Oklahoma City – 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 competed in the University of Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival and took the top spot on the podium with a time of 24:53.2 over the 8K course. The race featured 256 runners from the NCAA, NAIA, and junior colleges as Bailey helped the Bobcats to a ninth-place finish in the team event. Bailey has the seventh best time in the NAIA this fall and holds the fastest time on the SAC thus far.
 
Other Nominees - None           
 
Goze also took part in the University of Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival as she set another personal best with a mark of 18:30.03 over the 5K course. The race saw 239 runners compete from all divisions as Goze was the third NAIA runner to finish in the field. Her time in the event was also the third fastest time in the Sooner this fall.
 
Other Nominees - None

2025 SAC Men's and Women's Cross Country Athletes of the Week
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