LITTLE ROCK - The UALR men's cross country team moved up one spot to No. 14 in the most recent United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) South Central Region poll. The Trojans made the jump following their performance Saturday at the 24^th Annual Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark.

The region's top five remained unchanged, with Texas, Arkansas, Texas A&M, McNeese State and Lamar holding onto spots 1-5, respectively.

The UALR men placed 15^th of 34 teams in the 10K on Saturday at the Chile Pepper Festival. Felix Maritim led the squad by placing 55^th of 313 runners in a time of 32:15.4 Shaun Koehn finished 76^th (32:36.4) and John Vodacek finished 92^nd (32:50.0) to round out the Trojans' top-three finishers.

Also for the Trojans, Gabriel Ghioca placed 116^th (33:09.4), Chris Dunbar placed 125^th (33:17.6) and Brock Hime placed 159^th (33:46.0).

The Trojans have next weekend off and will now begin preparing for the Sun Belt Championships on Oct. 27 in Bowling Green, Ky.