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2009 Big 12 Championship Photo Gallery
November 09, 2009 | Cross Country
Nov. 9, 2009
NORMAN, Okla. - The No. 18 University of Oklahoma men's cross country team recorded its highest finish ever in the Big 12 Championships as it took third on Oct. 31. The performance was also the highest conference finish since the 1980 team took third in the Big 8 Championships as the women's team finished 12th on the muddy A.L. Gustin Golf Course in Columbia, Mo.
Three runners claimed All-Big 12 honors as sophomore Kevin Schwab, redshirt freshman Bill Kogel and junior Rob Sorrell each finished in the top 15.
Schwab and Kogel's sixth and 10th-place finishes, mark the first time since the creation of the Big 12 that two Sooner runners finished among the top-10 competitors in the same Big 12 Championships.
| 2009 Big 12 Championship Photo Gallery |
The Sooner women were led by senior Lauren Watson who paced the 6,000 meter course for OU with a time of 22:58.16 and a 38th-place finish. True freshman Erin Hargens (23:54.73) was the next Sooner to complete the course, finishing 70th.
The Sooners will make the trip back to the state of Missouri on Nov. 14 to compete in the NCAA Midwest Regional in Springfield, Mo. The top two teams from the Midwest Regional will advance to the 2009 NCAA National Championships along with the top two teams from eight other NCAA Regionals. The remainder of the 31-team NCAA Championships field will consist of 13 at-large teams selected by the NCAA.
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