Sooners XC Finish First at Respective Races

Friday, September 5

Lawton, OK

8:15 a.m. CT

University of Oklahoma

Aggie Duels (Men)

Sooners XC Finish First at Respective Races

September 06, 2025 | Cross Country

NORMAN — The Oklahoma men's and women's cross country teams finished first in their respective races this weekend, with all five scorers for both teams finishing in the top ten.

OU's men's team finished first overall and swept the podium at the Aggie Duels in Lawton, Okla., on Friday morning. Freshman Evans Biwott finished first, marking a 23:30.7. Reigning SEC Freshman Runner of the Week Ronald Ngetich was less than two seconds behind him (23:32.53), and sophomore Thobias Cheruiyot placed third (24:01.63). Other scorers for the Sooners include transfer Adrian Stuphan (25:10.47) and senior Joshua Cherry (25:16.79).

Results from the Aggie Duels are available via Twelve1 Running.

The women followed suit on Saturday, also placing first as a team and junior transfer Sanae Hassnaoui placed second (18:11.02) in her debut with the Sooners. Sophomore transfer Lily Baker finished shortly after in 18:37.75, finishing fourth in her cross country debut. Sophie Coughlin finished sixth (18:46.77) and Abby Jepchirchir followed right behind, taking seventh (18:55.89). Senior Erin O'Brien was the fifth scorer for the Sooners, finishing in tenth with a time of 19:00.93.

Results from the JK Gold Classic are available via MileSplit.

Both teams will take two weeks off before taking the course again on Friday, Sept. 26. The men will travel back to Stillwater, Okla., for the Cowboy Jamboree, while the women visit Columbia, Mo., for the Gans Creek Classic.

OU Individual Finishers

Men's 8K | First | 23 points
Evans Biwott - 23:30.7
Ronald Ngetich - 23:32.53
Thobias Cheruiyot - 24:01.63
Adrian Stuphan - 25:10.47
Joshua Cherry - 25:16.79
Hayden Gray - 25:42.96
Sam Boyer - 26:06.16

Women's 5K | First | 29 points
Sanae Hassnaoui - 18:11.02
Lily Baker - 18:37.75
Sophie Coughlin - 18:46.77
Abby Jepchirchir - 18:55.89
Erin O'Brien - 19:00.93
Mia McGlade - 19:18.42
Mary Van Dyke - 19:57.60

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