NEW ORLEANS – Arkansas is ranked No. 14 in the second national coaches’ cross country poll of the season, announced by USTFCCCA on Tuesday.
Ranked as the top SEC school in the national poll, the Razorbacks are followed by Ole Miss at No. 24, and Alabama at No. 25. Tennessee and Kentucky are each receiving votes.
In the NCAA South Central Region, Arkansas is in the No. 1 position over Texas, Texas A&M, Tulane, and Arkansas State.
The next competition for the Razorbacks will be a home meet over an 8,000m course at 5 p.m. during the Chile Pepper Festival held at Agri Park on Friday, Sept. 30.
Chile Pepper Festival – Friday, Sept. 30, 2022
| 3:15 p.m. | Women’s Collegiate Prairie Fire Pepper 5k |
| 3:45 p.m. | Men’s Collegiate Prairie Fire Pepper 8k |
| 4:30 p.m. | College Women’s 5k |
| 5:00 p.m. | McDonnell Memorial College Men’s 8k |
| 6:00 p.m. | Awards |
| 1 | Northern Arizona | |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | |
| 3 | Stanford | |
| 4 | BYU | |
| 5 | Colorado | |
| 6 | Tulsa | |
| 7 | Wisconsin | |
| 8 | Washington | |
| =9 | Iowa State | |
| =9 | Wake Forest | |
| 11 | Air Force | |
| 12 | Notre Dame | |
| 13 | North Carolina | |
| 14 | Arkansas | |
| 15 | Harvard | |
| 16 | Gonzaga | |
| 17 | Georgetown | |
| 18 | Villanova | |
| 19 | Portland | |
| 20 | Syracuse | |
| 21 | Princeton | |
| 22 | Montana State | |
| 23 | Furman | |
| 24 | Ole Miss | |
| 25 | Alabama | |
| 26 | Butler | |
| 27 | Michigan | |
| 28 | Michigan State | |
| 29 | Texas | |
| 30 | Iona |
| 1. Arkansas, 2. Texas, 3. Texas A&M, 4. Tulane, 5. Arkansas State, 6. Incarnate Word, 7. Central Arkansas, 8. Rice, 9. LSU, 10. Lamar. |