Saturday, September 22
Fayetteville, Arkansas
ALL DAY
Stephen F. Austin
at
Chili Pepper Festival
SFA Cross Country Looks to Spice Things Up at Chili Pepper Festival on Saturday
9/21/2018 9:06:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- As the cross country season heats up, the Stephen F. Austin squads will run at the 30th annual Chili Pepper Festival in Fayetteville on Saturday. The 52-team event kicks off with the men's 8K race at 9:30 a.m on the fields of Agri Park, the home of the Arkansas Razorbacks XC teams. The women's collegiate 5K will begin at 10:20 a.m., followed by the event's high school and junior high events.
The Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival was created to bring together three Northwest Arkansas cross-country races under a single event. The Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival is now one of the premier running events in America.
Each year over 80 college teams and 120 high school teams battle for prestige and unique Chile Pepper themed awards. Additionally, 750 individuals participate in the Open 10k and 5K Fun Run plus the Tom Lewis 1 Mile Pepper Dash on Friday Night, bringing the total number of runners to an excess of 6500.
SFA will look for strong finishes in the numerous field and overall improvement in the team's performance with the Southland Conference meet looming just about a month away from Saturday.
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