FAYETTVILLE, Ark. – Hardin-Simmons men's cross country team competed in the Prairie Fire Pepper 8K at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival on Saturday, facing a large field of 179 runners from across the region.
 
Freshman Aldo Sanchez paced the Cowboys with a 54^th-place finish, covering the 8-kilometer course in 28:05.9. He averaged a 5:39-per-mile pace and led a group of six Hardin-Simmons runners who completed the race.
 
Sophomore Tate Strange crossed the line shortly after Sanchez, placing 58^th overall in 28:13.4 with a 5:40 pace.
 
Freshman Ethan Alambar finished 103^rd in 30:02.7, while freshman Jace Gatson placed 111^th in 30:18.6. Freshman Daniel Robertson rounded out the Cowboys' scoring runners with a time of 31:22.1 and a 132^nd-place finish.
 
Freshman Alejandro Hernandez completed the course in 40:33.3, and junior Nathan Oxte also ran for HSU.
 
Hardin-Simmons will return to action on October 17 at the Dallas Baptist Invitational in Dallas, Texas.
 
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