ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Arkansas Tech women's cross country team started their 2025 season on Saturday morning and competed at the Bob Gravett Invitational, hosted by Ouachita Baptist. The Golden Suns would place all five of their scoring runners in the top-15 and finished runner-up as a team.
 
Leading the way for the Golden Suns at the Bob Gravett Invitational was Amaya Grant. The Cushing, Okla. native finished fourth overall with a time of 18:12.21. This was the second time in her career that Grant has been the top runner for the Golden Suns at the Bob Gravett as she did so a year ago in her collegiate debut.
 
Just off Grant's pace was Avery Stanley. The senior finished sixth overall with a time of 18:28.28. True freshman Sophia Goerlich was the next Golden Sun to finish, doing so with a time of 18:36.77, placing her eighth.
 
Audrey Hill and Ellie Akins were the final two scoring runners for the Golden Suns. Hill was 12^th with a time of 18:52.00 while Akins was 14^th with a time of 18:55.34.
 
Below is a full list of how the Golden Suns finished at the Bob Gravett Invitational.
 

Place	Name	Time
4	Amaya Grant	18:12.21
6	Avery Stanley	18:28.28
8	Sophia Goerlich	18:36.77
12	Audrey Hill	18:52.00
14	Ellie Akins	18:55.34
16	Peyton Carson	19:06.84
24	Libby Booth	19:18.85
34	Reagan Jones	19:49.26
37	Emily Caldwell	19:51.68
39	Kate Holbrook	19:54.39
40	Alyson Greathouse	19:56.90
41	Carole Werner	19:57.46
42	Miley Holt	20:02.10
45	Mackenzie Epperson	20:11.00
49	Kate Weber	20:21.58
51	Julia Minton	20:25.23
54	Annsley Rawlins	20:31.69
57	Addison Leffke	20:40.96

 
The Golden Suns will now prepare for their next event, the Southern Showcase, hosted by Jacksonville State in Jacksonville, Ala. The meet is scheduled to take place at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, September 12.