Nationally Ranked Cowboys Gear Up for Chile Pepper

October 14, 2004 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track

Oklahoma State's 20th-ranked men's cross country team will be competing in the 16th Annual Chile Pepper Festival at the University of Arkansas on Saturday.

Sophomore Tyler Campbell will lead a Cowboys squad that is coming off a second-place finish at the Cowboy Jamboree. Also running for the Cowboys will be redshirt freshman John Dixon, along with freshmen Chris Stoves, Brain Gosnell, and David Pomies. Campbell and Dixon finished 37th and 39th, respectively, at the Jamboree.

The Cowboys have been impressive in their first three meets this season, finishing in the top three each event. The Pokes second-place mark at the Jamboree was preceded by a first-place finish at the Wichita Gold Classic and a third-place finish at the Missouri Southern Stampede.

The Chile Pepper Festival features junior high, high school, and college runners from across the country. Start time for the event is set for 8 a.m. Saturday with the men's university race at 9:30 a.m.