Oklahoma City – For the third time this season, Tanner Bailey and Keena Goze of College of the Ozarks are this week’s Sooner Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Runners of the Week as announced by the conference office on Tuesday morning.
 
Bailey took part in the St. Louis Fall Classic at Willmore Park and took home the top spot in the event with a time of 24:51.1 on the 8K course. His first-place time was nearly two minutes better than the second-place finisher. Bailey still holds the fastest 8K time in the conference this fall with a mark of 24:15.2.
 
Other Nominees - Sam Burkett, John Brown and Trevor Youngblood, Oklahoma Panhandle State.      .
 
Goze also participated in the St. Louis Fall Classic was the top runner over the 5K course with a time of 18:32.0. Goze finished nearly a minute ahead of the second-place finisher to help the Bobcats claim the team title over three over NAIA teams. Goze has the third fastest time in the conference this fall over the 5K distance.
 
Other Nominees - Abigail Stucker, John Brown and Carolina Valenzuela, Oklahoma Panhandle State.
 
2025 SAC Men's and Women's Cross Country Athletes of the Week
 
Oct. 27
M: Tanner Bailey, College of the Ozarks
F: Keena Goze, College of the Ozarks
Oct. 20
M: Ayenew Devany, Oklahoma City
W: Kenzi Readnour, Oklahoma City
Oct. 13
M: Ayenew Devany, Oklahoma City
W: Kenzi Readnour, Oklahoma City
Oct. 7
M: Tanner Bailey, College of the Ozarks
F: Keena Goze, College of the Ozarks
Sept. 30
M: Trevor Youngblood, Oklahoma Panhandle State
F: Juliana Molina, Texas Wesleyan
Sept. 23
M: Tanner Bailey, College of the Ozarks
F: Keena Goze, College of the Ozarks
Sept. 16
M: Tanner Bailey, College of the Ozarks
F: Shania Chavez, Oklahoma Panhandle State
Sept. 9
M: Lucky Maila, Mid-America Christian
F: Kenzi Readnour, Oklahoma City