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Saturday, October 28
Ames, IA
10 AM CT

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Big 12 XC Championships

Colin Caso, Nicholas Young

Sooners Cap Big 12 Championship

October 28, 2023 | Cross Country

Ames, Iowa – The University of Oklahoma men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Big 12 Conference Championship at the Iowa State Cross Country Course in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday.

The Oklahoma men's squad registered eighth place in the 8K with a team score of 229. The women's squad placed 12th in the 6K with a team score of 345 points.

Redshirt senior Nicholas Young secured the men's squad's top finish, grabbing 41st place with a time of 24:14.9. At 42nd place, junior Colin Caso registered a time of 24:17.5. Sophomore Erin O'Brien earned the women's top performance placing 53rd, clocking in at 21:32.1. Junior Gabi Barrera followed at 59th place, with a time of 21:40.9.

Results from the Big 12 Championship can be found via PT Timing.

The Sooners head to Stillwater, Oklahoma, for the NCAA Midwest Regional on Nov. 10 to compete for a chance to qualify for the NCAA National Championships.

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OU INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS
WOMEN'S 6K – 12th –  345 points
Erin O'Brien – 21:32.2
Gabi Barrera – 21:40.9
Grace Williamson – 22:37.4
Brooklyn James – 22:46.2
Grace Hanson – 22:48.3
Lily Horvath – 23:58.6
Kel McDavid – 25:03.8
 
MEN'S 8K  – 8th –  229 points
Nicholas Young – 24:14.9
Colin Caso – 24:17.9
Fernando Morales – 24:36.4
Gabe Medina – 24:36.5
Josh Cherry – 25:09.7
Logan Seger – 25:54.1
Peter Makuei  – 26:51.3
 
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