One of the best seasons in recent memory came to a close for the UCA Women’s Cross Country Team after placing 13^th overall in the NCAA South Central Regional.  

Out of the 150 individual runners in the women’s 6k, sophomore Gracie Hyde had the highest result from UCA with a 39^th place with a time of 22:18.0.

This was the highest finish for a UCA squad since 2013, when the team finished 10^th, and also the first time Central Arkansas placed at a regional meet since 2013.

All of this comes weeks after UCA won its first conference cross country title as a member of the Southland Conference. The only other time this has occurred was in 1998 as a member of the NCAA Division II Gulf South Conference.