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1-2 Razorback finish, team runner-up in NCAA South Central

Arkansas Razorbacks (official)·Nov 13, 2026 · 5:34 PM CT
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No. 7 Arkansas finished runner-up at the NCAA South Central Regional men's cross country meet at Texas A&M, scoring 48 points behind Tulane's 44 and punching its 14th straight ticket to the NCAA Championships. Nick Busienei and Ernest Cheruiyot went 1-2 in 28:57.1 and 29:02.5 over 10,000 meters, with James Sankei fifth; Busienei's win was the fifth straight South Central individual title by a Razorback. The NCAA Championships are Nov. 21 in Terre Haute, Indiana.

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