MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Little Rock officially opened up its 2018 cross country season at the Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic Saturday evening at the Mike Rose Complex. The Trojan women placed eighth among the 21-team field with 221 points while the Little Rock men checked in at 13th with 359 total points.
The highlight of the evening for Little Rock came from senior Shanieke Watson, who placed fifth among the women's field with a time of 18:00.90 on the 5K course. Watson, who did not compete at the event in 2017, finished 36 seconds back of the leader and 13 seconds behind the first point-scorer.