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Cowboys Take Second in the Big 12 Cross Country Championships
October 27, 2001 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track
Oct. 27, 2001
NORMAN, Okla. - The Oklahoma State's men's cross country team took second today in the Big 12 Championship in Norman, Okla.
The Cowboys placed second behind the the top ranked team in the country, Colorado. The 8k race was won by Jorge Torres of Colorado with a time of 23:35.3. Texas A&M, Baylor, Nebraska and Texas rounded out the top six.
The first Cowboy to cross the finish line was Sophomore Jason Woolhouse. Woolhouse finished in eighth place with a time of 24:35.5. The next finisher was Junior Ben Lake who took 12th place and recorded a time of 24:38.2.
Ben Sigle, Junior, came in 19th with a time 24:52.7. Sophomore Derek Tate and Freshman Ewen North rounded out the team scoring finishing 24th and 30th respectively.
The Cowboys will next defend their District V Championship in two weeks at the District V Championships in Carbondale, Ill.
Individual Results Jason Woolhouse 8th 24:34.5 Ben Lake 12th 24:38.2 Ben Sigle 19th 24:52.7 Derek Tate 24th 25:06.8 Ewen North 30th 25:13.3 Kevin Connolly 35th 25:19.4 Jon Cordes 44th 25:25.2 Chris McWatters 53rd 25:41.8
Team Results
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 231 9. University of Missouri 246 10. University of Oklahoma 254 11. Iowa State University 265 12. Texas Tech University 346
