McNair Is Second To Lead OU In Hurricane Cross Country Festival

Aug. 31, 2001

TULSA, Okla. - Sophomores Joey McNair and Kelli O'Rourke led the University of Oklahoma cross country teams Friday night at the Hurricane Cross Country Festival. McNair finished second with a time of 20:31 for the OU men and O'Rourke finished 10th with a time of 11:58 for the women. The Sooner men were second overall while the OU women finished third in the race.

McNair, a former state high school cross country champion, picked up where he left off last fall as a freshman. McNair ran in all seven events for the Sooners and was the second best finisher on the team in five of the seven. His second-place finish tonight is his best finish as a Sooner.

For host Tulsa, it was a double win in the individual standings as Ben Orozco won the men's four-mile event in 20:25 and Charlotte Sanderson won the women's two-mile event in 11:38. On the men's side, Tulsa finished first in the team standings with 21 points while Oklahoma State took the women's team title with 25.

OU continues the 2001 season Sept. 8 at the UTA Open in Arlington, Texas.

Team Standings

Men -- 1. Tulsa 21, 2. Oklahoma 34, 3. Bacone 85 Women -- 1. Oklahoma State 25, 2. Tulsa 32, 3. Oklahoma 81, 3. Arkansas Tech 97

OU Men -- 2. Joey McNair, 20:31 5:08, 6. Sean Culp, 21:33, 7. Andrew Call, 21:33, 9. Trevor Gillum, 21:43, 11 (10) Forest Walker, 21:49, 13. (12) Freddie Stephens, 21:53, 14. (13) Kevin Howarth, 21:54, 17. Jeremiah Smith, 22:35, 18. Jason Brown, 23:04

OU Women (indicates team finish) -- 10, Kelli O'Rourke, 11:58, 14. Joni Alexander, 12:18 6:09, 18. (16) Aisha Stringer, 12:43, 26. (20) Krista Rowe, 13:20, 27. (21) Kim Thomas, 13:20, 32. (26) Sara Justice, 13:46, 34. (28) Emily Leonard, 14:19

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McNair Is Second To Lead OU In Hurricane Cross Country Festival

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