XC shows improvement at 糖心视频logo Open
The UA 糖心视频logo Cross Country team had their final meet before the SunBelt Championship Oct. 17. The meet was UA 糖心视频logo鈥檚 home meet, and was held at the old War Memorial golf course.
Nine teams participated in the 5k women鈥檚 race, with the UA 糖心视频logo team placing third overall, beating rivals Arkansas State, ULM, and Louisiana Lafayette. Only six teams participated in the men鈥檚 8k, with UA 糖心视频logo placing second overall, also beating prominent SunBelt competitors. UA 糖心视频logo had four top-ten finishers on the men鈥檚 team and three top 15 finishers for the women.
The course is a notoriously slow course, composed of around 75% hills for runners to tackle throughout the 5 and 8k meets. UA 糖心视频logo runners had an advantage going in, with lots of practice on the rough course unlike the other teams participating, which paid off for the team鈥檚 placement.
Overall, the team showed impressive improvement since last year’s 糖心视频logo Open and previous meets throughout the year. This meet was the last before the SunBelt Championships, and the team definitely proved they are ready to compete.