McNair Finishes 20th At Cowboy Jamboree

Oct. 5, 2002

STILLWATER, Okla. - Junior Joey McNair posted his second career best in as many races, finishing the 8K course at the 66th annual Cowboy Jamboree with a 25:06 on Saturday. That time placed him 20th in the race, his first ever top 20 finish in the Cowboy Jamboree, annually one of the top cross country meets in the country.

Arkansas won the men's title while Georgetown won the women's event. The Sooner men finished 11th overall and the OU women were 16th.

McNair had lowered his 8K career best to 25:07 two weeks ago at the SMU Invitational in Dallas. Other Sooner men who posted career bests in today's action were Darren Hutchins, John Mullholland and Jason Brown, Hutchins, who also lowered his career best time at SMU, cut another minute of that time today with a 25:50. Brown dropped 40 seconds off his previous best with a 27:13 today. Mullholland, a true freshman, cut 23 seconds off his previous 8K best with a 26:56.

For the Sooner women, freshman Nicola Maye made her Sooner debut a successful one, finishing as OU's leading runner with a 19:42 over the 5K course. Senior Alaina Dearman dropped her career best in the 5K to a 20:21. Sara Justice also had a career best today, cutting 18 seconds off the time she had established at SMU two weeks ago. She finished with a 21:27 today.

The Sooners will return to action on Oct. 19 when they travel to the Arkansas Chile Pepper Invitational in Fayetteville.

Final Results -- Cowboy Jamboree
University Men
Team Standings -- 1. Arkansas 31; 2. Abilene Christian 38; 3. Oklahoma State 87; 4. Air Force Academy 158; 5. Kansas 184; 6. Missouri Southern 234; 7. Stephen F. Austin 235; 8. Tulsa 261; 9. Sam Houston 273; 10. Fort Hays State 280; 11. OKLAHOMA 317; 12. Houston 336; 13. Southwest Missouri State 361; 14. Central Missouri 407; 15. Texas-Arlington 414; 16. Texas Tech 419; 17. Oklahoma Baptist 436; 18. Texas Christian 527; 19. Oral Roberts 535; 20. Lindenwood 541; 21. Mid America Nazarene 574
Individual Winner -- 1. Alistair Cragg, Arkansas, 23:53
Oklahoma Individuals - 20 Joey McNair, 25:06; 44 Jimmy Buchanan, 25:44; 52 Darren Hutchins, 25:50; 95 John Mullholland, 26:56; 106 Jason Brown, 27:13; 109 Andrew Call, 27:18; 135 Billy Grona, 28:52; 193 Spencer Hunt, 29:21

University Women
Team Standings -- 1. Georgetown 50; 2 Southwest Missouri State 57; 3. Kansas 106; 4. Air Force 109; 5. Texas Tech 157; 6. Tulsa 161; 7. Houston 204; 8. New Mexico 266; 9. Stephen F. Austin 270; 10. Texas Christian 279; 11. Oral Roberts 325; 12. Texas-Arlington 335; 13. Central Missouri 345; 14. Abilene Christian 356; 15. Sam Houston 383; 16. OKLAHOMA 424; 17. Wichita State 465
Individual Winner -- 1. Kathy Newberry, unattached, 17:30
Oklahoma Individuals -- 63. Nicola Maye, 19:42; 81 Kim Thomas, 20:11; 87 Amanda Luksetich, 20:20; 90 Alaina Dearman, 20:21; 103 Sara Justice, 21:27; 106 Jackie Dubois, 21:43; 110 Emily Leonard, 22:27; 141 Tiffany Johnson, 23:09

University of Oklahoma Athletics

McNair Finishes 20th At Cowboy Jamboree

Related News

Related Videos

Sponsors