Oklahoma State University Athletics
OSU Competes In Big 12 Cross Country Championships Friday
October 25, 2007 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track
The Basics
The Oklahoma State men's and women's cross country teams compete at the Big 12 Championships at the Rawls Golf Course in Lubbock, Texas, on October 26th. The men's 8,000-meter race will be run at 10 a.m. and the women's 6,000-meter race is set for 11 a.m.
The top men's and women's teams earn the title of league champions and will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
OSU Lineups
Running for the Cowgirls this week will be Anissa Angelosante, Mihaela Susa, Alina Istrate, Lena Orn, Tone Hjalmarsen, Leah Schroeder, Eva Tomankova, Brittany Mason,and Maria Trejo.
Running for the Cowboys this week will be Ryan Vail, Matt Barnes-Smith, Daniel Watts, David Jankowski, Sean Fleming, Brian Ehlis, David Chirchir, Ryan Birkholz, and Brian Gosnell.
Last Time Out
On October 13th, the Cowgirls finished in fifth place at the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark. The Cowgirls had all five scorers finish in the top 60 including Mihaela Susa who finished 11th with a time of 21:16.
On October 13th, in Terre Haute, Ind., the Cowboys finished 12th at the NCAA Pre-Nationals. Matt Barnes-Smith and Daniel Watts were the top finishers for the Cowboys, placing 34th and 35th, respectively in the run.
Event History
At last year's Big 12 Championships, the men's team finished in fourth place with three runners finishing in the top 20.
The women's team took fourth place as well with three athletes finishing in the top 25.
Coaches Corner
Men's coach Dave Smith and women's coach Rene Sepulveda are looking forward to the Big 12 Championships in Lubbock this Friday. Smith hopes to overcome the Big 12 favorite and take the title.
“Colorado is the favorite to win, they have three returning All-Americans and they're tough. But we've got a pretty good team too,” Coach Smith said. “If we're healthy and give everything we can, we will do well. Our goal at the beginning of the season was to win the Big 12 and that is still our goal.
“I think Ryan Vail has a chance to win an individual title. He did very well at the Cowboy Jamboree and rested during Pre-Nationals. His main competition will be the All-Americans from Colorado but I think he has progressed so rapidly that he has caught up to their talent level.”
Rene Sepulveda is hoping to compete for a top spot with his young team.
“This will be the first Big 12 meet for four of our top runners. It will be nice to have the experience of Tone Hjalmarsen, Eva Tomankova, Maria Trejo and Anissa Angelosante,” Coach Sepulvada said.
“Our team is right in the middle of the conference so if we run well, we'll be in the top four or five.
“I think our goal for this weekend is to match or better our fourth place finish from last year.”
The Oklahoma State men's and women's cross country teams compete at the Big 12 Championships at the Rawls Golf Course in Lubbock, Texas, on October 26th. The men's 8,000-meter race will be run at 10 a.m. and the women's 6,000-meter race is set for 11 a.m.
The top men's and women's teams earn the title of league champions and will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
OSU Lineups
Running for the Cowgirls this week will be Anissa Angelosante, Mihaela Susa, Alina Istrate, Lena Orn, Tone Hjalmarsen, Leah Schroeder, Eva Tomankova, Brittany Mason,and Maria Trejo.
Running for the Cowboys this week will be Ryan Vail, Matt Barnes-Smith, Daniel Watts, David Jankowski, Sean Fleming, Brian Ehlis, David Chirchir, Ryan Birkholz, and Brian Gosnell.
Last Time Out
On October 13th, the Cowgirls finished in fifth place at the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark. The Cowgirls had all five scorers finish in the top 60 including Mihaela Susa who finished 11th with a time of 21:16.
On October 13th, in Terre Haute, Ind., the Cowboys finished 12th at the NCAA Pre-Nationals. Matt Barnes-Smith and Daniel Watts were the top finishers for the Cowboys, placing 34th and 35th, respectively in the run.
Event History
At last year's Big 12 Championships, the men's team finished in fourth place with three runners finishing in the top 20.
The women's team took fourth place as well with three athletes finishing in the top 25.
Coaches Corner
Men's coach Dave Smith and women's coach Rene Sepulveda are looking forward to the Big 12 Championships in Lubbock this Friday. Smith hopes to overcome the Big 12 favorite and take the title.
“Colorado is the favorite to win, they have three returning All-Americans and they're tough. But we've got a pretty good team too,” Coach Smith said. “If we're healthy and give everything we can, we will do well. Our goal at the beginning of the season was to win the Big 12 and that is still our goal.
“I think Ryan Vail has a chance to win an individual title. He did very well at the Cowboy Jamboree and rested during Pre-Nationals. His main competition will be the All-Americans from Colorado but I think he has progressed so rapidly that he has caught up to their talent level.”
Rene Sepulveda is hoping to compete for a top spot with his young team.
“This will be the first Big 12 meet for four of our top runners. It will be nice to have the experience of Tone Hjalmarsen, Eva Tomankova, Maria Trejo and Anissa Angelosante,” Coach Sepulvada said.
“Our team is right in the middle of the conference so if we run well, we'll be in the top four or five.
“I think our goal for this weekend is to match or better our fourth place finish from last year.”
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