Krentz leads SFCC at Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival

Fayetteville, Ark -The State Fair Community College (SFCC) Roadrunners men's cross country team placed 23^rd as a team at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Saturday, Oct. 4. The event took place on the University of Arkansas cross country course.

Freshman Hayden Krentz of Hamilton, Mo. covered the 8K course in a time of 29:51.9 to record the best finish at the event for SFCC of 146^th. Sophomore Adam Broekemeier of Edwardsville, Ill. posted a time of  30:31.2 to finish 169^th. Freshman Sam Tagtmeyer of Sedalia, Mo. placed 177^th with a time of 30:52.2. Freshman Owen Weatherspoon of Lawson, Mo. ran a time of 32:27.0 to finish 209^th. Freshman John Kuntze of Odessa, Mo. rounded out the top five finishers for SFCC with a time of 33:10.0 to place 220^th overall.

Other finishers for SFCC included freshman Noah Sill of Columbia, Mo. who came home 223^rd with a time of 33:26.1. Freshman Joe Stillfield of Russellville, Mo. logged a time of 34:14.3 to place 231^st. Freshman Juan Matacua-Ubaldo of Sedalia, Mo. clocked in with a time of 35:16.4 to finish 240^th.

"The majority of our practices are early in the morning and while this keeps the athletes cool at practice, the downside is that we're not quite ready and acclimated to the heat when it comes to racing in the afternoons," said co-head coach Kellin Loch. "But, while the heat may have gotten the best of the men and the times may not have been what they wanted, they still made sure to give it their all when crossing the finish line, proving their toughness and resiliency."

The Roadrunners will return to action Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Simpson Invitational hosted by the University of Central Missouri at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo.

David Rohrbach

SFCC Athletics