FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith cross country teams each earned a top-10 finish in the Prairie Fire Pepper races at the annual Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival Friday.

The women finished 10^th out of 34 teams with 289 points while the men finished 10^th of 38 teams with 326 points.

Rachel Malik paced the women's team with a 17^th-place finish in a 5k time of 19:02.6 while twin sister Hailey Malik was right behind in 22^nd in 19:07.7.

Zoe Nesbitt was the third Lion across the line in 70^th, finishing in a time of 20:04.0. Camille Lear followed in 89^th in 20:25.9 with Quincy Efurd rounding out the top five for the Lions in 115^th in 20:46.2.

Rounding out the lineup for the Lions was Shaddy Gonzalez (21:08.9), Saylor Vera (21:42.3) and Megan Thompson (22:24.2).

Carlos Hernandez broke his own school record in the 8k as he earned a top-five finish in 25:45.3.

Lawson Douglas and Jordan Foster finished 63^rd and 68^th, respectively, in 27:05.0 and 27:10.7. Oskar Minick crossed the line in 95^th in 27:43.7 while Joaquin Alva completed the top five for UAFS in 105^th in 27:57.1.

Corey Maxwell and Eko Tuel were the final point scorers for the Lions in 28:05.2 and 28:16.7, respectively.

Next up for both teams is the DBU Old Glory Gallup October 15 in Dallas, Texas.