15 Nov 2023 Bears set 11 PRs at NCAA South Central Region Championships
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 13th out of 24 teams and the men’s team finished 17th 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 36th with a time of 21:40.9 in the 6K race. Felisa Saheib finished 73rd with a personal record time of 22:27.3, Ali Nachtigal finished 94th with a personal record time of 22:45.3, and Sequoya Prentice finished 107th with a personal record time of 22:56.7. With a personal record time of 23:14.0, Jewel Baer finished 120th and Emma Selph finished 139th out of 180 athletes with a time of 23:34.1.
Men’s Results
Leading the men’s team, Pete Johnson finished 49th with a personal record time of 31:07.6 in the 10K race. Jack Dingman was close behind in 56th with a personal record time of 31:27.5. Thomas Cain finished 10th with a personal record time of 32:38.2 and Carlos Hernandez finished 112th with a personal record time of 32:51.8. Finishing 138th, Ky Bickford had a personal record time of 33:31.6 and Beau Melancon finished close behind in 143rd with a personal record time of 33:39.3. Gavin Frick finished 158th 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 13th 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 12th.”
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
12. Lamar – 347
13. Central Arkansas – 383
14. Stephen F. Austin – 406
15. McNeese State – 423
16. North Texas – 452
17. ULM – 486
18. Little Rock – 513
19. Abilene Christian – 521
20. Texas A&M-CC – 536
21. UT-Rio Grande Valley – 547
22. Louisiana – 551
23. Sam Houston – 671
24. Nicholls State – 672
Men’s Team Scores
1. Texas – 34
2. Arkansas – 52
3. Tulane – 77
4. Arkansas State – 157
5. Incarnate Word – 157
6. Texas A&M – 178
7. Rice – 187
8. Sam Houston – 276
9. UT-Arlington – 292
10. Little Rock – 302
11. Houston – 312
12. North Texas – 316
13. Texas Christian – 345
14. New Orleans – 351
15. Abilene Christian – 399
16. ULM – 432
17. Central Arkansas – 439
18. TexasA&M-CC – 474
19. McNeese State – 495
20. Baylor – 522
21. Stephen F. Austin – 529
22. Texas State – 554
23. UT-Rio Grande Valley – 587
24. Louisiana – 644
25. Nicholls State – 776
