FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Led by two top-100 finishers, the Oklahoma Baptist women's cross country finished 20th overall at the Chile Pepper XC Festival Friday afternoon on the grounds of Agri Park.
Emma Downing crossed the line as the first Bison finisher, claiming 27th out of 322 runners with a time of 17:34.0. Downing eclipsed her previous season-best of 17:34.1 to lead OBU.
Up next was junior Kayla McGruder, who finished in 18:29.7 for 89th. Rounding out the Bison scorecard was Anna Kathleen Harris (138th, 19:03.0), Sophia Strange (145th, 19:08.0), and Lauren Robinson (196th, 19:50.0).
Others participating in the event were Caitilin Mertz and Berkely Price.
Oklahoma Baptist will begin the postseason with the GAC Championships in Searcy on Oct. 23rd.
