No. 8 nationally ranked Arkansas claimed its 28th SEC Championship in cross country on Friday, scoring 38 points, to finish ahead of defending champion No. 22 Alabama, runner-up with 57 points.
Three nationally ranked teams are set to battle for the 2023 SEC Cross Country Championship team title on Friday morning with an 8,000m race at the Charwood Golf Club. No. 8 Arkansas is the top ranked squad followed by No. 13 Tennessee and No. 22 Alabama, the defending champion.
Razorback sophomore Ben Shearer defeated the field assembled for the Virginia Pre-Nationals amid an inclement day at Panorama Farms, winning the 8,000m race in a time of 22 minutes, 55 seconds as No. 21 Arkansas claimed the team title with 35 points.
A month after the University of Arkansas men s and women s cross country teams opened the season by sweeping titles at the Cowboy Preview, the Razorbacks will get back to competition and host races today at the 35th Chile Pepper Festival.