RESULTS

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. | The UAH men's and women's cross country teams competed at the 2024 Chile Pepper Festival on Saturday with the men's squad placing fifth in the team standings and the women's team earning 18th.
 
In a field of 273 runners, Sam Wilhelm guided the Chargers to their fifth-place team standing with a fifth-place time of 23:44.4. He was the second-highest placing Division II runner in the race, as his time Saturday ranks second all-time for UAH in an 8k race.
 
The senior was joined in the top 50 by teammates Noah George in 25th at 24:40.5, Nate Pohlsander in 44th at 25:00.6 and Nathan Knox in 45th at 25:00.6. Dakota Frank (74th, 25:30.8) and Conner Patterson (77th, 25:32) also aided the UAH effort with top-80 times at the Chile Pepper Festival.
 
In the women's 5k, the Chargers were led by Aylin Vega in 102nd overall at a time of 18:32.2, and she was closely followed by Lucy Barker in 104th at 18:33.3. UAH generated three more runners in the top 150 of the field, including Tamsyn Gibbs (118th, 18:44.6), Ellie Uehlein (147th, 19:20.1) and Holly Sillivant (149th, 19:27.1).
 
UAH's men's racing roster on Saturday also included Will Anglea (106th, 25:55.2), Cole Robinson (117th, 26:07.2), Jake Tournillion (123rd, 26:09.7), Adam Taylor (129th, 26:13.1), Jonah Frey (132nd, 26:17.4), Jackson Griggs (146th, 26:38.6), Winston Mcghee (148th, 26:41.0), Asa Mazow (157th, 26:51.3), Corey Adamski (163rd, 26:56.9), Jacob Kachadorian (177th, 27:12.3), Conner Hampton (195th, 27:31.0), Shepp Collier (204th, 27:41.9), Gabe Henneberger (228th, 28:21.0), and Nate Shingleton (233rd, 28:37.4).
 
On the women's side, the Chargers additionally featured performances by Sophia Knox (153rd, 19:31.0), Autumn Betts (156th, 19:36.0), Elizabeth Cain (169th, 19:50.7), Abby Weist (173rd, 19:58.9), Lucy Horne (179th, 20:05.7), Anna Katherine Hopkins (180th, 20:06.1), and Ashlyn Beery (189th, 20:19.7).
 
The Chargers look ahead to hosting the 2024 UAH Chargers Invitational on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 12 at John Hunt Park.