STILLWATER – Taking on a field of top NCAA Division I talent, Oklahoma City men's cross country finished 17^th at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree on Friday.
 
OCU finished with 494 points. Third-ranked Oklahoma State won the meet with 36 points, followed by No. 2 New Mexico at 41 and No. 25 Tulsa at 107.
 
"The goal for today was to be proactive and engaged," said OCU Coach Andrew Leahey. "This is one of the toughest courses in the country. I didn't care about time. I cared about how they portrayed themselves in the race. I am pleased with what I saw from our men's and women's teams. I think we can now move forward with a tougher mindset into our next race."
 
Hendrick Ramirez led the Stars in 94^th place, using 26 minutes to finish the eight-kilometer course. Riley Randall was 120^th at 26:28.1.
 
Braydon Witthorne was 137^th at 26:54.3, Ryan McLaughlin placed 152^nd at 27:22.3 and Carson Patten capped the scoring in 164^th at 27:54.6.
 
Cooper Phillips placed 177^th with a time of 28:45.7 and Javier Medina came in at 29:45.9 for 186^th.
 
Also for the Stars, Jack Reed was 187^th at 29:47 and Robert Manzo was 199^th at 31:08.5.
 
Next up for the Stars is the Golden Eagle Invitational, Oct. 11, in Siloam Springs, Ark.