MAGNOLIA, Ark. – While the weather might be cooling down, Tim Servis' Muleriders are looking to heat things up at the 35^th annual Chile Pepper Festival this Friday in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Last season saw the Muleriders return to the Chile Pepper Festival for the first time since 2019.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The 13^th running of the Lois Davis Invite was a success for Servis' competitors as the men won the overall team title as they recorded seven runners inside the top ten. Giovani Diaz led Southern Arkansas by crossing in third place with a time of 17:04.3 (5k PR). Jorge Sanchez finished in fourth (17:10.7) and Brandon Escobar in fifth (17:10.9).
 
The women placed second in the 13^th LDI with help from junior Logan Warren who placed first in the meet with a two-mile personal record of 12:40.7. Rachel Solano placed third with a time of 12:59.6 (two-mile PR), and Alyzah McGlasson in fifth with a time of 13:13.4 (two-mile PR).
 
The Men have three runners from the last time in Fayetteville. The top returner, Sanchez is back on the course since he placed 52^nd out of 355 finishers in the 34^th Chile Pepper Festival Men 8k Open.
 
In a 275-runner field, Warren placed 20^th in the Women 5k Open last fall with a time of 19:07.4. The now senior McGlasson recorded a time of 19:30.6 that earned her 43^rd in the competition filled course.
 
Traveling to Washington County for the men are Diaz, Sanchez, Escobar, Pedro Cervantes, Joseph Garay, Isaac Gass, Wesley Maxwell, Charles Patton, and Joseph Uc. The women's travel roster consists of Warren, Solano, McGlasson, Victoria Cheney, Cantley Gosdin, Angel Redmond, and Ava Zindler.
 
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