Razorbacks Take Third at SEC ChampionshipsRazorbacks Take Third at SEC Championships
Men's Cross Country

Razorbacks Take Third at SEC Championships

The Arkansas men's cross country team finished third at the SEC Cross Country Championships at Kentucky Horse Park Saturday afternoon.

USTFCCCA Polls and Rankings

 Pos.ArkansasTime
7Matt Young23:09.30
18Myles Richter23:27.90
27Ryan Murphy23:49.40
33Preston Cates23:58.00
42Carter Persyn24:10.50
 Pos.Team ResultsScore
1Ole Miss35
2Alabama90
3Arkansas121
4Kentucky124
5Texas A&M141
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Arkansas men's cross country team finished third at the SEC Cross Country Championships at Kentucky Horse Park Saturday afternoon.

The consummate No. 1 for Arkansas this season, Matt Young led the way for Arkansas, posting a top-10 finish with a seventh-place showing running 23:09.30. Young earned First-team All-SEC honors for his performance on the course.

True-freshman Myles Richter finished the day as the Razorback's No. 2 taking 18th-place with a time of 23:27.90.

Rounding out the top-five for Arkansas were Ryan Murphy (23:49.40), Preston Cates (23:58.00), and Carter Persyn (24:10.50) in 27th, 33rd, and 42nd-place, respectively.

As a team, Arkansas was third with a total score of 121-points.

All-SEC Teams
First Team (Finishers 1-7)
Matt Young

All-Freshman Team (Top seven freshmen finishers)
Myles Richter

Arkansas will take a two-week break from action before returning to the course Nov. 15 in Fayetteville for the NCAA South Central Regional.

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