Oct. 15, 2003

The TCU men's and women's cross country teams return to action on Saturday when they travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas to take part in the Chile Pepper Invitational. The women will compete in a 6K event, while the men will run a 10K distance on the Agri Park cross country course. The men's race is set for a 9:30 a.m. start, while the women will toe the starting line at 10:30 a.m.

"There are two huge meets in the nation this weekend - the pre-nationals and the Chile Pepper," said TCU cross country coach Derek Koonts. "The competition will be very good at the Chile Pepper. The women should compete well, while the men are running a 10K for the first time, which will take some adjustment. This is a good opportunity to run well and is a final dress rehearsal before the conference meet," continued Koonts. "Who runs well here will decide who is going to represent us at the conference meet in two weeks."

The TCU women are ranked fifth in the latest South Central Regional Poll with 101 points, trailing Arkansas (132), Baylor (129), Texas A&M (117) and Texas (105). The TCU men's squad remains 17th in the latest poll with four points.

The Conference USA Cross Country Championships are scheduled for Tampa, Fla. on Saturday, November 1.

Women

1. Arkansas (6) 132

2. Baylor (3) 129

3. Texas A&M 117

4. Texas 105

5. TCU 101

6. SMU 85

7. Rice 82

8. UTA 65

8. SFA 65

10. Tulane 46

11. TAMU-CC 42

12. North Texas 37

13. Houston 29

14. Lamar 24

15. UTSA 10

Men

1. Arkansas (10) 150

2. Texas A&M 140

3. Texas 130

4. Baylor 120

5. SFA 105

6. Rice 99

7. Sam Houston 86

8. LSU 62

9. Houston 61

10. Tulane 44

11. UALR 42

11. LA Tech 42

13. SMU 40

14. TAMU-CC 37

15. McNeese 26

16. UTPA 7

17. TCU 4