RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – After finishing second place in their last race for the Tiger Invitational, the Golden Suns Cross Country team has been preparing for the 2026 Great American Conference Championship coming up on Saturday, November 7. 

This year's championship is hosted by Oklahoma Baptist and the Suns will be running the 5k course slated to start at 10:30 a.m. They will be competing alongside the other 11 teams from the GAC. Previously crowned the 2025 Great American Conference Cross Country Champions, they are seeking for a back-to-back first place finish.

Expected to be at the startline for the Golden Suns are: Rachel Caldwell, Peyton Carson, Sophia Goerlich, Alyson Greathouse, Kate Holbrook, Miley Holt, Addison Leffke, Natalie Lena, Julia Minton, Passion Perez,  Annsley Rawlins, Kate Weber and Carole Werner.

Live results for the race are available and can be found at the following link:

https://ok.milesplit.com/meets/788228-gac-championship-2026/info