Completed Event: Cross Country at Cowboy Preview on August 29, 2025 , , 2nd - M/3rd - W
Final
Cross Country
at Cowboy Preview
University of Oklahoma Athletics
Saturday, November 22
Columbia, Mo.
8:15 a.m. CT
University of Oklahoma
vs
NCAA Cross Country Championships
XC Men Earn 15th at NCAA Championships
November 22, 2025 | Cross Country
COLUMBIA, MO. — The University of Oklahoma men's cross country team capped off its season with a 15th-place finish at NCAA Nationals on Saturday.
The team had a strong overall finish in its first national competition since 2015, matching its 15th-place finish from a decade ago.
The freshmen men led the Sooners, as Ronald Ngetich, Evans Biwott and Shadrack Kiptoo all finished in the top-100. Ngetich crossed first for OU, recording a PR of 29:12.4 and finishing 49th. Biwott and Kiptoo followed suit, both recording personal-best times and finishing 56th and 97th, respectively. Other scorers for the Sooners include sophomore Thobias Cheruiyot (144th) and graduate student Adrian Stuphan (234th).
Sophomore Leah Jeruto kicked things off for the crimson and cream, finishing 60th in the women's 6K with a 19:38.6, 26 seconds faster than her time last year.
The Sooners now turn their attention to the 2025-26 indoor track and field season.
Results from the NCAA Cross Country Championships are available via PT Timing.
OU Individual Finishes
Women's 6K
Leah Jeruto - 19:38.6 (60th)
Men's 10K - 15th - 480 Points
Ronald Ngetich - 29:12.4 (49th)
Evans Biwott - 29:17.2 (56th)
Shadrack Kiptoo - 29:34.2 (97th)
Thobias Cheruiyot - 29:54.1 (144th)
Adrian Stuphan - 31:09.6 (234th)
The team had a strong overall finish in its first national competition since 2015, matching its 15th-place finish from a decade ago.
The freshmen men led the Sooners, as Ronald Ngetich, Evans Biwott and Shadrack Kiptoo all finished in the top-100. Ngetich crossed first for OU, recording a PR of 29:12.4 and finishing 49th. Biwott and Kiptoo followed suit, both recording personal-best times and finishing 56th and 97th, respectively. Other scorers for the Sooners include sophomore Thobias Cheruiyot (144th) and graduate student Adrian Stuphan (234th).
Sophomore Leah Jeruto kicked things off for the crimson and cream, finishing 60th in the women's 6K with a 19:38.6, 26 seconds faster than her time last year.
The Sooners now turn their attention to the 2025-26 indoor track and field season.
Results from the NCAA Cross Country Championships are available via PT Timing.
OU Individual Finishes
Women's 6K
Leah Jeruto - 19:38.6 (60th)
Men's 10K - 15th - 480 Points
Ronald Ngetich - 29:12.4 (49th)
Evans Biwott - 29:17.2 (56th)
Shadrack Kiptoo - 29:34.2 (97th)
Thobias Cheruiyot - 29:54.1 (144th)
Adrian Stuphan - 31:09.6 (234th)
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