LITTLE ROCK, Ark./TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (10/19/19) – On Saturday morning, the Arkansas State cross country teams competed in a pair of meets, with groups at the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational and at the Little Rock Invitational, respectively.
The Red Wolves' women placed fourth in Little Rock, led by an overall 17th-place finish by Hannah Shelby (19:53.5). Megan Adams (20:13.1), Heidi Hauptman (20:41.3), JeLynn Tatum (20:50.0) and Jessica Weiss (21:15.9) rounded out the top five for the Red Wolves.
A-State only ran three men in the Little Rock 8K, therefore not factoring into the team standings. Sean Adams paced the field with a 28th-place finish in 28:22.6 with Alejandro Vargas (33rd – 28:28.4) and Garrett Becker (35th – 28:41.1) following.
In Terre Haute, the A-State women opened up by placing 37th against some of the top teams in the nation in their second 6K of the year. For the third time in as many outings, Pauline Meyer led the pack, running 21:50.3. Elizabeth Gillette (22:14.4), Sophie Leathers (22:24.6), Sophia Oury (22:32.7) and Madison Grimm (22:48.6) rounded out the top five finishers for the Red Wolves. Grimm's mark shaved a few seconds off of her collegiate-best 6K set in the season opener.
In the men's Pre-Nationals 8K, A-State finished 38th led by a top five of Bennett Pascoe (25:15.8), Owen Habeger (25:50.2), Ethan Mychajlonka (26:09.7), Seth Waters (26:16.9) and Coleman Wilson (26:39.2).
The two meets Saturday closed the regular-season slate for the Red Wolves, with the Sun Belt Conference Championships next on the radar. The meet will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2, in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted by Georgia State.
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RESULTS
Pre-Nationals Men's Team Results (Blue 8K)
1. No. 2 BYU – 81 points
2. No. 3 Colorado – 83
3. No. 21 Iona – 140
4. No. 4 Washington – 160
5. No. 8 Ole Miss – 174
6. No. 30 Florida State – 250
7. No. 29 Virginia Tech – 252
8. (RV) Villanova – 297
9. Weber State – 307
10. (RV) Iowa - 322
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11. No. 14 Oklahoma State – 397
12. Minnesota – 435
13. No. 27 Arkansas – 438
24. (RV) Duke – 587
26. No. 15 Indiana - 626
38. Arkansas State – 1037
Arkansas State: 144. Bennett Pascoe, 25:15.8 (144 pts); 200. Owen Habeger, 25:50.2 (200 pts); 222. Ethan Mychajlonka, 26:09.7 (222 pts); 228. Seth Waters, 26:16.9 (228 pts); 243. Coleman Wilson, 26:39.2 (243 pts); 249. John Carder, 26:49.6, DNF. Gregoire Saury
Pre-Nationals Women's Team Results (6K)
1. No. 8 Washington – 84 points
2. No. 2 BYU – 87
3. No. 3 Colorado – 126
4. No. 7 Michigan – 164
5. No. 11 Florida State – 204
6. No. 20 Illinois – 268
7. (RV) Virginia Tech – 292
8. (RV) Butler – 306
9. No. 26 Boston College – 358
10. No. 17 Ole Miss – 376
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11. No. 30 Oklahoma State – 380
12. No. 11 Boise State – 383
37. Arkansas State – 966
Arkansas State: 143. Pauline Meyer, 21:50.3 (142 pts); 183. Elizabeth Gillette, 22:12.4 (182 pts); 203. Sophie Leathers, 22:24.6 (202 pts); 211. Sophia Oury, 22:32.7 (210 pts); 231. Madison Grimm, 22:48.6 (230 pts); 246. McKenzie Cornell, 23:26.2; 248. Elizabeth Martin, 23:28.5
Little Rock Invitational Men's Individual Results (8K)
Arkansas State: 28. Sean Adams, 28:22.6; 33. Alejandro Vargas, 28:38.4; 35. Garrett Becker, 28:41.1
Little Rock Invitational Women's Team Results (5K)
1. Central Arkansas – 39 points
2. Georgia State – 49
3. Little Rock – 74
4. Arkansas State – 116
5. Oral Roberts – 143
6. John Brown – 166
7. Louisiana – 169
8. Jacksonville State – 189
9. Henderson State – 253
10. Arkansas-Monticello – 295
Arkansas State: 17. Hannah Shelby, 19:53.5 (14 pts); 21. Megan Adams, 20:13.1 (18 pts); 27. Heidi Hauptman, 20:41.3 (24 pts); 30. JeLynn Tatum, 20:50.0 (27 pts); 38. Jessica Weiss, 21:15.9 (33 pts); 40. Eva Wilk, 21:28.2; 42. Emily Efurd, 21:36.9
