Sooners End 2001 Season At NCAA Regional

Nov. 10, 2001

CARBONDALE, Ill. - Jimmy Buchanan finished 60th overall, 57th in team standings, with a 32:15.4 to lead the University of Oklahoma men's cross country team to a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional Saturday. It marked the best regional finish for the Sooner men under third-year head coach Todd Maycumber.

The Sooner women were led by Aisha Stringer, who finished 92nd with a 23:35.8. The Sooners did not place in the team standings because OU competed only four runners.

Minnesota, led by Terrance McComb's second-place time, won the men's team title and Oklahoma State took the women's team title on the strength of Siri Alfheim's first-place time (20:31). Shadrack Kimeli of Kansas State University won the men's individual title (30:37).

Buchanan ran a 32:15.4 over the 10k course. Joey McNair was OU's second best finisher with a 32:33.7 and Cecil Rose closed his Sooner career by finishing third on the OU team with a career-best time of 32:41.8 in the 10k event. Trevor Gillum and Darren Hutchins also posted career-best marks today.

Amanda Luksetich ran a 23:44.6 on the 6k women's course to set a career best at the distance.

OU will open the indoor track season on Saturday, Dec. 1, when the Sooners host the OU All Comers meet at the Mosier Indoor Facility.

Team Standings - Men: 1. Minnesota 78; 2. Oklahoma State 88; 3. Nebraska 94; 4. Iowa 122; 5. Loyola 151; 6. Illinois State 170; 7. Illinois 185; 8. Eastern Illinois 199; 9. Kansas 226; 10. Iowa State 346; 11. Drake 361; 12. Southwest Missouri 366; 13. Missouri-Kansas City 373; 14. OKLAHOMA 385; 15. Southern Illinois 398; 16. Kansas State 416; 17. DePaul 421; 18. Missouri 426; 19. Tulsa 439; 20. Illinois-Chicago 526; 21. Western Illinois 588; 22. Saint Louis 628; 23. Creighton 661; 24. Bradley 744

Men's Individual Winner -- 1. Shadrack Kimeli, KSU, 30:37.3

OU Men (indicates team points) - 57. Jimmy Buchanan 32:15.4; 70. Joey McNair 32:33.7; 74. Cecil Rose 32:41.8; 85. Brandon Kissack 32:53.8; 99. Trevor Gillum 33:17.7; 110. Darren Hutchins 33:48.8; 114. Kevin Howarth 33:59.6

Team Standings - Women: 1. Oklahoma State 56; 2. Minnesota 97; 3. Loyola 135; 4. Southwest Missouri State 137; 5. Missouri 147; 6. Kansas State 196; 7. Northwestern 203; 8. Kansas 228; 9. Tulsa 231; 10. Nebraska 233; 11. Illinois 264; 12. Oral Roberts 293; 13. Illinois State 351; 14. DePaul 377; 15. Bradley 390; 16. Eastern Illinois 435; 17. Southeast Missouri State 452; 18. Missouri-Kansas City 500; 19. Southern Illinois 533; 20. Iowa 540; 21. Iowa State 543; 22. Western Illinois 579; 23. Saint Louis 616

Women's Individual Winner -- 1. Siri Alfheim, Oklahoma State, 20:31.4

OU Women (indicates team points) - 92. Aisha Stringer 23:35.8; 105. Amanda Luksetich 23:44.6; 127. Alaina Dearman 24:13.6; 132. Joni Alexander 24:25.6

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Sooners End 2001 Season At NCAA Regional

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