Oklahoma State University Athletics
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Chile Pepper
Men's Cross Country Takes Third at Arkansas Chile Pepper
October 14, 2000 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track
Oct. 14, 2000
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State finished five runners in the top 20 to take a third-place finish at the Arkansas Chile Pepper this weekend.
David "Junior" Vasquez, a senior and two-time Big 12 runner of the week, led the Cowboys with a time of 30:01 and a fifth-place finish. Jerry Rainey came in 13th with a time of 30:41. Matt Hart and Ben Lake placed 15th and 16th with times of 30:46. A time of 30:58 helped Johan Bergstrom to a 19th-place finish.
OSU tied with Iona College with a total team score of 68. Abilene Christian won the meet with a team score of 43, while Arkansas placed second with a score of 46.
OSU's next appearance will be Oct. 28 at the Big 12 Championships in Boulder, Colo.
Individual Times
| 5. | David Vasquez | 30:01 |
| 13. | Jerry Rainey | 30:41 |
| 15. | Matt Hart | 30:46 |
| 16. | Ben Lake | 30:46 |
| 19. | Johan Bergstrom | 30:58 |
| 24. | Jason Woolhouse | 31:12 |
| 33. | Gregory Rouault | 31:27 |
| 43. | Trey Vernon | 31:43 |
| 48. | Bjorn Bergstrom | 31:50 |
| 74. | Ben Sigle | 32:41 |
| 93. | Chris McWatters | 33:09 |
Team Scores
| 1. | Abilene Christian | 43 |
| 2. | Arkansas | 46 |
| 3. | Iona | 68 |
| 3. | Oklahoma State | 68 |
| 5. | UC Davis | 151 |
| 6. | Kansas | 188 |
| 7. | SW Missouri | 267 |
| 8. | Baylor | 308 |
| 9. | Nebraska-Kearney | 313 |
| 10. | Oklahoma | 326 |
| 11. | UT Arlington | 328 |
| 11. | Louisiana State | 328 |
| 13. | Wichita State | 351 |
| 14. | SW Texas | 368 |
