Men's Cross Country opens at Bob Gravett Invitational

The Wiley College men's cross country team will begin the 2022 season in Arkadelphia, Ark. for the Bob Gravett Invitational hosted by Ouachita Baptist University at 8 a.m. Saturday.

The race will be 8,000-kilometers and will go through the campus and finish in Ouachita's Cliff Harris Stadium. MacDonald Timing LLC will time the meet. Results will be posted on macdonaldtiming.com and tfrrs.org.

The Wildcats return six from last season's team which ran for the first time since 2017. Michael Lewis ran his fastest time at the Red River Athletic Conference Championship (32.16.9) He ran the Wildcats' fastest time at the Bill Libby Invitational (32:33.4). Robert Bullock led the Wildcats at the RRAC Championship (30:57.9). Joseph Levier III ran the Wiley College's fastest time at the Ouachita Tiger Invitational (32:53.4). He also ran his personal best at the RRAC Championship (31:03). Christian Brookins, Reshaun Fridie and Harold Overton III also return.

Head coach LaMark Carter brought in two recruits, sophomore transfer Tyvonne Allen and freshman Channing Arvie. Allen competed at Rogers State University in 2019. During the indoor track and field season, he competed in the 300-meter dash, 800-meter run and the 4 x 400-meter relay. He ran 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash and 400-meter hurdles in the outdoor season. Arvie competed at JS Clark Leadership Academy where Levier graduated from.

The Wildcats are in their inaugural season in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference after competing in the Red River Athletic Conference from 2009 to 2017 and 2021.

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