http://blogs.oc.edu/ee/?/athletics en-us joshua.wayland@oc.edu 2010-08-29T03:21:51+00:00 http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/oc_runners_place_high_at_mssu_stampede/ Both the women's and men's teams battled to tough finishes in the Missouri Southern Stampede Saturday morning. Silas Kisorio placed fourth out of the 359 runner pack, leading the Eagles to an eighth place finish overall. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/mens_cross_country_earns_no._7_preseason_rank/ The Oklahoma Christian men’s cross country team heads into the 2010 season with a No. 7 preseason ranking in the NAIA national coaches' poll as was announced Wednesday. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/koistinen_commits_to_eagle_cross_country/ David Koistinen, a recent graduate of Kempner High School (Texas), has signed a letter of intent to compete for the Oklahoma Christian cross country and track and field teams for the 2010-11 school year. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/simkins_signs_on_with_oklahoma_christian/ Fayetteville High School (Ark.) standout, Austin Simkins, has signed a letter of intent to compete for Oklahoma Christian in cross country and track and field for the 2010-11 school year. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/kisorio_runs_sub_four_mile_against_world_class_field/ Oklahoma Christian junior, Silas Kisorio, blazed a 3:57.34 mile at the Tyson Invitational to place third on Friday night against a field of world class athletes. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/thompson_ranked_on_national_stage/ OC head cross country coach and Oklahoma native, Mark Thompson, finished the year 2009 being ranked by Track and Field News in the top 40 of the 1500 meters, mile, and 3000 meters events. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/zarazua_qualifies_for_naia_outdoor_marathon/ Oklahoma Christian sophomore, Joseph Zarazua, hit the provisional qualifying mark for the NAIA outdoor marathon running a 1:14:01 half marathon at the Dallas White Rock Marathon last Sunday. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/kisorio_paces_team_with_national_championship/ Silas Kisorio won the men's NAIA national cross country meet on Saturday morning to become the first in school history and paced the Eagles to a 14th place team finish overall. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/cross_country_runners_prepare_for_national_meet/ The Eagles' cross country team, along with two individual women qualifiers, will head to the NAIA National Cross Country Championships in Vancouver, Wash. to race this weekend. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/eagles_take_no._11_in_final_poll/ The Oklahoma Christian men's cross country team received the No. 11 position in the NAIA national coaches' top 25 poll on Sunday in the final poll of the season. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/eagles_sac_champions/ The Oklahoma Christian men's cross country team ran to a first-place team finish and Silas Kisorio won the individual title at the SAC championship meet Friday. The women placed second with two individual national meet qualifiers. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/eagles_retain_no._23_position_in_national_poll/ The men's cross country team retained the No. 23 position in the NAIA national coaches' top 25 poll released today as they, along with the women, prepare for the conference championships on Friday. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/eagles_sit_at_no._23_in_national_poll/ The Oklahoma Christian men's cross country team received the No. 23 rank in the NAIA national coaches' top 25 poll on Wednesday after being ranked No. 20 last week. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/womens_cross_country_earns_runner-up_finish/ The Oklahoma Christian women's cross country team ran to a runner-up finish at the Mid-States Classic on Saturday morning while the men earned a fourth place finish just several points behind first. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/eagles_cross_country_reenters_national_poll/ The Oklahoma Christian men's cross country team returned to the NAIA national coaches' poll at No. 20 this week after falling out of last week's rankings. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/kisorio_finds_success_at_chile_pepper/ Oklahoma Christian had three athletes compete at the University of Arkansas' Chile Pepper race with Silas Kisorio leading the way with a sixth place finish in the men's college race. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/strong_finishes_at_obu_invitational/ The Oklahoma Christian women's and men's cross country teams had strong team finishes at the OBU Invitational on Saturday. The women's team came in second with the men's team taking fourth overall. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/mens_cross_country_holds_top_10_rank/ The Oklahoma Christian men's cross country team fell to No. 8 in the NAIA national coaches' top 25 poll on Wednesday after being ranked No. 4 last week. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/kisorio_featured_on_flotrack/ Oklahoma Christian cross country standout, Silas Kisorio, is featured on Flotrack in the men's university race and in a personal interview. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/cross_country_teams_overcome_jamboree/ The women's cross country team took seventh in the college division and the OC men placed 18th at the OSU Jamboree Saturday. A six-man team placed 15th in the men's university race. http://blogs.oc.edu/athletics/content/mens_cross_country_continues_to_rise/ After a bye week for racing, the Eagles' cross country team moved up one more spot to No. 4 in the NAIA coaches' top 25 national poll. The ranking is the highest in program history.