Little Rock Heads to Arlington for Friday Evening Race

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Facing a handful of teams from the Lone Star State, Little Rock will head to Arlington for the UT Arlington Invitational in a Friday evening race. Tweet #LittleRocksTeam
 
The women will run a two-mile race at 6 p.m. while the men will run a four-mile race at approximately 6:30 p.m.
 
Participating Teams
Little Rock, UT Arlington, North Texas, TCU, Texas State, UTSA
 
Three Things to Know

1. Freshman Phenoms
   The Trojans were led by a pair of freshmen in Little Rock's season-opening race as Spencer Cardinal ran 16:04.8 to pace the men while Mia Patria's time of 19:43.1 led the women. A different style race in both terrain and distance will test the young runners' abilities Friday evening.
2. A Glance at the Sun Belt
   Friday evening's race will provide a brief glimpse at how this young Trojan roster will match up in the Sun Belt Conference. A little over a month away from the conference championship race, Sun Belt rivals UT Arlington and Texas State will compete in this race.
3. Will Experience Lead the Way?
   Sure, a pair of freshmen led the Trojans in their last race. But facing a different course in a different state with a different length against different competition will provide new challenges for Little Rock's team this weekend, not to mention the race occurring in the twilight hours of a Texas sunset. With so much change, could some of the more experienced runners (upperclassmen) be the ones to lead Little Rock this weekend or will the youthful talent be able to adjust to all the change?

 
For the latest information on Little Rock Cross Country, make sure to check out LRTrojans.com. You can also find the team on social media at @LittleRockTFXC on Facebook and Twitter.
 
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