FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The UT Arlington cross country teams prepare for Arkansas' prestigious Chile Pepper Festival that is set for Saturday, Oct. 4 from Agri Park.
The collegiate men's 8k, known as the McDonnell Memorial, is slated to begin at 10:25 a.m. with the women's 5k, known as Harter's Habanero, immediately following at 11:00 a.m.
Aside from UTA, the field will consist of the following teams listed
here.
The last appearance the Mavericks made in the Razorbacks' event was back in 2023 as the women saw a fourth-place finish where
Matro Jepkemboi took home an impressive sixth-place finish with a time of 17:03.3 in the women's 5k.
Freshman
Dorcas Jepkosgei and transfer
Toby Eaton are coming off WAC Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors after capturing top performances back at the Texas A&M Invitational nearly three weeks ago. There, Jepkosgei captured a tremendous winning time of 16:46.0 in the women's 5k which marked a new course record for the Aggies' event. It also was the first time a UTA Maverick has claimed the top spot at the invitational.
Eaton made a strong appearance in College Station, finishing in 11th place finish after posting a time of 24:09.3 in the men's 8k. Back at UTA's season opening Gerald Richey on Sept. 5, Eaton paced the Mavs with a time of 15:07.1 for a fourth-place finish.
Heading into this weekend's meet, head coach John Sauerhage's lineup will consist of the following student-athletes:
Women Men
Linn Adolfsson Rogelio Aguirre
Lauren Baur Mateo Doherty
Dorcas Jepkosgei Toby Eaton
Matro Jepkemboi Brian Guevara
Justina Lusby Alex Kalmar
Emilia Mandl Kebede Kerlin
Krianne McBride Leo LeGrand
Abigail Perez Angel Sanchez
Jameson Stewart
Meet Information
Date: Oct. 4, 2025
Men's 8K / 10:25 a.m.
Women's 5K / 11:00 a.m.
Location: Agri Park
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