Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Track Places 10th at Big 12 Championships
April 18, 2003 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track
Host Nebraska won its fourth straight title, edging out Texas by half a point to capture the crown. OSU compiled 36 team points, one-third of a point behind ninth-place Kansas and only two points shy of eighth-place Colorado.
The Cowboys were led by junior , who won the mile with a time of 4:07.89 and placed third in the 3,000-meter run.
The Pokes had strong showings from , who ran to a fifth-place finish in the mile, and , who took 10th in the 3,000-meter run in a field of 53 competitors. Greg Rouault also crossed the finish line in fourth-place in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:29.12.
Freshman Daniel McLemore sprinted to a fourth-place finish in the 60-meter dash in only his third meet as a Cowboy. In his semi-final heat, McLemore ran the NCAA provisional qualifying time of 6.72 seconds.
The distance medley relay team of Kinneth Jones, , Justin Nobles, and Cassidy Smith turned in its best time of the year at 9:50.85, good for third-place and less than one second from victory.
OSU will next compete in the NCAA Championships at the Randal Tyson Track Complex in Fayetteville, Ark. on March 14 and 15.
