Maier and Messaoudi Win Individual Titles on Final Day of Big 12 Outdoor Championships

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Maier and Messaoudi Win Individual Titles on Final Day of Big 12 Outdoor Championships

May 15, 2022 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track

LUBBOCK, Texas – Oklahoma State outdoor track & field wrapped up the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in impressive fashion, winning three Big 12 individual championships on Sunday alone, bringing the total to five individual titles on the weekend.

Alex Maier kicked off the day in the men's 5,000 Meters, winning his third Big 12 title of the calendar year in dominating fashion with a time of 14:03.74. Maier latched on with the lead pack from the gun, where he held serve in the top five before exploding to the lead with just over three laps remaining and winning by nearly four seconds overall.

Teammate Isai Rodriguez earned his second All-Big 12 finish of the weekend in the same race, placing seventh with a time of 14:19.67. Rodriguez sat in the middle of the pack for much of the race before solidifying himself in scoring position for the Cowboys. He also finished sixth in the men's 10K on Friday, earning a total of five points for OSU this weekend.

Taylor Roe continued her dominance over the Big 12, winning her fourth conference championship this year with a wire-to-wire victory in the women's 1,500 Meters. Roe is perfect in her last five championship races across four separate disciplines, including the Mile, 3,000 Meters, 5,000 Meters and Distance Medley Relay.

Sivan Auerbach and Heidi Demeo also scored for the Cowgirl in the event with fifth and eighth-place finishes overall. Demeo qualified third overall in Saturday's prelims, but was tripped halfway through the final and recovered for the final scoring position.

A quartet of Cowboys followed Roe and company in the men's 1,500 Meters, with Fouad Messaoudi, Ryan Schoppe, Isaiah Priddey and Chris Middleton-Pearson all qualifying through the prelims on Saturday night.

True Freshman Messaoudi secured his first career Big 12 Championship after placing third in the Mile at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in February. Schoppe placed second in the race after leading for the first 1,200 meters before Messaoudi made the final pass for the lead just before the final turn. Middleton-Pearson made it three Cowboy scorers in the event with his seventh-place finish and time of 3:48.95.

Earlier in the day, Sam Mason earned his second All-Big 12 performance of the weekend in the Discus Throw. Mason made the finals with his 50.31 meter opening throw before moving himself up to seventh with his 51.31 meter throw on his fifth attempt. It was his second scoring event of the weekend after finishing eighth in the men's Hammer Throw on Friday with his throw of 57.93 meters.

In the men's 400 Meter Dash, true freshman Charlie Bartholomew placed eighth overall with his time of 46.16 seconds after shattering his personal best in the prelims, qualifying for the final after clocking the third-fastest time in program history with his time of 45.94 seconds. His finish earned the final point of the weekend for the Cowboys, who finished sixth overall in the team race with 72 points.

Indoor Second-Team All-American Gabija Galvydyte continued the middle-distance success for the Cowgirls, earning a second-place finish with her blistering time of 2:03.79. Galvydyte completed the first lap in fourth, two seconds off the lead before running the fastest final lap in the race, finishing behind only Baylor National Champion Aaliyah Miller.

In the final event of the night, the Cowgirls secured a fourth-place finish in the women's 4x400 Meter Relay, with Kalaya Ali, Tamara Woodley, Tori Ortiz and Nickie Dixon finishing in 3:37.83. Their finish locked up five points, which brought the Cowgirl total to 55 on the weekend and a sixth-place finish in the team race.

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