the Muleriders is the Samford Invitational on February 12 and 13 in Birmingham, Alabama. Be sure to visit muleriderathletics.com for current program news, updates and the coach's show with head coach Tim Servis.



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Players Mentioned

Cody Fox

Cody Fox

Distance
5' 9"
Sophomore
Jose Guevara

Jose Guevara

Mid-Distance
5' 7"
Junior
Chris Wallace

Chris Wallace

Distance
5' 6"
Junior
Lane Alexander

Lane Alexander

Distance
5' 9"
Freshman
Doug Palmer

Doug Palmer

Distance
5' 11"
Freshman
Rashad Boddie

Rashad Boddie

Jumps
5' 7"
Freshman
Tyler Shelton

Tyler Shelton

Hurdles
6' 2"
Freshman
Ka

Ka'Ronce Higgins

Sprints
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Cody Fox

Cody Fox

5' 9"
Sophomore
Distance
Jose Guevara

Jose Guevara

5' 7"
Junior
Mid-Distance
Chris Wallace

Chris Wallace

5' 6"
Junior
Distance
Lane Alexander

Lane Alexander

5' 9"
Freshman
Distance
Doug Palmer

Doug Palmer

5' 11"
Freshman
Distance
Rashad Boddie

Rashad Boddie

5' 7"
Freshman
Jumps
Tyler Shelton

Tyler Shelton

6' 2"
Freshman
Hurdles
Ka

Ka'Ronce Higgins

6' 1"
Freshman
Sprints