TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (10/15/21) – Lexington Hilton claimed the men's open 8K title and Pauline Meyer posted the second-fastest 6K time in program history Friday morning, as the Arkansas State cross country teams competed in the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals meet at Apalachee Regional Park.
Hilton clocked a personal-best 23:52.3 to lead the A-State men to a fifth-place team finish with 154 points. Following Hilton, Coleman Wilson was the second Red Wolf to finish, finishing in 27th with a personal-best 24:55.8. The Scarlet and Black finished ahead of a group from seventh-ranked Colorado.
Meyer, the Sun Belt Conference's reigning women's Runner of the Week, once again posted one of the top times in school history. The Gronau-Epe, Germany, native finished 50th overall in the Women's Garnet 6K with a time of 20:40.0, which is the second-fastest time in school history behind Kristina Aubert's 20:20.0 set in 2013.
A-State's women, including Meyer, clocked four personal bests on the day. Sophie Leathers finished in 22:05.0 while Elizabeth Martin recorded a finish of 22:26.1. Kayla Wade was the fifth finisher for the Red Wolves, running the distance in 23:07.5.
NEXT UP
A-State will have one final meet before the Sun Belt Conference Championships, as some Red Wolves will run in the Little Rock Open on Saturday at War Memorial Park.
WOMEN'S GARNET 6K RESULTS
Team Results
1. No. 5 Colorado – 54 points
2. No. 10 Utah – 149
3. No. 15 Florida State – 163
4. No. 14 Ole Miss – 165
5. No. 12 North Carolina – 184
6. No. 11 Arkansas – 243
7. No. 16 Northern Arizona – 279
8. Liberty – 279
9. Illinois – 302
10. No. 24 Georgetown - 317
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11. No. 28 Toledo – 335
12. No. 27 Kentucky – 342
15. Duke – 379
30. Arizona – 814
31. Arkansas State – 814
32. Central Arkansas – 969
33. UCF – 1,000
Individual Results
50. Pauline Meyer, 20:40.0* (50 points); 177. Sophie Leathers, 22:05.0* (170 points); 195. Elizabeth Martin, 22:26.1* (186 points); 210. Sophia Oury, 22:47.2 (199 points); 221. Kayla Wade, 23:07.5* (209 points); 237. Sarah Trammel, 23:51.9
* - denotes personal best | ^ - denotes season best
MEN'S OPEN 8K RESULTS
Team Results
1. No. 1 Northern Arizona – 38 points
2. No. 5 BYU – 91
3. Georgetown – 124
4. Kansas State – 149
5. Arkansas State – 154
6. Toledo – 174
7. No. 7 Colorado – 187
8. California – 191
9. Kansas – 267
10. Richmond – 284
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12. Florida – 357
15. No. 28 Ole Miss – 399
20. Louisiana Tech – 547
27. Troy - 729
Individual Results
1. Lexington Hilton, 23:52.3* (1 point); 27. Coleman Wilson, 24:55.8* (24 points); 39. Nathan Herbst, 25:06.2^ (34 points); 51. Bennett Pascoe, 25:18.9 (43 points); 64. Dawson Mayberry, 25:37.4 (52 points); 86. Seth Waters, 25:52.9; 174. Ryan Parson, 27:10.3
* - denotes personal best | ^ - denotes season best
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