Friday, November 14
Fayetteville, AR
9 AM (W) | 10 AM (M)
University of Texas Arlington
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NCAA South Central Regional
Cross Country Gears Up For NCAA South Central Regionals
11/13/2025 1:55:00 PM | Cross Country
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.– The UT Arlington cross country teams gear up for the NCAA South Central Regionals that is set for Friday, Nov. 14 from Agri Park.
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One season ago, Matro Jepkemboi missed qualifying for the NCAA Championships by just four runners after spearheading the Mavericks with an 18th place finish with a time of 20:06.2 in the women's 6k.
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This year, Jepkemboi has had a solid junior campaign thus far with four top 10 finishes including a second-place performance at the Texas A&M Invitational back in September. There, she captured a time of 17:00.6 in the women's 5k.
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After a fourth-place finish at the conference championships, Jepkemboi was named All-WAC First Team following a time of 20:20.9 in the women's 6k.
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Fellow teammate Dorcas Jepkosgei was recently named the Western Athletic Conference Cross Country Women's Freshman of the Year after a phenomenal first year.
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The Kenyan native had a tremendous regular season campaign, finishing second at UTA's Gerald Richey Invitational (Sept. 5), first at the Texas A&M Invitational (Sept. 13), second at Arkansas' Chile Pepper Festival (Oct. 4), and 16th at Texas A&M's Arturo Barrios Invitational (Oct. 17). Jepkosgei rounded out WAC Championships with an impressive second place finish back on October 31 in Arlington with a time of 20:03.90 in the women's 6k.
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That performance earned her All-WAC First Team honors making it her first in her collegiate career.
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Jepkosgei hit a new personal record in her young career back at the Chile Pepper Festival, turning in a time of 16:09.5 in the women's 5k. At the Texas A&M Invitational, the freshman also set a new course record in the Aggies' event after capturing a winning time of 16:46.0.
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Sophomore Toby Eaton has led the men's squad throughout the course of the season with his best finish of fourth coming from UTA's Gerald Richey after running a 15:07.1 in the men's 5k. Since then, Eaton has put two top 15 finishes under his belt with his most recent one from the WAC Championships. His time of 24:29.3 in the men's 8k earned him a spot on the All-WAC Second Team list.
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Freshman Mateo Doherty looks to have a promising regional performance as the newcomer is coming off a top 30 finish at the conference championships. The Argentina native's best outing has come from the Mavericks' home opener with a fifth-place finish after posting a 15:10.7 in the men's 5k.
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Last year at regionals, the UTA men finished 18th as a team while the women finished 21st.
Regional Information
Date: Nov. 14, 2025
Women's 6K / 9 a.m.
Men's 10K / 10 a.m.
Location: Agri Park
Host: Arkansas
Live Results
Meet Central
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One season ago, Matro Jepkemboi missed qualifying for the NCAA Championships by just four runners after spearheading the Mavericks with an 18th place finish with a time of 20:06.2 in the women's 6k.
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This year, Jepkemboi has had a solid junior campaign thus far with four top 10 finishes including a second-place performance at the Texas A&M Invitational back in September. There, she captured a time of 17:00.6 in the women's 5k.
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After a fourth-place finish at the conference championships, Jepkemboi was named All-WAC First Team following a time of 20:20.9 in the women's 6k.
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Fellow teammate Dorcas Jepkosgei was recently named the Western Athletic Conference Cross Country Women's Freshman of the Year after a phenomenal first year.
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The Kenyan native had a tremendous regular season campaign, finishing second at UTA's Gerald Richey Invitational (Sept. 5), first at the Texas A&M Invitational (Sept. 13), second at Arkansas' Chile Pepper Festival (Oct. 4), and 16th at Texas A&M's Arturo Barrios Invitational (Oct. 17). Jepkosgei rounded out WAC Championships with an impressive second place finish back on October 31 in Arlington with a time of 20:03.90 in the women's 6k.
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That performance earned her All-WAC First Team honors making it her first in her collegiate career.
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Jepkosgei hit a new personal record in her young career back at the Chile Pepper Festival, turning in a time of 16:09.5 in the women's 5k. At the Texas A&M Invitational, the freshman also set a new course record in the Aggies' event after capturing a winning time of 16:46.0.
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Sophomore Toby Eaton has led the men's squad throughout the course of the season with his best finish of fourth coming from UTA's Gerald Richey after running a 15:07.1 in the men's 5k. Since then, Eaton has put two top 15 finishes under his belt with his most recent one from the WAC Championships. His time of 24:29.3 in the men's 8k earned him a spot on the All-WAC Second Team list.
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Freshman Mateo Doherty looks to have a promising regional performance as the newcomer is coming off a top 30 finish at the conference championships. The Argentina native's best outing has come from the Mavericks' home opener with a fifth-place finish after posting a 15:10.7 in the men's 5k.
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Last year at regionals, the UTA men finished 18th as a team while the women finished 21st.
Regional Information
Date: Nov. 14, 2025
Women's 6K / 9 a.m.
Men's 10K / 10 a.m.
Location: Agri Park
Host: Arkansas
Live Results
Meet Central
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