By Oaklee Fielder, Sports Editor
The Rangers and Lady Rangers traveled to Joplin, Missouri, where Missouri Southern State University hosts the Southern Stampede Cross Country Meet.
In the women’s 5k, NWOSU finished 9th out of the 22 teams that competed.
Celestine Kilborus was the first Lady Ranger to cross the finish line. Kilborus had a time of 19:55, which put her in 74th. Cadence Long-Torres was the second Lady Ranger to finish. Long-Torres had a time of 20:07, putting her in 78th. Jessica Myers was not far behind as she finished 80th with a time of 20:08. Harley Woody was 93rd with a time of 20:20. Ivy Washington finished in 112th with a time of 20:37. Elizabeth Dorado-Barrera was 139th with a time of 21:18. In 154th with a time of 21:44 was Seriah Vess. Tegan Althouse finished 162nd with a time of 21:57. Elizabeth White finished in 165th with a time of 22:06.
In the men’s 8k, the Rangers finished in 14th out of the 26 teams that competed.
Riley Herndon was the first Ranger across the line. Herndon finished 66th with a time of 25:58. Alan Lares finished 83rd with a time of 26:28. Edward Robledo-Gonzalez had a time of 26:35, putting him in 87th. Coy Bullard was 96th with his time of 26:40. Andrew Scott’s time of 26:54 put him in 106th. Jordan Pierce was 115th with a time of 27:11. In 159th was Basheer Suied with a time of 28:06. Tristan Meeker was the next Ranger, finishing in 178th with a time of 28:30. Daxton Williams was not far behind with a finishing position of 182nd with a time of 28:36. Edmilson Perez, Royce Henricks, and Adrian Olmos all finished together in 200th, 201st, and 202nd. Perez had a time of 29:23. Henricks had a 29:15. Olmos had a time of 29:28.
The next meet is on Friday in Lawton at Cameron University.