Conway, AR – The Scots hit the course for the first time this season at the Bear Invitational, hosted by the University of Central Arkansas. The men's cross-country team placed fifth overall, while the women's team earned a third-place finish.
On the women's side, five Scots competed for Lyon.
Madison DeRoussel led the way, crossing the finish line in 24th place with a time of 22:39.27.
Novalee Lackey followed in 26th with a time of 23:05.86.
Anna Vaverka finished 31st at 25:46.67, while
Brianna Krantz and
Lana Ballard rounded out the Lyon lineup, placing 32nd and 34th, respectively.
For the men,
Elijah Benton led the Scots with a 14th-place finish in 16:24.08. Taegon Williamson followed in 29th at 17:59.62, while Colin Orvin finished 30th with a time of 18:01.79. Kobe Hudson (34th),
Daniel Thomas (37th),
Joshua Molett (45th), Thomas Pulhar (46th), and Fredrick Wright (52nd) rounded out the Lyon lineup.
Up next, Scots are set to travel to Harding for the Steve Guyman Invitational on Friday, September 11
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Individual results
Women's 3-mile Run
24 Madison Deroussel SR Lyon 22:39.37
26
Novalee Lackey JR Lyon 23:05.86
31
Anna Vaverka FR Lyon 25:46.67
32
Brianna Krantz SR Lyon 26:10.06
34
Lana Ballard SR Lyon 26:54.13
Men's 3-mile Run
14
Elijah Benton FR Lyon 16:24.08
29
Tageon Williamson FR Lyon 17:59.62
30
Collin Orvin JR Lyon 18:01.79
34
Koby Hudson FR Lyon 19:22.07
37
Daniel Thomas JR Lyon 19:39.09
45
Joshua Molett SO Lyon 21:14.95
46 Thomas Pluhar FR Lyon 21:17.95
52
Frederick Wright FR Lyon 23:24.92