SILOAMS SPRINGS, Ark. – Oklahoma City won its ninth consecutive Sooner Athletic Conference men's cross country championship, running away with this year's title.
 
OCU's Ayenew Devany held off Tanner Smith of College of the Ozarks by just over a second to claim the individual title. He finished the eight kilometers in 24:50.9.
 
The Stars won with 39 points and all five scoring runners in the top 12. OCU had 15 All-Conference qualifiers and now marches on to the NAIA Championships on Nov. 21.
 
Hendrick Ramirez was seventh at 25:38 and Riley Randall was eighth at 25:54. Ryan McLaughlin placed 11^th at 26:11 and Carson Patten was 12^th at 26:15 to round out the scoring five.
 
Braydon Witthorne earned All-Conference in 15^th at 26:25. Jack Reed was 19^th at 26:47.              
 
Also for the Stars, Cooper Phillips was 27^th at 27:17, Jacoby Nance was 32^nd at 27:40 and Robert Manzo was 54^th at 30:26.
 
"Super proud of our men's and women's teams today," said Head Coach Andrew Leahey. "We had something to prove and we proved it! However, the job isn't done yet, we have one more race, and this is what we have been working for! The other schools in our conference are top-notch and I couldn't be more honored to be a part of the SAC."
 
The Stars have won 12 of the last 13 SAC titles.