Arkansas cross country schedule set for 2021 campaign

FAYETTEVILLE – The 2021 cross country season includes seven meets for the Razorback women’s program. A crew of 18 Razorbacks return from last year’s squad when they were part of Arkansas’ eighth consecutive SEC team title along with a 10^th place finish in the NCAA Championships.

Missouri will be a frequent designation this fall for the Razorbacks with a pair of September meets, the Missouri Opener (Sept. 3) and the Missouri Southern Stampede (Sept. 18), along with the SEC Championships on October 29 hosted by the University of Missouri.

The Chile Pepper Festival (Oct. 2) will have Arkansas competing on its home Argi Park course prior to visiting Tallahassee, Florida, for the Pre-Nationals Invitational, which will be held on the same course hosting the NCAA Championships (Nov. 20).

Following the conference championship at the end of October, Arkansas will travel to Waco, Texas, for the NCAA South Central Regional hosted by Baylor. The top two teams in the region meet automatically advance to the NCAA Championship field of 31 teams.

Racing in the NCAA Championships this past March instead of its annual November date due to the pandemic, the Razorbacks battled to a 10^th place finish two days after claiming the NCAA Indoor championship which Arkansas hosted.

All-American Krissy Gear leads the returning crew from the Razorbacks NCAA cross country squad and is joined by Logan Morris, Gracie Hyde, Corie Smith, Meghan Underwood, and Kennedy Thomson.

Four of the top five Arkansas scorers in the SEC Championship return, led by Lauren Gregory and including Taylor Ewert, who earned SEC Freshman of the Year. Other returning Razorbacks who raced in the conference meet include Isabel van Camp, Quinn Owen, and Alex Ritchey.

Talented newcomers to the program include freshmen Allie Janke, Heidi Nielson, Carmie Prinsloo, and Sydney Thorvaldson, along with London Culbreath, who had redshirt season last fall.

2021 Cross Country Schedule