The Iowa State women won their eighth team title since 2011 and Oklahoma State won its 10th title by tiebreaker at the 2020 Big 12 Cross Country Championship on Friday morning at Rim Rock Farm hosted by the University of Kansas in Lawrence.
For the first time in league history, the men’s champion was decided by tiebreaker. Oklahoma State and Iowa State finished with 31 points. However, the Cowboys were determined the team champion as three of their top-five finishers placed ahead of the Cyclones. Texas (84), Kansas State (103) and Kansas (104) rounded out the top five in the men’s results.
ISU’s Wesley Kiptoo won the 8K in 22:35.4 marking the third consecutive year a Cyclone has claimed the individual crown. OSU’s Isai Rodriguez placed second (22:49.3), ISU’s Festus Lagat (23:26.1), Texas’ Haftu Knight (23:27.0) and OSU’s Victor Shitsama (23:27.1) rounded out the top five.
The Cyclone women won their first team title since 2018 with 39 points. Cailie Logue became the second student-athlete in league history to win the individual Big 12 title in three consecutive years, joining Texas Tech legend and Olympian Sally Kipyego (2006-08).
Logue paced the field with a run of 20:00.5 in the 6K, while Oklahoma State’s Taylor Roe (20:07.5) and Gabby Hentemann (20:48.4), West Virginia’s Ceili McCabe (20:55.9) and ISU’s Brenna Cohoon (21:11.5) rounded out the top five.
Texas was led by Beth Ramos (21:11.5), who finished sixth. The Longhorns placed second in the team standings with 62 points. West Virginia (66), Oklahoma State (71) and Kansas State (134) were the top-five finishers.
The top-15 finishers in each race earned All-Big 12 honors. The meet is available via replay on
Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
2020 Big 12 Cross Country Men’s Team Results
| 1. |
Oklahoma State* |
31 |
| 2. |
Iowa State |
31 |
| 3. |
Texas |
84 |
| 4. |
Kansas State |
103 |
| 5. |
Kansas |
136 |
| 6. |
Texas Tech |
187 |
| 7. |
Baylor |
215 |
| 8. |
Oklahoma |
230 |
| 9. |
TCU |
265 |
* - Oklahoma State determined champion by Big 12's tiebreaking procedure
2020 Big 12 Cross Country Men’s All-Big 12 Team
- Wesley Kiptoo, Iowa State
- Isai Rodriguez, Oklahoma State
- Festus Lagat, Iowa State
- Haftu Knight, Texas
- Victor Shitsama, Oklahoma State
- Alex Maier, Oklahoma State
- Chad Johnson, Iowa State
- Ryan Smeeton, Oklahoma State
- Mitchell Day, Iowa State
- Ryan Schoppe, Oklahoma State
- Thomas Pollard, Iowa State
- Milo Greder, Iowa State
- Ben Butler, Kansas
- Gable Sieperda, Iowa State
- Cooper Schroeder, Kansas State
2020 Big 12 Cross Country Women’s Team Results
| 1. |
Iowa State |
39 |
| 2. |
Texas |
62 |
| 3. |
West Virginia |
66 |
| 4. |
Oklahoma State |
71 |
| 5. |
Kansas State |
134 |
| 6. |
Baylor |
148 |
| 7. |
Kansas |
190 |
| 8. |
Texas Tech |
238 |
| 9. |
Oklahoma |
257 |
| 10. |
TCU |
312 |
2020 Big 12 Cross Country Women’s All-Big 12 Team
- Cailie Logue, Iowa State
- Taylor Roe, Oklahoma State
- Gabby Hentemann, Oklahoma State
- Ceili McCabe, West Virginia
- Brenna Cohoon, Iowa State
- Beth Ramos, Texas
- Winrose Chesang, Iowa State
- Dana Feyen, Iowa State
- Jaybe Shufelberger, Kansas State
- Katherine Dowie, West Virginia
- Charlotte Wood, West Virginia
- Ava Peeples, Texas
- Claudine Blancaflo, Texas
- Lona Latema, Kansas
- Gracie Mooris, Texas