Oklahoma State University Athletics
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Big 12 Championships
Men's Cross Country Finishes Second At Big 12 Championships
October 30, 1999 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track
Oct. 30, 1999
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Oklahoma State?s men?s cross country team finished second behind four-time conference champion Colorado at the Big 12 Championships here at the Texas A&M Golf Course today.
Senior Chuck Sloan led the Cowboys with a third-place finish. His 24:36 tied OSU?s fifth-best time in 8-kilometer away meets. Colorado?s Ron Roybal won the Big 12 title in 24:23, while Buffalo Jorge Torres finished second in 24:29.
Ben Lake was the second Cowboy to cross the finish line. He placed 14th in 25:25. Bruce Wright wasn?t far behind Lake as he finished in 25:32, good enough for 16th place.
Junior Vasquez rounded out the Cowboys? top-20 finishes as he completed the race in 25:41 to finish 20th.
Staffan Stegmark led the next group of Cowboys as he finished 53rd in 26:37. Jerry Rainey was two runners behind him in 55th-place with a time of 26:39. Gregory Rouault placed 58th in 26:48.
Trey Vernon rounded out the Cowboys? entries at the championships. He finished 63rd with a time of 27:00.
The Cowboys will take a week off to prepare for the District V Championships in Champaign, Ill. OSU is the four-time defending district champion.
Team Results
1. Colorado 22 2. OSU 102 3. Missouri 103 4. Texas 157 5. Texas A&M 163 6. Nebraska 173 7. Kansas 187 8. Iowa State 189 9. Kansas State 202 10. Texas Tech 240 11. Baylor 263 12. Oklahoma 320
OSU Results
3. Chuck Sloan 24:36 14. Ben Lake 25:25 16. Bruce Wright 25:32 20. Junior Vasquez 25:41 53. Staffan Stegmark 26:37 55. Jerry Rainey 26:39 58. Gregory Rouault 26:48 63. Trey Vernon 27:00
