Bears set 11 PRs at NCAA South Central Region Championships

15 Nov 2023 Bears set 11 PRs at NCAA South Central Region Championships

Posted at 4:49 PMh in Sports by 501 LIFE

FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Central Arkansas Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams traveled to Agri Park last Friday to compete in the NCAA South Central Region Championships.

The women’s team finished 13^th out of 24 teams and the men’s team finished 17^th out of 25 teams.

For the men’s team, Pete Johnson and Jack Dingman earned a spot on the UCA record list for the top-5 10K times, earning the #3 and #4 spot respectively.

Personal Records Set

Felisa Saheib Pete Johnson Ky Bickford

Ali Nachtigal Jack Dingman Beau Melancon

Sequoya Prentice Thomas Cain Gavin Frick

Jewel Baer Carlos Hernandez

Women’s Results

Leading the women’s team, Madeline Hill finished 36^th with a time of 21:40.9 in the 6K race. Felisa Saheib finished 73^rd with a personal record time of 22:27.3, Ali Nachtigal finished 94^th with a personal record time of 22:45.3, and Sequoya Prentice finished 107^th with a personal record time of 22:56.7. With a personal record time of 23:14.0, Jewel Baer finished 120^th and Emma Selph finished 139^th out of 180 athletes with a time of 23:34.1.

Men’s Results

Leading the men’s team, Pete Johnson finished 49^th with a personal record time of 31:07.6 in the 10K race. Jack Dingman was close behind in 56^th with a personal record time of 31:27.5. Thomas Cain finished 10^th with a personal record time of 32:38.2 and Carlos Hernandez finished 112^th with a personal record time of 32:51.8. Finishing 138^th, Ky Bickford had a personal record time of 33:31.6 and Beau Melancon finished close behind in 143^rd with a personal record time of 33:39.3. Gavin Frick finished 158^th out of 172 athletes with a personal record time of 34:34.0.

Live Results: https://results.flashresults.com/2023_11-10_NCAASC/index.htm

From the Coach – Head Coach Josey Weaver

“Our women started the day off on a high note scoring 311 points less than a year ago. I’m so happy of their growth and progress. The fact that we were able to jump to 13^th place from second to last a year ago affirms that we are headed in the right direction as a program. Now we take a short break before starting up with our indoor track season.

On the men’s side, we had two great performances. Pete Johnson and Jack Dingman became the #3 and #4 all time performers here at UCA. Our lack of depth showed as our team finished in the middle of the pack. We were hoping for more. I would love to improve on this finish in the years to come. Indoor track will be here before we know it and out attention will now shift towards getting ready for our first meet at the University of Arkansas on January 12^th.”

Women’s Team Scores

1. Arkansas – 36

2. Texas A&M – 90

3. LSU – 129

4. Tulane – 139

5. Texas – 143

6. SMU – 143

7. Arkansas State – 166

8. UT-Arlington – 215

9. Texas Christian – 223

10. Rice – 259

11. New Orleans – 301