MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Great American Conference Cross Country Championships are set for this weekend, as Head Coach
James Bowlin and his Muleriders will head to Shawnee, Oklahoma, for the meet on Saturday, November 7. All information regarding the GAC Cross Country Championships can be found in the link provided at the top of the story.
For Southern Arkansas, both groups should be well rested, as the Muleriders have not competed in three weeks, since their last run in Grand Prairie, Texas, at the Old Glory Gallop hosted by Dallas Baptist University on October 17.
In total, SAU will be traveling with 22 athletes, as the Mulerider Women will be competing with 14 individuals and the Men with eight individuals.
Mulerider Women
Southern Arkansas' Women's group will have seven runners who have competed at the GAC Championship before, as the other half will all be making their first mark on the conference title race.
Returning with the highest finish from a year ago for the Muleriders is
Rylee Robinson. The junior is back after finishing in 32
nd place last Fall, with a time of 18:55.3. The time in last year's 5K ended up being her career best until most recently when she broke her personal record at the DBU Old Glory Gallop, finishing with a time of 18:50.8. With her new PR, Robinson would be located within the top 30 of last year's field.
Also making their return to the league championship race is
Kaylie Goad,
Kailee Carr,
Savanah Esterline,
Cheyenne Olson,
Emma Dudley, and
Isabella Sandoval.
New to the meet will be
Katelyn Giddens,
Ka'Lee Hanson,
Caroline Heltz,
Paige Orr,
Sofia Sanderson,
Olivia Sandoval, and
Blaise Thomas.
Mulerider Men
For the Mulerider Men, the Blue and Gold will be represented again at the Great American Conference meet by five returners. The best finisher in last season's run was produced by
Jack Landrum, as the sophomore accounted for a time of 25:59.9 that had him finish in 39
th place last season. Most recently, Jack, the native of Bryant, Arkansas, marked a personal best of 24:56.5 at the DBU Old Glory Gallop.
Other Muleriders to make their return to the GAC's title race include
Joseph Uc,
Hunter Pye, Charles Pattpn, and
Brandon Escobar.
Just three of the Mulerider Men are newcomers for the league's championship meet, as
Landon Flies,
Ethan Mazzola, and
Enrico Tapia will all be competing for the conference title for the first time in their collegiate careers.
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