2009 Cross Country Championship Central
The Oklahoma State men’s team and the Texas Tech women’s team were both crowned Big 12 Cross Country Champions for the second year in a row. It is the second title for both programs.
Oklahoma State took the men’s title with 24 points, followed by Colorado (56), Oklahoma (75), Iowa State (107) and Texas (132). In the women’s race, Texas Tech boasted five student-athletes in the Top 15 finishers and totaled 38 team points for the win. Colorado took second (52) while Iowa State was third (85), Nebraska was fourth (143) and Kansas was fifth (160).
OSU took first through fourth place on the men’s side with senior Ryan Vail winning the individual title. Vail (24:30.67), who finished fourth at last year’s event, was followed by John Kosgei (24:52.26), Colby Lowe (24:55.25) and German Fernandez (24:57.83). Iowa State’s Guor Marial (25:04.82) rounded out the top-five.
CU runners finished one-two in the women’s race with Jenny Barringer winning her first Big 12 individual championship by a margin of 46 seconds (20:27.46). Allie McLaughlin took second with a time of 21:13.36. ISU’s Lisa Koll and Tech’s Lillian Badaru and Purity Biwott finished third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
Freshman Allie McLaughlin (CU) and redshirt freshman Bill Kogel (Oklahoma) were also named the Big 12 Newcomers of the Year - given to the top newcomer finisher in each race. The last time Colorado boasted a Big 12 Newcomer of the Year was Jenny Barringer in 2005.
Top 15 Men’s Finishers (All-Big 12 Team)
1. Ryan Vail, Sr, Oklahoma State 24:50.67
2. John Kosgei, Sr, Oklahoma State 24:52.26
3. Colby Lowe, So, Oklahoma State 24:55.25
4. German Fernandez, So, Oklahoma State 24:57.83
5. Guor Marial, Sr, Iowa State 25:04.82
6. Kevin Schwab, So, Oklahoma 25:08.32
7. Kenyon Neuman, Sr, Colorado 25:10.33
8. Hillary Bor, Jr, Iowa State 25:18.52
9. Christian Thompson, So, Colorado 25:18.83
10. Bill Kogel, R Fr, Oklahoma 25:20.65
11. Robert Sorrell, Jr, Oklahoma 25:22.12
12. Richard Medina, Jr, Colorado 25:22.72
13. Andrew Wacker, So, Colorado 25:25.03
14. Girma Mecheso, So, Oklahoma State 25:30.53
15. Jordan Kyle, Sr, Colorado 25:31.90
Top 15 Women’s Finishers (All-Big 12 Team)
1. Jenny Barringer, Sr, Colorado 20:27.46
2. Allie McLaughlin, Fr, Colorado 21:13.36
3. Lisa Koll, Sr, Iowa State 21:17.45
4. Lillian Badaru, Sr, Texas Tech 21:22.35
5. Purity Biwott, So, Texas Tech 21:23.83
6. Beverly Ramos, Sr, Kansas State 21:24.79
7. Gladys Kipsang, Sr, Texas Tech 21:41.51
8. Erin Bedell, Sr, Baylor 21:44.91
9. Caroline Karunde, Jr, Texas Tech 21:46.51
10. Lauren Bonds, Sr, Kansas 21:46.52
11. Kaitie Vanatta, Fr, Missouri 21:48.31
12. Laura Thweatt, Jr, Colorado 21:52.84
13. Winrose Karunde, Jr, Texas Tech 21:56.41
14. Sydney Messick, Jr, Kansas State 21:59.60
15. Laura Tremblay, Fr, Colorado 22:06.39