Saturday, October 28
Round Rock, Texas
11 a.m.
West Virginia University
at
Big 12 Championship
Drazba, Cashin Lead WVU at Big 12 Championship
October 28, 2017 05:18 PM | Cross Country
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Redshirt senior Maggie Drazba earned a sixth-place individual finish, pacing the West Virginia University cross country team at the 2017 Big 12 Cross Country Championship at Old Settlers Park on Saturday in Round Rock, Texas.
Results
Drazba ran the women's 6k race in 20:19.1, helping the Mountaineers to a fourth-place team finish at the event. For her efforts, the St. Marys, West Virginia, native earned All-Big 12 honors, as did redshirt senior Amy Cashin, who finished 13th in a time of 20:44.0. The top-15 finishers at the championship race are named to the all-conference team.
The accolade is Drazba's second of her career and first since being named to the All-Big 12 team in 2014. For Cashin, the honor was the first of her career.
Saturday marked the first time WVU finished with multiple runners being named to the All-Big 12 team since 2014. In all, WVU featured three runners in the top 25 of the championship's field of 87.
"This team has run well every time it has lined up this season," WVU coach Sean Cleary said. "While fourth place was not the goal today, I am still very proud of this performance. In two weeks, we will line up at the NCAA Regional Championships and will do so with the belief that we will be an even better version of today's team. I am very happy for Maggie and Amy being named to the All-Big 12 team."
The Mountaineers finished with 115 team points, behind No. 23 Iowa State (49), Oklahoma State (89) and Texas (90). Baylor placed fifth with a score of 117 to round out the top five.
Sharon Lokedi of Kansas won the race in a time of 20:00.5.
Freshman Hayley Jackson placed 25th, securing a time of 21:07.1, while redshirt sophomore Olivia Hill finished in 35th in a time of 21:26.3. Redshirt sophomore Candace Jones was next for WVU, earning a 36th-place finish in 21:29.3.
Redshirt freshman Sarah Wills (21:33.7) and freshman Bree Warren (22:02.1) also competed for the Mountaineers, as did redshirt senior Rebecca Wendt (22:11.7) and redshirt freshman Antigone Archer (22:17.3).
Saturday was the first time Old Settlers Park has hosted the Big 12 Championship. It was also the first time WVU competed at the venue in program history.
West Virginia will next compete at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional on Friday, Nov. 10, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Mountaineers visited Lehigh's Goodman Campus Cross Country Course on Sept. 1, as they opened the regular season with a win at the Lehigh Invitational.
WVU finished fourth at the regional championship last season in University Park, Pennsylvania.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUCrossCountry on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Results
Drazba ran the women's 6k race in 20:19.1, helping the Mountaineers to a fourth-place team finish at the event. For her efforts, the St. Marys, West Virginia, native earned All-Big 12 honors, as did redshirt senior Amy Cashin, who finished 13th in a time of 20:44.0. The top-15 finishers at the championship race are named to the all-conference team.
The accolade is Drazba's second of her career and first since being named to the All-Big 12 team in 2014. For Cashin, the honor was the first of her career.
Saturday marked the first time WVU finished with multiple runners being named to the All-Big 12 team since 2014. In all, WVU featured three runners in the top 25 of the championship's field of 87.
"This team has run well every time it has lined up this season," WVU coach Sean Cleary said. "While fourth place was not the goal today, I am still very proud of this performance. In two weeks, we will line up at the NCAA Regional Championships and will do so with the belief that we will be an even better version of today's team. I am very happy for Maggie and Amy being named to the All-Big 12 team."
The Mountaineers finished with 115 team points, behind No. 23 Iowa State (49), Oklahoma State (89) and Texas (90). Baylor placed fifth with a score of 117 to round out the top five.
Sharon Lokedi of Kansas won the race in a time of 20:00.5.
Freshman Hayley Jackson placed 25th, securing a time of 21:07.1, while redshirt sophomore Olivia Hill finished in 35th in a time of 21:26.3. Redshirt sophomore Candace Jones was next for WVU, earning a 36th-place finish in 21:29.3.
Redshirt freshman Sarah Wills (21:33.7) and freshman Bree Warren (22:02.1) also competed for the Mountaineers, as did redshirt senior Rebecca Wendt (22:11.7) and redshirt freshman Antigone Archer (22:17.3).
Saturday was the first time Old Settlers Park has hosted the Big 12 Championship. It was also the first time WVU competed at the venue in program history.
West Virginia will next compete at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional on Friday, Nov. 10, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Mountaineers visited Lehigh's Goodman Campus Cross Country Course on Sept. 1, as they opened the regular season with a win at the Lehigh Invitational.
WVU finished fourth at the regional championship last season in University Park, Pennsylvania.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUCrossCountry on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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