Jacob Pyeatt (Photo via Sun Belt Conference via Arkansas State University)
FOLEY, Ala. (11/1/24) – Mountain Home High School alum Jacob Pyeatt led from start-to-finish en route to an individual title, while the Arkansas State men’s and women’s cross country teams finished second in the team standings on Friday morning at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, held at the Graham Creek Nature Preserve.
In the men’s race, A-State totaled 46 points to finish as runner-up behind App State. The women’s squad edged Marshall for second, totaling 106 points. Since 2019, the Red Wolves have finished no worse than third at the conference cross country championships.
Pyeatt led a 1-2 finish for the Scarlet and Black in the men’s 8K, becoming the first A-State men’s runner since Bennett Pascoe in 2020 to win the individual crown, running a time of 23:52.8. Nati Enright was runner-up with a time of 24:24.4, with freshman Evan Stevens finishing ninth in 24:57.6. Pyeatt and Enright garnered First Team All-SBC finishes – with the former Bomber being named the league’s Runner of the Year – while Stevens was a second-team performer.
Avinash Patel (25:19.8) and Benny Brenneman (25:29.2) earned top-20 finishes to round out A-State’s scoring five, placing 16th and 18th. Grayson Young ran 25:38.7 to place 22nd, with Dawson Mayberry running a time of 26:02.4 to place 28th. Matthew Dunsworth finished 45th, clocking a time of 27:08.5.
Maja Dzialoszewska led the way for the women’s team, placing 12th with a time of 18:00.3 to earn Third Team All-SBC honors. Delaney Mulick was the second to cross in 18th place (18:17.7), with Olivia Walter following in 23rd (18:28.6). Sammy Mason clocked a season-best 18:35.3 to place 25th, while Lizzee Winkler ran a career-best 18:40.9 to finish 28th.
Madison Haldiman recorded a time of 19:00.9 in her 45th-place finish, followed by Anna Hunter in 52nd with a season-best 19:13.6. Ivanna Hargis also recorded a personal-best, placing 61st in 19:29.3.
Arkansas State’s season continues with the NCAA South Central Regional Championships on Friday, Nov. 15, in College Station, Texas, with team and individual bids to the NCAA Championships on the line.
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