FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - No. 22 Arkansas Razorback men's cross country will
continue competition with the Stanford Invitational, Sat., Sept. 27. The 8K
race is set to go off at 12:50 p.m. CST at the Stanford Golf Course.
Arkansas men's cross country will compete at the Stanford
Invitational for the first time since the early '90s. Expected to travel to
Palo Alto, Calif. for the race are Lane Boyer, Michael Chinchar, Rick
Elliott, Eric Fernandez, Daniel LaCava, Scott MacPherson, Alex McClary,
Duncan Phillips and Rio Reina.
Also scheduled to compete at the Stanford Invitational are No. 19
California, No. 21 Cal Poly, No. 37 UCLA, Baylor (ranked fifth in the South
Central region), Bowling Green, Pepperdine, Sacramento State, UC-Irvine and
the hosting No. 11 Stanford Cardinal, among others.
The first U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches
Association (USTFCCCA) has Arkansas Razorback men's cross country ranked No.
22 in its first poll of the 2008 season, it was announced by the association
early last week.
Among the Southeastern Conference, Alabama is ranked No. 5 and
Auburn sits at 25th. Oregon is ranked No. 1 in the nation, Oklahoma State is
seated second and Colorado rounds out the top three.
Also released earlier this week were the USTFCCCA regional
rankings. The Arkansas harriers are seated at No. 3 in the South Central
region behind No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Texas A&M. The top-ranked SEC team in
the region, LSU is the only other conference foe listed in the South Central
region. The Tigers sit at No. 9.
For more information about Arkansas men's cross country, visit
ArkansasRazorbacks.co.
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