OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City heads to Arkansas for John Brown University's Golden Eagle Invitational on Saturday.
 
The OCU women race at 8 a.m., followed by the men at 8:45.
 
OCU Notebook
Polling Data: After dropping out of the Top 25 the previous poll, Oklahoma City's women are back in the NAIA Top 25 at 24^th. The OCU women are the only SAC women's team receiving votes in the poll. Three men's teams from the SAC received votes but did not crack the Top 25: Oklahoma City, Mid-America Christian and John Brown.
 
The Course: Pollard's Field is the site for the race and it features a two-kilometer loop which means three loops for the women's six kilometers and four for the men's eight kilometers. Most of the loop is in an open area but a portion is in a wooded area and runners will emerge from the woods and directly into the finish chute after their final circuit. Pollard's Field also hosts the Sooner Athletic Conference Championships on Nov. 8. This will be OCU's first trip to the course.
 
Women's Previous Race: Oklahoma City women's cross country finished 16^th at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree on Friday, taking on a field of NCAA Division I championship contenders. OCU finished with 430 points. Top-ranked Brigham Young won the meet with 34 points, followed by No. 13 Oklahoma State at 57 and third-ranked New Mexico at 65. Kenzi Readnour led the Stars in 88^th place, covering the six-kilometer course in 22:45.3 Keira Readnour was 117^th at 23:35 and Isabella Gutierrez was third in the pack of OCU freshmen in 122^nd at 23:38.7 Erika Pena was 123^rd at 23:41.2 and Florencia Cabrera rounded out the scoring in 123^rd at 24:11.2. Isabelle Spiller finished 146^th at 24:16.6, Makenzi DeHart was 172^nd at 25:37.8 and Mattie Adams claimed 191^st at 27:44.8.
 
Men's Previous Race: Taking on a field of top NCAA Division I talent, Oklahoma City men's cross country finished 17^th at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree. OCU finished with 494 points. Third-ranked Oklahoma State won the meet with 36 points, followed by No. 2 New Mexico at 41 and No. 25 Tulsa at 107. Hendrick Ramirez led the Stars in 94^th place, using 26 minutes to finish the eight-kilometer course. Riley Randall was 120^th at 26:28.1. Braydon Witthorne was 137^th at 26:54.3, Ryan McLaughlin placed 152^nd at 27:22.3 and Carson Patten capped the scoring in 164^th at 27:54.6. Cooper Phillips placed 177^th with a time of 28:45.7 and Javier Medina came in at 29:45.9 for 186^th. Also for the Stars, Jack Reed was 187^th at 29:47 and Robert Manzo was 199^th at 31:08.5.
 
The Field: While not a full SAC Preview, the Stars will compete against six Sooner Athletic Conference teams this weekend. Joining OCU and host JBU are College of the Ozarks, Mid-America Christian, Oklahoma Panhandle State, Texas Wesleyan and USAO.
 
Last Year's Invitational: Rogers State defeated the Golden Eagles last year in the extremely limited field. The Hillcats return to defend their men's and women's titles this season.