Oklahoma State University Athletics
Track and Field and Cross Country Squads Finish in Program of the Year Top-10
June 14, 2016 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track, Cowgirl Cross Country & Track
Cowgirls take third, Cowboys seventh
NEW ORLEANS – After a 15th-place finish for the Cowboys and a school record 12th-place finish for the Cowgirls at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, both Oklahoma State track and field and cross country squads landed in the top-10 of the final Program of the Year standings, the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Tuesday.
The Cowgirls had the better finish of the two squads finishing third overall with 29.5 Program of the Year points from a seventh-place finish at the cross country championships, a 10th-place finish at the indoor championships and a 12th-place finish at the outdoor championships.
The 2015-16 season was the most successful season in Cowgirl history as both the indoor and outdoor championship finishes were the best in OSU history, while the cross country finish was second to just one season from 1989.
Compared to the rest of the Big 12, OSU was the highest finishing women's team, with the second-highest finishing conference squad, the Texas Longhorns, taking sixth. In addition to 12th-place Iowa State and 13th-place Kansas, the Big 12 has the most teams in the top-15 for the final tally.
Chase Ealey, Kaela Edwards and Ingeborg Loevnes led the way for the Cowgirls, taking home a collective six first-team All-America honors over the course of the three championships, and Edwards' first honor of the year came when she won the mile final at the NCAA Indoor Championships in March.
As for the Cowboys, their seventh-place finish also led the Big 12. They scored 58.5 points across the NCAA Championships, taking 18th at the cross country meet, and 24th and 15th at the indoor and outdoor championships, respectively.
John Teeters was the only Cowboy to claim multiple All-America honors, taking fourth in the 60-meter final and fifth in the 100 outdoors.
Outside of national competitions, the Cowboys and Cowgirls swept the Big 12 Cross Country Championships, with Vegard Oelstad winning the men's individual title. The Cowboys won their second indoor conference title in three years and the Cowgirls finished runners-up for their best finish in school history at the indoor meet.
It is the fourth consecutive season that the Cowboys have finished in the top-10 of the award's standings.
Men's Program of the Year
1. Oregon – 9 pts.
2. Arkansas – 10
3. Stanford – 25
4. Washington – 33.5
5. Virginia – 37.5
6. Virginia Tech – 50
7. Oklahoma State – 58.5
8. Syracuse – 63
9. Colorado – 70
10. BYU – 72
Women's Program of the Year
1. Oregon – 6 pts.
2. Arkansas – 12
3. Oklahoma State – 29.5
4. Michigan – 32.5
5. Stanford – 37.5
6. Texas – 39
7. Notre Dame – 39.5
8. New Mexico – 46.5
9. North Carolina State – 50
10.Vanderbilt – 78.5
The Cowgirls had the better finish of the two squads finishing third overall with 29.5 Program of the Year points from a seventh-place finish at the cross country championships, a 10th-place finish at the indoor championships and a 12th-place finish at the outdoor championships.
The 2015-16 season was the most successful season in Cowgirl history as both the indoor and outdoor championship finishes were the best in OSU history, while the cross country finish was second to just one season from 1989.
Compared to the rest of the Big 12, OSU was the highest finishing women's team, with the second-highest finishing conference squad, the Texas Longhorns, taking sixth. In addition to 12th-place Iowa State and 13th-place Kansas, the Big 12 has the most teams in the top-15 for the final tally.
Chase Ealey, Kaela Edwards and Ingeborg Loevnes led the way for the Cowgirls, taking home a collective six first-team All-America honors over the course of the three championships, and Edwards' first honor of the year came when she won the mile final at the NCAA Indoor Championships in March.
As for the Cowboys, their seventh-place finish also led the Big 12. They scored 58.5 points across the NCAA Championships, taking 18th at the cross country meet, and 24th and 15th at the indoor and outdoor championships, respectively.
John Teeters was the only Cowboy to claim multiple All-America honors, taking fourth in the 60-meter final and fifth in the 100 outdoors.
Outside of national competitions, the Cowboys and Cowgirls swept the Big 12 Cross Country Championships, with Vegard Oelstad winning the men's individual title. The Cowboys won their second indoor conference title in three years and the Cowgirls finished runners-up for their best finish in school history at the indoor meet.
It is the fourth consecutive season that the Cowboys have finished in the top-10 of the award's standings.
Men's Program of the Year
1. Oregon – 9 pts.
2. Arkansas – 10
3. Stanford – 25
4. Washington – 33.5
5. Virginia – 37.5
6. Virginia Tech – 50
7. Oklahoma State – 58.5
8. Syracuse – 63
9. Colorado – 70
10. BYU – 72
Women's Program of the Year
1. Oregon – 6 pts.
2. Arkansas – 12
3. Oklahoma State – 29.5
4. Michigan – 32.5
5. Stanford – 37.5
6. Texas – 39
7. Notre Dame – 39.5
8. New Mexico – 46.5
9. North Carolina State – 50
10.Vanderbilt – 78.5
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