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Sooners Improve Big 12 Cross Country Performance :: Kissack leads OU with 32nd-place finish.

Sooners Improve Big 12 Cross Country Performance :: Kissack leads OU with 32nd-place finish. Sooners Improve Big 12 Cross Country Performance

Kissack leads OU with 32nd-place finish.




Senior Brandon Kissack had his best career finish in his final Big 12 Cross Country Championship.

Oct. 27, 2001

NORMAN, Okla. - Senior Brandon Kissack ran in his final Big 12 Cross Country Championship and had the best finish of his Sooner career in the sixth annual meet held today at the Jimmie Austin/OU Golf Course.

Kissack covered the 8,000-meter course in 25:15.2 to finish 32nd and lead the Sooner men. OU finished 10th in the meet, a two-spot jump from the 2000 season. The Sooners also closed the gap with those in the middle, finishing just 23 points behind eighth-place Kansas State.

The Sooner women finished 12th overall, led by Aisha Stringer, who finished 66th in the individual standings. For Stringer, a junior, it marked the first time for her to lead OU at the Big 12 Championship. The OU women were without senior Jenny Ledford, who was out with a stress fracture in her foot, and junior Kelli O'Rourke, who did not finish the race.

Colorado swept the team titles and the individual titles. The CU men kept their string of wins in this meet alive at six, having never lost a Big 12 meet. Jorge Torres, who finished second in 1999 and won the title last year, repeated as conference champion. The CU women won their fifth title in six year and Molly Austin won the individual title.

The Sooners will travel to the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship in Carbondale, Ill., on Nov. 10.

Men's Results
Team Standings -- 1. University of Colorado, 31, 2. Oklahoma State University, 93, 3. Texas A&M University, 104, 4. Baylor University, 125, 5. University of Nebraska 136, 6. University of Texas 138, 7. University of Kansas 147, 8. Kansas State University 231, 9. University of Missouri 246, 10. University of Oklahoma 254, 11. Iowa State University 265, 12. Texas Tech University 346
Individual Winner -- 1. Jorge Torres, University of Colorado, 23:35.3
OU Results -- 32. Brandon Kissack, 25:15.2, 41. Jimmy Buchanan, 25:23.6, 49. Joey McNair, 25:34.1, 62. Cecil Rose, 26:06.0, 70. Trevor Gillum, 26:38.7, 77. Sean Culp, 27:05.4, 78. Darren Hutchins, 27:20.0, 98. Kevin Howarth, 27:47.9, 104. Freddie Stephens, 29:25.1

Women's Results
Team Standings -- 1. University of Colorado 33, 2. Oklahoma State University 75, 3. University of Texas 115, 4. Kansas State University 130, 5. Texas A&M University 140, 6. Baylor University 145, 7. University of Missouri 166, 8. University of Kansas 182, 9. University of Nebraska 184, 10. Texas Tech University 207, 11. Iowa State University 313, 12. University of Oklahoma 357
Individual Winner-- 1. Molly Austin, University of Colorado, 20:12.5
OU Results-- 66. Aisha Stringer, 23:18.5, 68. Alaina Dearman, 23:48.0, 71. Amanda Luksetich, 24:04.6, 74. Joni Alexander, 24:33.5, 78. Krista Rowe, 25:10.9, 79. Jackie Dubois, 25:20.6, 81. Kim Thomas, 25:47.0, 95. Sally Meeks, 26:26.0