FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Alondra Campa ran a personal-best time of 20:30.3 in the five-kilometer race for the Texas A&M University-Commerce women's cross country team at the Chile Pepper Festival hosted by the University of Arkansas on its Agri Park on Friday afternoon.
 
Campa (Kaufman) finished just ahead of fellow freshman, Katelyn Matthews (Burleson – Mansfield Legacy), who clocked in a time of 20:31.0, which was also her personal-best. Campa and Matthews placed 51^st and 52^nd, respectively.
 
Hannah Keil (Korschenbroich, Germany) recorded a time of 21:11.5 in her first collegiate race and finished third among A&M-Commerce runners, 84^th overall. Edith Branch (Denton – Lake Dallas) timed 21:35.2, Evelyn Brown (Paris) raced to a personal best time of 21:36.3, and Yenifer Martinez (Irving – Nimitz) finished sixth on the team with a time of 21:40.0.
 
Hastings College won the team title with 90 points, edging out Oklahoma Christian by one point. The Eagles' Kenya Bailey won the race with a time of 17:55.6. The Lions finished 16th in the 30-team field.
 
UP NEXT
The Lions head east to Huntsville, Alabama for the Chargers XC Invitational hosted by Alabama-Huntsville on Saturday, October 9 at 8:30 a.m.