FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Cross Country made the short trip north to Fayetteville Saturday, with both teams running in the Chile Pepper Festival.

The women finished 19^th in the Harter's Habanero 5k with 571 points and 19:21.22 average time while the men placed ninth in the Prairie Fire Pepper 8k with 277 points and a 29:05.68 average time.

Cadence Hodge paced the women with a 79^th-place finish in a field that consisted of numerous NCAA I, II, III, NJCAA and NAIA schools. Hodge finished with a time of 18:12.8, followed by Hailey Malik in 123^rd in a time of 18:50.7.

Next to cross the line were Zoe Nesbitt and Madison Thurston, who crossed the line together with times of 19:46.7 and 19:47.4, respectively. Annabella Tedder rounded out the top five for the Lions with a time of 20:08.5.

Conner Valentine led the men's lineup with a 31^st-place finish in a time of 28:12.6 with Tyreek Gilkey not far behind in 40^th in a time of 28:23.6.

Luke Bledsoe took 69^th in 29:10.0 while Parker Brown was 76^th in 29:36.4, with Isaac Teague completing the top five for the Lions in 93^rd in 30:05.8.

UAFS will have next week off before returning to action October 12 for its final regular season meet at the UAH Chargers Invitational in Huntsville, Alabama.