Oklahoma City - On Saturday morning, the Oklahoma City Men's and Women’s Cross-Country teams claimed the 2024 Sooner Athletic Conference championships at Eldon Lyon Park in Bethany, Okla.
The Stars women's team scored 26 points to hold off runner-up John Brown to earn the team title. The Golden Eagles finished in second place with 61 points while the College of the Ozarks grabbed the third-place spot on the podium with 74 points. Oklahoma City had four runners place in the top 10 of the race.
In the individual race for the women, Louise Cocking of Oklahoma City took the top spot with a time of 22:09.13 over the 6k course to also earn All-Conference honors. Erika Pena of Oklahoma City placed second in the race with a time of 22:53.51 while Gracie Sanders of Mid-America Christian placed third with a time of 23:07.49.
The following athletes earned All-Conference honors based on their performance Saturday:
Louise Cocking, OCU
Erika Pena, OCU
Gracie Sanders, MACU
Inmaculada Felipe Delgado, WBU
Isabelle Spiller, OCU
Ginger Macinnis-Pierce, OCU
Hope Ahnfeldt, JBU
Rebbeca Loya, CofO
Keena Goze, CofO
Trinity Sadosky, CofO
Emma Brown, JBU
Kamryn Boller, OCU
Anna Keys, JBU
Cecily Snyder, JBU
Makenzi DeHart, OCU
On the men's side, the Stars saw the top five runners finish in the top nine to take the team crown with 21 points while Wayland Baptist earned second place with 54 points. John Brown earned third place in the team chase with 77 points.
Evert Silva of Oklahoma City won the men's race with a time of 24:36.52 over the 8k course while teammate Beckam Hartis placed second with a time of 25:02.23 with his Evans Pololet of Wayland Baptist finishing third with a mark of 25:04.13.
The following athletes earned All-Conference honors based on their performance Saturday:
Evert Silva, OCU
Beckam Hartis, OCU
Evans Pololet, WBU
Damien Williams, OCU
Elijah White, OCU
Chase Schermer, JBU
Tanner Bailey, CofO
Jaden Rodriguez, MACU
David Boulanger, OCU
David Hernandez, WBU
Jace Sanchez, WBU
Brendan Robeaux, OCU
Matthew Gordon, WBU
Samuel Burkett, JBU
Halen Biggs, OCU
The qualifiers for the 2024 NAIA National Meet will be announced on November 12, 2024, with the National Meet taking place at Gans Creek Cross Country Complex in Columbia, Mo., on November 22, 2024.