Braelyn Combe earns SEC Runner & Freshman of the Week honors

Shawn Price October 6, 2026 FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas freshman Braelyn Combe won her first collegiate cross country race in dramatic fashion at the Chile Pepper Festival and earned a pair of conference honors as she was named SEC Runner of the Week as well as SEC Freshman of the Week for her performance. Covering the 5,000m course at Agri Park in 15:59.0, Combe registered the third fastest time ever in the history of the meet. Combe won the race by one tenth of a second on her final stride as she charged to the finish and closed the gap to...