Cowboys Finish Third At National Championship

Saturday, November 20

Tallahassee, FL

9:00 AM (CST)

Oklahoma State University

NCAA Cross Country Championship

November 20, 2021 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track

NCAA Men's Results

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Oklahoma State men's and women's cross country took on the 2021 NCAA National Championship in Florida after qualifying in last week's Midwest Regional Championship. The Cowboys posted a third-place finish to earn back-to-back podium appearances while the Cowgirls finished 13^th.

The 13^th-place finish for the women was their highest finish since 2015, their second-highest position under director of track & field and cross country Dave Smith and their fifth-best finish in program history.

Taylor Roe led the way Cowgirls in the women's 6k race. Roe placed fifth with a time of 19:33.5. She was the first Cowgirl to cross the finish line for the fourth-straight race.

Gabby Hentemann was next up for OSU with a 61st place finish in 20:13.3. Molly Born followed and placed 73rd. Clarissa Morales and Kelsey Ramirez also contributed with top-200 finishes.

Overall, the Cowgirls put three runners in the top 75 and five in the top 200.

"I when you step back and look at it, it was a pretty good day," Smith said. "If you look at in the context of what we were hoping for, it was a tough day. It was not what we hoped for or where we thought we could be. We had some adversity and things that didn't go our way. That's sports and that's life. We still competed through it and did a good job."

Isai Rodriguez led the charge for the Cowboys in the men's 10k race. Rodriguez came across the finish line in 22nd with a time of 29:20.6 to become a three-time All-American. He joined Ryan Vail, Jon Wild, Girma Mecheso Tom Farrell as the only three-time All-Americans in program history.

Shea Foster and Victor Shitsama were not far behind, coming in 27th and 29th to put three Oklahoma State runners in the top 30.

Ryan Smeeton finished 57th with a time of 29:42.8 and was the fourth Cowboy to cross the finish line.

"Victor Shitsama probably ran the best race for the men," Smith said. "In terms of a race strategy, a plan and executing what he thought worked best for him. I thought he did a fantastic job."

For more information on the Cowboys and Cowgirls, continue to check back with okstate.com.

Women's Race – Individual (6k)
5. Taylor Roe – 19:33.5
61. Gabby Hentemann – 20:13.3
73. Molly Born – 20:19.5
174. Clarissa Morales – 20:56.8
184. Kelsey Ramirez – 21:00.0
190. Stephanie Moss – 21:07.9
238. Rilee Rigdon – 21:58.5

Women's Race – Team (6k)
1. NC State – 84
2. BYU – 122
3. New Mexico – 130
4. Colorado – 187
5. Notre Dame – 215
6. Stanford – 233
7. Minnesota – 313
8. Arkansas – 328
9. Iowa State – 332
10. Ole Miss – 350
11. Washington – 366
12. Wisconsin – 376
13. Oklahoma State – 404
14. North Carolina – 405
15. Alabama – 428
16. Michigan State – 438
17. Colorado State – 455
18. Georgetown – 464
19. Florida State – 468
20. Utah – 483
21. West Virginia – 489
22. Michigan – 500
23. Northern Arizona – 532
24. Oregon – 534
25. Harvard – 541
26. Providence – 594
27. Villanova – 605
28. Utah State – 638
29. Butler – 660
30. Syracuse – 768
31. Rice – 811

Men's Race – Individual (10k)
22. Isai Rodriguez – 29:20.16
27. Shea Foster – 29:25.8
29. Victor Shitsama – 29:25.8
57. Ryan Smeeton – 29:42.8
79. Rory Leonard – 30:02.0
147. Alex Maier – 30:34.0
225. Ryan Schoppe – 31:43.2

Men's Race – Team (10k)
1. Northern Arizona – 92
2. Iowa State – 137
3. Oklahoma State – 186
4. Arkansas – 195
5. Stanford – 236
6. Tulsa – 237
7. BYU – 246
8. Colorado – 249
9. Notre Dame – 290
10. Wake Forest – 356
11. Wisconsin – 361
12. Harvard – 364
13. Washington – 373
14. Texas – 393
15. Ole Miss – 395
16. Portland – 430
17. Air Force – 453
18. North Carolina – 460
19. Syracuse – 485
20. Florida State – 517
21. Minnesota – 518
22. Georgetown – 566
23. Princeton – 567
24. Southern Utah – 573
25. Michigan – 588
26. Gonzaga – 612
27. Alabama – 640
28. Butler – 643
29. Oregon – 655
30. Michigan State – 681
31. Furman – 688