West Virginia Set for Big 12 Cross Country Championships

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 3 West Virginia University cross country team is set to compete at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31, in Stillwater, Okla.

The women's race is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. ET. The championship will be streamed live on ESPN+, with live results available at WVUsports.com.

West Virginia enters the conference championship ranked No. 3 nationally in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) rankings.

The Mountaineers last competed on Oct. 9-10, sweeping their split-squad weekend with first-place finishes at the Nuttycombe Invitational and Carnegie Mellon Invitational.

At the Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wis., West Virginia claimed the team title with 66 points, finishing 45 points ahead of second-place Florida. WVU placed all five scoring runners in the top 25, led by Joy Naukot's fifth-place finish in 19:22.6. Mercy Kinyanjui followed in sixth at 19:23.3, while Sheila Chepkirui placed 11th in 19:26.3.

The following day, the Mountaineers won the Carnegie Mellon Invitational in Clinton, Pa., with 45 points. Tecla Lokrale led WVU with a second-place finish in 17:33.3, while the Mountaineers placed three runners in the top seven and all five scoring runners in the top 20.

Following the Big 12 Championships, West Virginia will travel to Bethlehem, Pa., for the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional on Friday, Nov. 13.

For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on X, Facebook and Instagram.

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Players Mentioned

Sheila Chepkirui

Mercy Kinyanjui

Tecla Lokrale

Joy Naukot

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