Magnani Wins USATF Junior Cross Country Title

February 04, 2017 | Cowgirl Cross Country & Track

BEND, Ore. – Oklahoma State freshman Michelle Magnani won the U.S. Women's Junior Cross Country title in 22:36 at the USATF National Cross Country Championships Saturday in Bend, Oregon.

Magnani outran a talented field of American women in the 6K en rout to the national title, and, with the win, earned a spot on the U.S. Junior team that will compete at the World Championships in Kampala, Uganda on March 26.

The Cowgirl freshman's invitation to the national team adds to her list of accomplishments in her first season at OSU. She was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year after her debut cross country season that included a top-10 finish at the conference championships.

Cowboy Freshman Alec Haines finished seventh in the men's junior 8K race in 26:35.

Magnani and Haines are the second pair of OSU athletes to compete at the USA Championships in the past two years. Current Cowboys Ben Butler and Christian Liddell finished third and seventh at the Championship race in 2016.