Siloam Springs, Ark. – For the third consecutive year, Oklahoma City swept the team titles at the 2026 Sooner Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Cross-Country Championship hosted by John Brown University at Pollard’s Field in Siloam Springs, Ark.
 
The men’s race was exciting as the Stars scored 35 points to hold off Mid-America Christian, who placed second with 37 points. This is the highest finish for the Evangels in program history, while Oklahoma City claimed their 10^th straight team title. John Brown scored 75 points to finish third in the team standings.
 
Mohamed Guled of Mid-America Christian collected the Evangels first-ever individual title as he ran the 8k course in a time of 23:31.54. Defending champion Ayenew Devany of Oklahoma City finished second with a mark of 24:00.11, while Abdulsalam Farah of Mid-America Christian placed third with a time of 24:18.27.
 
The following athletes earned All-Conference honors based on their performance Saturday:
 
Mohamed Guled, MACU
Ayenew Devany, OCU
Abdulsalam Farah, MACU
Sam Burkett, JBU
Noah Thayer, OCU
Riley Randall, OCU
Cooper Phillips, OCU
Nolyn Corder, CofO
Kaydon Payne, MACU
Jovvanni Rosas, Tex Wes
Mahamed Zairi, MACU
Derek, Najera Sanchez, JBU
Cameron Pearson, MACU
Zach Briscoe, JBU
Marius Delchard, OCU
 
Co-Coaches of the Year – Andrew Leahey, Oklahoma City and Merritt Suenram, Mid-America Christian
 
On the women’s side, the Stars scored 28 points to claim their 11^th team title in 12 years, placing four runners in the top 10 on the 6k course. John Brown placed second with 46 points, while College of the Ozarks earned third place with 79 points.
 
Oklahoma City’s Kenzi Readnour won the women’s individual championship in 21:04.06, with her twin sister Keira finishing second with a mark of 21:26.11. Isabella Gutierrez of Oklahoma City rounded out the top three for the Stars with a third-place finish in a time of 22:05.93.
 
 
The following athletes earned All-Conference honors based on their performance Saturday:
Kenzi Readnour, OCU
Keira Readnour, OCU
Isabella Gutierrez, OCU
Keena Goze, CofO
Abigail Stucker, JBU
Allie Robertson, JBU
Emilie Froebe, CofO
Isabelle Spiller, OCU
Layla Maline, JBU
Carolina Valenzuela, OPSU
Emma Hunt, JBU
Shania Chavez, OPSU
Tia Bethards, CofO
Toni Ibarra, OCU
Vivian Sindelar, JBU
 
Coach of the Year - Andrew Leahey, Oklahoma City
 
The qualifiers for the 2026 NAIA National Meet will be announced on Tuesday, November 10, at 4 p.m. The Championship Meet will be held on November 20, 2026, at Fort Vancouver National Historic Park in Vancouver, Wash.