ARKADELPHIA – The Ouachita women's cross country team opened the 2026 season with a dominant showing on its home course at the Bob Gravett Invitational.

The Tigers had seven of the top eight finishers in the 5K race and tallied a team score of 16, which was 55 points ahead of second-place Henderson State.

Senior Lucy Holden set a new personal record with a time of 18:25, which was more than 13 seconds ahead of junior teammate Ellie Akins, who also set a new personal record in her Tiger debut with a time of 18:38.4.

Sophomore Makenzie Wood set a new PR in third place with a time of 18:41. Junior Meg Swindle set a new PR in fourth place at 18:51.2.

Senior Ellie Hoemann came in sixth. Junior Marin Murray placed seventh with a PR time of 19:01.4. Sophomore Landry Lay came in eight with a PR time of 19:08.8.

Ouachita is back in action next Friday, September 18 at the Lois Davis Invitational hosted by Southern Arkansas.