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Roos Take On The Heat At The Arkansas Hot Chile Festival
10/3/2026 10:25:00 PM | Cross Country
Two Roos finish top 50
Fayetteville Ark - Kansas City competed at the Hot Chile Festival on Saturday, with both Mens and Womens participating in a deep field at the University of Arkansas.
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The Kansas City men finished 18th in the McDonnell Memorial 8K with 439 points. Junior MJ Foster paced the Roos with a top 30 finish, finishing 25th overall with a 24:57.0 time. Sophomore Blake Theel finished top 50 placing 45th with a time of 25:29.8, while senior Evan Kiefer posted a 26:34.7 to finish 112th.Â
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Senior Sam Cleary recorded a 26:45:5, freshman Blake Herron finished with a 27:16.5, senior Eli Block and junior Connor Jacober closed out the Roos with 27:31:6 and 28:22.9.
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The Roos' women side took on the Harter's Habanero 5k with 826 points. Harper Barlow led the Roos with an 18:55.3 time placing 151st. Senior Kopelyn DeLong finished with a 19:55.9 and junior Kate Dare finished with a 21:52:8 with the third best time for the Roos.
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Junior Alyiah Shirely finished with 22:08.8, sophomores Rayah Foltz and Sarah Wuffert finished with 26:59.2 and 28:36.2, Kansas City finished 28th.
