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Men's Cross Country Ray Fink

Cross Country Heads to Texas A&M for Friday Meet

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University cross country heads back on the trails on Friday at Texas A&M Arturo Barrios Invitational.
The men's race begins at 8:30 a.m., with the women to follow at 9:15.
 
OCU Notebook
Runners of the Week: Ayenew Devany and Kenzi Readnour swept the Sooner Athletic Conference Cross Country Runner of the Week awards on Tuesday, based on their performances in the Golden Eagle Invitational. Readnour placed third and was the top NAIA runner in the event, finishing the six kilometers in 22:07. Devany won the men's event and led the Stars to the team title. He finished the eight-kilometer race in 24:45.
 
Previous Men's Race: Ayenew Devany won the men's cross country race and paced the Stars to a team win at John Brown's Golden Eagle Invitational last weekend. The Stars scored 43 points with three top-10 finishers. OCU finished ahead of John Brown, Mid-America Christian, Rogers State, Texas Wesleyan, and College of the Ozarks in the 10-team field. Devaney beat Tanner Devaney of Ozarks by less than a second for the victory, finishing the eight-kilometer course in 24:45. Randall was fifth at 25:45 and Braydon Witthorne took 10th at 26:07. Patten placed 13th in 26:32, with Hendrick Ramirez rounding out the scoring in 14th in 26:34. Ryan McLaughlin completed the course in 26:54 for 18th place and Cooper Phillips was 30th in 27:39.
 
Previous Women's Race: Twenty-fourth-ranked Oklahoma City placed second among 10 women's cross country teams at John Brown's Golden Eagle Invitational last Saturday. The Stars scored 38 points and finished behind only NCAA opponent Rogers State at 21. OCU finished ahead of six Sooner Athletic Conference rivals. Kenzi Readnour led the Stars in third place, covering the six-kilometer course in 22:07. Three other OCU runners finished in the top 10. Erika Pena was seventh at 22:29, Keira Readnour placed eighth at 22:40 and Isabella Gutierrez was ninth at 22:47. Florencia Cabrera finished up the scoring in 18th with a time of 23:46. Isabelle Spiller took 19th at 23:56 and Makenzi DeHart was 26th at 24:54. Also for the Stars, Madeline Adams finished in 26:01 for 39th place and Emily Schneider completed the course in 27:30 for 51st.
 
Last Year at Barrios (Men): The Stars finished 15th in the Barrios Invitational last season, finishing ahead of a dozen NCAA Division I and II teams. Ayenew Devany ran the event in 24:37 last year and was in the scoring five for the Stars in 157th place.
 
Last Year at Barrios (Women): The OCU women were 40th in this meet last season. Erika Pena, Isabelle Spiller, Kamryn Boller and Makenzi DeHart were all in the scoring five and return this season. Pena finished in 22:46, followed by Spiller (23:17), Boller (23:51) and DeHart (24:20.
 
The Course: The Watts Cross Country Course is considered a fast course with good footing. It has hosted the SEC Championships in 2015 and the NCAA South Central Region meet in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022. No pets are allowed in the area.
 
The Field: The field is overwhelmingly NCAA Division I schools, including Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and several other Texas schools. Oklahoma City was the lone NAIA entrant last season.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Kamryn Boller

Kamryn Boller

Sophomore
Florencia Cabrera

Florencia Cabrera

Senior
Makenzi DeHart

Makenzi DeHart

Sophomore
Erika Pena

Erika Pena

Senior
Emily  Schneider

Emily Schneider

Junior
Isabelle  Spiller

Isabelle Spiller

Junior
Kenzi Readnour

Kenzi Readnour

Freshman
Keira Readnour

Keira Readnour

Freshman
Isabella Gutierrez

Isabella Gutierrez

Freshman
Ayenew Devany

Ayenew Devany

Graduate Student
Ryan McLaughlin

Ryan McLaughlin

Senior
Braydon Witthorne

Braydon Witthorne

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kamryn Boller

Kamryn Boller

Sophomore
Florencia Cabrera

Florencia Cabrera

Senior
Makenzi DeHart

Makenzi DeHart

Sophomore
Erika Pena

Erika Pena

Senior
Emily  Schneider

Emily Schneider

Junior
Isabelle  Spiller

Isabelle Spiller

Junior
Kenzi Readnour

Kenzi Readnour

Freshman
Keira Readnour

Keira Readnour

Freshman
Isabella Gutierrez

Isabella Gutierrez

Freshman
Ayenew Devany

Ayenew Devany

Graduate Student
Ryan McLaughlin

Ryan McLaughlin

Senior
Braydon Witthorne

Braydon Witthorne

Sophomore