RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas Tech women's cross country team will compete in their first race of the year as they will take part in the Bob Gravett Invitational, hosted by Ouachita Baptist, on Saturday, September 6 starting at 8:30 a.m.
 
At the Bob Gravett Invitational, the Golden Suns will be taking part in the collegiate 5K alongside five other teams.
 
This year's 2025 Golden Suns cross country team was picked to finish second in the GAC Preseason Coaches Poll after they finished runner-up at last year's conference championship race. Back in the fold and ready to run at the Bob Gravett are 10 returners. Of those returnees are All-GAC runners Audrey Hill, Avery Stanley, Libby Booth, Ellie Akins and Peyton Carson. Hill and Stanley were first team selections, while Booth, Akins and Carson were second team. Akins was also the GAC Freshman of the Year, finishing as the fastest freshman at the championship.
 
New to the mix are eight freshmen that will get their first taste of collegiate cross country running at the Bob Gravett Invitational.
 
Live results for the race are available and can be found at the following link:
https://milesplit.live/meets/687331/events/2/results/F/F