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Friday, September 13
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Texas A&M Invitational (Women Only)
Sooner Women Finish Third at Texas A&M Invitational
September 13, 2024 | Cross Country
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The University of Oklahoma women's cross country team wrapped up the Texas A&M Invitational Friday morning at the Watts Cross Country Course in College Station, Texas.
The OU women placed third with 71 points, bested by South Central regionally-ranked No. 2 Texas A&M and No. 4 SMU. Posting collegiate personal records and top-ten finishes for Oklahoma, senior Gabi Barrera took fifth with a 17:16.2 time and graduate Megan Johnson placed eighth, clocking 17:24.6.
Seven more Sooners earned career-best times, including newcomers Sophie Coughlin (17:45.0), who finished 13th, and Peyton McQuillan (17:57.8), who grabbed 20th.
Results from the Texas A&M Invitational are available Flash Results.
The Sooners will take two weeks off before traveling to Southbend, Ind., for the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational on Friday, Oct. 4.
OU INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS
Women's 5K – Third – 71 points
(5th) Gabi Barrera – 17.16.2
(8th) Megan Johnson – 17:24.6
(13th) Sophie Coughlin - 17:45.6
(20th) Peyton McQuillan – 17:57.8
(25th) Kiera Snyder – 18:03.1
(30th) Grace Hanson – 18:10.4
(40th) Nicole Clifford – 18:24.0
(41st) Erin O'Brien – 18:24.7
(42nd) Peyton Benson – 18:27.1
(52nd) Mary Van Dyke – 18:48.1
CONNECT WITH THE SOONERS
For more information on Oklahoma Track & Field, follow the Sooners on Twitter and Instagram (@OU_Track) and like Oklahoma Sooners Track & Field and Cross Country on Facebook.
The OU women placed third with 71 points, bested by South Central regionally-ranked No. 2 Texas A&M and No. 4 SMU. Posting collegiate personal records and top-ten finishes for Oklahoma, senior Gabi Barrera took fifth with a 17:16.2 time and graduate Megan Johnson placed eighth, clocking 17:24.6.
Seven more Sooners earned career-best times, including newcomers Sophie Coughlin (17:45.0), who finished 13th, and Peyton McQuillan (17:57.8), who grabbed 20th.
Results from the Texas A&M Invitational are available Flash Results.
The Sooners will take two weeks off before traveling to Southbend, Ind., for the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational on Friday, Oct. 4.
OU INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS
Women's 5K – Third – 71 points
(5th) Gabi Barrera – 17.16.2
(8th) Megan Johnson – 17:24.6
(13th) Sophie Coughlin - 17:45.6
(20th) Peyton McQuillan – 17:57.8
(25th) Kiera Snyder – 18:03.1
(30th) Grace Hanson – 18:10.4
(40th) Nicole Clifford – 18:24.0
(41st) Erin O'Brien – 18:24.7
(42nd) Peyton Benson – 18:27.1
(52nd) Mary Van Dyke – 18:48.1
CONNECT WITH THE SOONERS
For more information on Oklahoma Track & Field, follow the Sooners on Twitter and Instagram (@OU_Track) and like Oklahoma Sooners Track & Field and Cross Country on Facebook.
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