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NORMAN, Okla. - The University of Oklahoma men's cross country team finished in the top-10 for the third consecutive year, placing eighth with 262 points at the 2012 NCAA Championships Saturday afternoon in Louisville, Ky., at the E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park.

Oklahoma finished second among Big 12 competition in the meet behind in-state rival Oklahoma State, who took home the national championship title for the third time in four years with 72 points. Wisconsin (135), Colorado (158), Northern Arizona (191) and Florida State (238) rounded out the top-five, respectively. Ahead of the Sooners were BYU (245) and Tulsa (247), who finished sixth and seventh, respectively.

Redshirt senior Bill Kogel was the top OU finisher with a 30:19.8 effort to be the 51st runner to cross the finish line. Fellow redshirt senior Patrick Casey followed in 67^th place with a time of 30:29.7, while Riley Masters, also a redshirt senior, finished in 30:30.5 for a 73^rd place effort.

Another redshirt senior, Kevin Williams took 78^th finishing in 30:33.4 with redshirt sophomore Ryan Poland close behind at 89^th in 30:38.6. Andrew Weaver, the last of five redshirt seniors for the Sooners, took 123^rd clocking in at 30:56.6, while redshirt freshman Brandon Doughty rounded out the Sooner squad in 31:18.5 to finish 170th out of 245 runners.

The lone female representative for the Crimson and Cream, redshirt senior Jessica Engel, placed 57th with a time of 20:26.4, which is 32 spots higher than her finish at last year’s championship meet where she finished 86th in 20:54.

Kogel, Williams, Casey, Masters, Weaver and Engel leave the Sooner program with national championship appearances along with All-Big 12, All-Region and All-America honors.

2012 Top-10 National Championship Men’s Team Finishes

1. Oklahoma State 72

2. Wisconsin 135

3. Colorado 158

4. N. Arizona 191

5. Florida State 238

6. BYU 245

7. Tulsa 247

8. Oklahoma 262

9. Texas 291

10. Arkansas 327

Oklahoma Men’s Top Finishers

51. Bill Kogel 30:19.8

67. Patrick Casey 30:29.7

73. Riley Masters 30:30.5

78. Kevin Williams 30:33.4

89. Ryan Poland 30:38.6

123. Andrew Weaver 30:56.6

170. Brandon Doughty 31:18.5

Men’s Race Winner

1. Kennedy Kithuka, Texas Tech 28:31.3

2012 Top-10 Nation Championship Women’s Team Finishes

1. Oregon 114

2. Providence 183

3. Stanford 198

4. Florida State 202

5. Michigan 247

6. Arizona 263

7. Duke 300

8. Connecticut 304

9. Washington 334

10. New Mexico 341

Oklahoma Women’s Finishers

57. Jessica Engel 20:26.4

Women’s Race Winner

1. Betsy Saina Iowa State 19:27.9