FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. – Abraham Chelangam continues his impressive season, finishing third in the men's 8K race on Saturday morning. 
 
The Golden Eagles' men placed 5^th overall out of 31 teams, posting a score of 240 points, trailing only Stephen F. Austin, Northwest Missouri State, Texas, and hosting Arkansas.  Chelangam led all runners, finishing third, posting a time of 23:29.3, the only non-Razorback located in the top five. 
 
Other runners to finish in the top 50 included Andrew Smithwick in 22^nd, finishing at 24:37.3, and Cornelious Kipkogei at 44^th, running a 24:56.9. 
 
The women's program finished 13^th of 31 as a program in the 5K race with a team score of 415 points.  Ossly Murambidzi led the way with a 43rd-place finish, posting a time of 17:38.2.  Madeline Cabana was right on her heels, finishing 45^th, running a 17:38.4. 
 
ORU gets back into competition on Friday, October 17^th, at the Weis-Crockett Invitation in Stillwater, Oklahoma, hosted by the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
 
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