The Freed-Hardeman University cross country teams traveled to Knoxville, Tenn. to compete in the NAIA Appalachian Challenge, the same course where FHU had seven runners set PRs last season.

The men's team walked away from Knoxville with three new PRs and a 13th place finish out of 24 teams, including four conference opponents. Out of 249 runners, Barrett Poe placed 30th with a 38-second PR finishing the race in 25:12.3. Daniel Puckett grabbed a 51st place finish with a time of 25:44, with Lucas Black setting a 15-second PR to finish third for the Lions. Brock Windham was right behind Black, and Luke Phillips PR'ed by almost three minutes to finish scoring for the Lions.

Mary Pearce led the way for the women's team in their 5k race, grabbing a top-15 finish, finishing in 14th place with a 18:46 finishing time. Hannah Gehlert and Billie Rose Johnson finished second and third for the Lady Lions, both setting big PRs, Gehlert by 41 seconds and Johnson by 56 seconds. Zola Dorris was third for the women in 116th place, with Clara Whitworth rounding up the scoring with a 22-second PR. To cap off the PRs, Zoe Lucas also set a 14-second PR with a time of 22:26.

This race concluded regular season racing for the Lions, and will compete in the Mid-South Conference Championship in Bowling Green, Ky. on November 6, hoping to qualify for the NAIA National Championship.