Cross Country Places 25th in Loaded Field at the Chili Pepper

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Southeastern cross country program competed in a loaded field at the Chili Pepper Harter's Habanero 5K that featured 16 Division I programs. The Savage Storm finished 25^th with a team score of 654 in Saturday's event.
 
Anahi Machuca led all runners for the blue and gold, posting a time of 18:33.9 to finish 122^nd individually. From there, the Storm saw three runners finish within seconds of each other, as Macie Peterman clocked a 18:59.6, followed by Calibre Keene and Mackenzie Robinson, who recorded a 19:03.1 and a 19:05.4, respectively.
 
Braleigh Wood was next to cross the finish line with a 19:13.8, and Lauren Garza would soon cross the line at 19:22.4. Cassandra Vargas clocked a 19:37.6 as SE's next runner to finish before Aimee Clarke posted a 19:54.4. Southeastern would see a trio of runners finish in quick succession, starting with Lindsey Wortham with a time of 20.01.0. Tatum Cross followed with a 20:02.6, before Naomi Cotero recorded a time of 20:11.9.
 
Next to make it to the finish line was Mireyda Samper, who clocked a 20:45.2 and was soon followed by Aereonna Cardenas at 21:38.7. McKenna Wood capped off the 5K event for the Storm with a time of 22:15.5.
 
Southeastern heads to Fort Worth, Texas, for its next event, where they will run in the Old Glory Gallop on Saturday, Oct. 17.