Meet Results: Men / Women

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Missouri S&T's cross country teams took part Saturday in the Chile Pepper Festival at the University of Arkansas, with the men's team finishing in 17^th place overall and the women's squad in 22^nd place among the 33 teams entered.

The men's team was led by Joe Bindner (St. Peters, Mo./Fort Zumwalt East), who recorded a time of 26:14 in the eight-kilometer race, while Connor Crabtree (Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge) finished the race in 26:50.  Nathan Boys (Pomona, Mo./West Plains) was the third Miner to cross the finish line in 27:01, while Tyler Percy (O'Fallon, Mo./Fort Zumwalt West) finished in 27:02 and Connor Yarnall (Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow) rounded out S&T's top five with a time of 27:19.

On the women's side, Fran Chronister (Poplar Bluff, Mo./Poplar Bluff) led the Lady Miners in the five-kilometer race with a time of 18:41, while Haylie Wiesner (Liberty, Mo./Liberty) crossed the line in 19:34 and Allie Wood (West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley) did so in 19:52.  The final two S&T finishers were Jordan Thompson (O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon) with a time of 20:42 and Baylee Hutchinson (West Plains, Mo./West Plains) with a mark of 21:30.

Colorado School of Mines won the 33-team men's competition with a score of 44 points, while the University of Montevallo edged Colorado Mines to capture the women's race.

Missouri S&T will host the Miner Invitational next Saturday at the S&T Golf Course with the first race beginning at 9:30 a.m.