Women’s Cross Country

Senior Cameron Efurd runs in the NCAA regional at Agri Park in Fayetteville. The men's and Women's teams both qualified for the NCAA championships. (Photo  courtesy of Athletic Media Relations)

Razorbacks to Face Stiff Competition at NCAA National Championships

The Arkansas women’s and men’s cross country teams earned spots in the National Championship field after finishing first and second, respectively, in the South Central Regional Championships. Thirty other teams made Nationals along with the Hogs, and Arkansas may not …

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Student athletes compete at Agri Park. The UA women's cross country team finished first ini the 2012 NCAA division I South Central Regional Championship, Friday, Nov. 9. (Photo by Garreth Patterson)

Razorbacks Get Bids to NCAA Championships

Arkansas women’s and men’s cross country teams finished first and second place, respectively, in the 2012 NCAA Division I South Central Regional Championships Friday at Agri Park in Fayetteville. The women’s team clinched the regional title for the second-straight year …

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Razorbacks Prepare for Championship Season

Both the men’s and the women’s cross country teams will be competing in the Southeastern Conference Championship meet Friday in Nashville, Tenn. “This is our most important meet of  the year,” said Chris Bucknam, head coach of the men’s cross …

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Cross Country to Run in Chile Pepper Festival

The Arkansas women’s cross-country team will be participating in the 24th Annual Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival, which will be run Saturday morning in Fayetteville. The Chile Pepper Festival was created to bring a variety of cross country races to …

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Cross Country Star Primed for Breakout

With a program as tradition-rich as the Arkansas Razorbacks women’s cross country team, even the most avid of fans may never know who will be the next breakout star. Many of the runners have started off the 2012 season performing …

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UA women's cross country coach, Lance Gartner, talks about the team's progress in the season so far and looks forward to tis weekend's meet at the Olympic Press Conference Sept. 25. (Photo by Rebekah Harvey)

Cross Country Team Well Rested for Meet

The Razorback women’s cross country team will compete in the Greater Louisville Classic Saturday morning in Louisville, Ky. The field at this event features seven nationally-ranked teams, including three top 10 teams in No. 1 Washington, No. 8 Vanderbilt and …

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Jessica Jackson finished third place overall in the First to Finish Stampede in Joplin, MO., Saturday, Sept. 15. (Photo courtesy of Athletic Media Relations)

Hogs PLace Second at First to Finish Southern Stampede

The No. 9 UA women’s cross country team traveled to Joplin, Mo., Saturday morning to bring home second place in the First To Finish Southern Stampede. The Stampede marked the third competition of the season for the Hogs. Five runners …

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Fresh Faces Excel in First Competition

After last weekend’s performance at the adidas/UCI Invitational in Irvine, Calif., the Arkansas women’s cross country team has moved into the top 10 at No. 9 in the rankings and had two newcomers recognized with Southeastern Conference weekly honors. The …

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Women’s Cross Country Excels in Season Opener

The UA women’s cross country team opened the season strong and dominated the Razorback Invitational to win their first meet of the season  Thursday at Agri Park. The Razorbacks finished with a dominating 16 points, while the Lions finished with …

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Womens Cross Country Team Expects Success

The 2012 cross country season begins today and there are very high expectations  that this will be a successful season. “We’re real excited about our opportunities that are available to us this year,” said women’s head coach Lance Harter. “We …

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Razorbacks Ready to Impress

Jessie McMullen Contributing Writer This season’s Razorback Women’s Cross Country team, under coach Lance Harter, was picked second in the Southeastern Conference preseason poll, behind Vanderbilt. The Razorbacks received three first place votes. Coaches rank the other teams in the …

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SEC Championship Recap

Fernandez Leads Arkansas To Second Straight SEC Title The Arkansas’ men’s cross country team took first place in the Southeastern Conference Championship for a second consecutive year on Monday, beating out Florida and Georgia. Junior Eric Fernandez led the Hogs …

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Arkansas Ready for SEC Championship

Arkansas is coming off a second place finish at the Chile Pepper Festival and is preparing to compete in the 2011 Southeastern Conference Cross Country Championships next Monday. The No. 15 Razorbacks are the reigning conference champions and have high …

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Men’s, Women’s CC Place Second at Chile Pepper

Fernandez Leads Men’s CC, Team Needs Consistency The No. 15 Arkansas men’s cross country team finished second at the Chile Pepper Festival behind defending champion and top-ranked Oklahoma State. Coach Chris Bucknam was pleased with his team’s effort but wants …

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Freshman Trio Continue To Excel

Arkansas freshmen Jessica Jackson, Dominique Scott and Kaitlin Flattmann helped the Razorbacks to win second place at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Ind. last Friday. Jackson’s second-place performance earned her a third SEC Freshman of the Week selection …

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