Article by Olivia Orr

(October 9, 2021) Clinton, MS - The Rich Mountain Bucks hit the road Friday morning for a long travel to Mississippi to compete at the Mississippi College Watson Invitational the following day. The Bucks competed at the Watson Invitational last year; however, this meet would prove to be unfamiliar since the course has been changed from a 5k race to a 6k. Despite having never competed in this long of a race, the women took the starting line with open minds and earned a 15th place finish.

It was Kailey Pentz (Siloam Springs, AR) who took the lead for the women, crossing the finish line with a time of 24:41.4 and finished 23rd. 

Trying to keep the gap at minimum, Eva Miranda-Gudino (Springdale, AR) would finish 54th with a time of 26:09.2, while Emili Jaimes Bravo (Springdale, AR) came in next with a time of 27:35.6, placing 86th.

Rounding off the top 5, Haley Magueyal-Perez (Nashville, AR) and Jaquelin De La Fuente (Fort Smith, AR) finished strong placing 123rd and 136th. Star Spence (Waldron, AR) would complete the Buck's finish by crossing the finish line in 138th.

The women will compete again on October 16th for the Little Rock Open.

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