Jeruto Earns Third, Sooners Wrap up Joe Piane Invitational

Friday, October 4

Southbend, Ind.

University of Oklahoma

Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational

Jeruto Earns Third, Sooners Wrap up Joe Piane Invitational

October 04, 2024 | Cross Country

Women's 5K Results Men's 8K Results

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Oklahoma men's and women's cross country teams concluded the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational Friday morning at the Burke Golf Course. Freshman Leah Jeruto made her collegiate cross country debut and finished third overall.

The women's team placed 10th in the 5K with 356 points and the men's squad finished 14th in the 8K with 328 points. The women's and men's fields were host to USTFCCCA's national coaches' poll's top-25 teams in Notre Dame, BYU, Northern Arizona and Michigan State, plus 14 more regionally ranked teams.

Jeruto raced to third place with a collegiate personal best of 16:06.7. Senior Gabi Barrera was the Sooners' next-best finisher, finishing 68th with a career-best time of 17:10.7. Graduate transfer Megan Johnson followed in 73rd with another PR of 17:14.8. Five more Sooner women collected personal-best times.

Freshman Thobias Cheruiyot came in 18th with a personal-record 23:02.2 time, the best finish on the men's side. OU also got career-best times from senior Colin Caso (23:24.7; 52nd place) and fifth-year runner Fernando Morales (23:44.0; 64th place). Four more Sooners on the men's squad posted collegiate personal bests.

Results from the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational are available via PT Timing.

The Sooners will take two weeks off before heading to College Station, Texas, for the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Friday, Oct. 18.

OU INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS

Women's 5K – 10th – 356 points
3rd – Leah Jeruto (16:06.7)
68th - Gabi Barrera (17:10.7)
73rd – Megan Johnson (17:14.8)
113th – Sophie Coughlin (17:41.2)
127th – Peyton McQuillan (17:48.3)
142nd – Abby Jepchirchir (17:57.6)
148th – Nicole Clifford (18:01.9)
176th – Grace Hanson (18:29.5)
182nd – Kiera Snyder (18:47.1)

Men's 8K – 14th – 328 points
18th - Thobias Cheruiyot (23:02.2)
52nd - Colin Caso (23:34.7)
64th - Fernando Morales (23:44.0)
88th - Jack Vincent (23:58.9)
123rd - Logan Seger (24:29.9)
143rd - Josh Cherry (24:54.2)
150th - Peter Makuei - (25:04.2)
157th - Daniel Nickell (25:18.8)

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