FAYETTEVILLE — First-year Arkansas women’s cross country coach Marc Burns was proud of his team’s performance Friday at the NCAA South Central Regional, but said it fell below the program’s standard.
A 2-10-13-28-80 finish led to the Razorbacks placing fourth on their home course with 127 points, behind regional champion Texas A&M (71 points), second-place qualifier LSU (86) and third-place Tulane (108).
Arkansas is expected to miss the NCAA Cross Country Championships at Missouri next week for the first time since 2010. The 32-team field will be announced Saturday.
“The standard here is to be top two at this meet,” Burns said.