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Men's Cross Country Set to Compete at the AAC Championship
10.28.21 | Men's Cross Country
PHILADEPHIA- The Temple men's cross country team will compete in the 8K race at the American Athletic Conference Championships Friday morning. The race will start at 8:00 a.m. ET at Holloway Park in Lakeland, Fla. and will be aired live on ESPN+.
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From Head Coach James Snyder
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From Head Coach James Snyder
- "Joe Arthur has stepped in right away this year as a leader in our program on and off the course. It's sometimes challenging for newcomers to adjust to the competition schedule and training within our system, but Joe's taken it all in stride. I'm excited for him to lead our group who are looking to improve upon our third-place showing from the winter cross country Championships last February. We've had  several people step up in our pack throughout this season and I'll be excited to see what they can do when the bright lights come on in our championship races start are on the horizon."
- Joe Arthur led the Owls with a second-place finish.
- Temple saw four runners finish within the top-50 with Arthur, Josh Christianson, Liem Chot, and Brayden Harris.
- All eight runners for the Owls finished within the top-100.Â
- The Owls will compete against the 10 other member schools of the American Athletic Conference in hopes to secure the program's first AAC championship.Â
- Temple enters the race ranking ninth in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region.Â
- The Owls will face tough competition in the Tulsa Golden Hurricane who ranks ninth in the country.
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