Fayetteville, Arkansas – Trinity University Tigers junior women’s runner Caitlin Masse had an excellent showing Saturday at the University of Arkansas Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival.

Masse placed 35th – in a field of 267 runners, largely from Division I and Division II – with a time of 22:01.93 in the 6,000 meters. She registered the second-best 6k time in Trinity women’s history, replacing D’Ann Arthur’s mark of 22:02 at the 2008 Division III Championships. The Tiger record-holder is Emily Loeffler, who ran the NCAA meet in 21:31.

Trinity’s men placed 15th of 29 teams in the 10,000 meters race. Senior Chass Armstrong finished 58th of 243 runners, clocking in at 31:37.19. Bryant Wright, also a senior, finished at No. 67, with a time of 31:47.01. Junior Zach Brush was 89th, at 32:30.39.

The Tigers will compete Oct. 31 at the SCAC Championships at Conyers, Ga.