By Oaklee Fielder, Sports Editor
Saturday, the NWOSU cross country team traveled to Cameron University in Lawton to compete in the Cameron Invitational.
The women finished in 3rd out of four teams. The men finished 2nd out of six.
Cadence Long-Torres was the first Lady Ranger as she finished 6th with a time of 20:03. Ivy Washington was 8th with a time of 20:14. Jessica Myers finished 10th with a time of 20:15, and Harley Woody was just behind her in 11th with a time of 20:25. In 17th was Elizabeth Dorado-Barrera with a time of 21:26. Just behind Dorado-Barrera was Seriah Vess in 19th with a finishing time of 21:32. Elizabeth White, Jamie Torres-Franco, Raley Hooper, Aubrey Warehime, Elisa Bernardez, and Reina Gonzales all finished 24th through 29th. White had a time of 22:08. Torres-Franco had a time of 22:19. Warehime finished with a 22:28. Bernardez was just barely behind Warehime, finishing just six-tenths of a second behind her. Gonzales had a time of 22:39.
In the men’s 8k, Kabelo Maja and Riley Herndon finished separated by less than a second. Maja was 6th with a time of 26:34. Herndon was 7th with a time of 26:35. Cooper Bell was 9th with a time of 26:43. Edward Robledo-Gonzalez was 10th with a time of 26:51. Coy Bullard had a finishing time of 26:59, putting him in 11th. Jordan Pierce was 15th with a time of 27:07. In 23rd was Basheer Suid with a time of 27:51. Tristan Meeker finished 24th with a time of 28:09. Alan Lares was 26th with a time of 28:18. Daxton Williams finished 30th with a time of 29:06. Royce Henricks ended in 31st with a time of 29:24. Julian Vess finished in 32nd with a time of 29:46. In 34th was Tyrese Bishop with a time of 29:49. Edmilson Perez finished with a time of 30:01, putting him in 35th.
The next cross-country meet is October 4 in Fort Worth, Texas.