OKLAHOMA CITY – For the second consecutive week, Ayenew Devany and Kenzi Readnour of Oklahoma City are this week's Sooner Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Cross Country Runners of the Week as announced by the conference office on Tuesday morning.
 
Devany took part in the Texas A&M Arturo Barrios Invitational and was the top NAIA finisher with a time of 24:28.0 over the 8K course that was good for 88th place. Devany's time at the event is the second fastest time in the SAC this season and is also the 18th fastest time nationally. It is his second award this season.
 
Readnour also participated in the Texas A&M Arturo Barrios Invitational was the top NAIA runner over the 6K course with a time of 21:54.0 which was good for 106th place in a field dominated by NCAA Division I runners. Readnour now holds the best 6K time in the conference this fall and is the 25th-best time in the country. It is Readnour's third award of the season.
 
 
2025 SAC Men's and Women's Cross Country Athletes of the Week
 
Oct. 20
M: Ayenew Devany, Oklahoma City
W: Kenzi Readnour, Oklahoma City
Oct. 13
M: Ayenew Devany, Oklahoma City
W: Kenzi Readnour, Oklahoma City
Oct. 7
M: Tanner Bailey, College of the Ozarks
F: Keena Goze, College of the Ozarks
Sept. 30
M: Trevor Youngblood, Oklahoma Panhandle State
F: Juliana Molina, Texas Wesleyan
Sept. 23
M: Tanner Bailey, College of the Ozarks
F: Keena Goze, College of the Ozarks
Sept. 16
M: Tanner Bailey, College of the Ozarks
F: Shania Chavez, Oklahoma Panhandle State
Sept. 9
M: Lucky Maila, Mid-America Christian
F: Kenzi Readnour, Oklahoma City