Oklahoma State Cowgirls cross country
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| Oklahoma State Cowgirls cross country | |
|---|---|
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| University | Oklahoma State University |
| Head coach | Dave Smith (16th season) |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Location | Stillwater, OK |
| Nickname | Cowgirls |
| Colors | Orange and black[1] |
| Women's NCAA appearances | |
| 1988, 1989, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Women's conference champions | |
| 1986, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022 | |
The Oklahoma State Cowgirls cross country team is the women's cross country team of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Cowgirls compete in the Big 12 Conference at the Division I level in the NCAA and are currently led by 16th year head coach, Dave Smith.
The Oklahoma State women's cross country program has become one of the most successful programs in the country recently, earning a school-record 3rd–place NCAA Championship finish in 2023. The Cowgirls have also won five conference titles, most recently winning the Big 12 in 2022.[2]
The Oklahoma State Cowgirls cross country program began in 1978. A decade later, the Cowgirls made their first of 17 NCAA Cross Country Championship appearances in 1988, where they finished 11th. The program had mixed success, highlighted by a 1986 Big Eight conference title and a 5th place finish at the 1989 NCAA Championship, but it was Dave Smith who brought the most success to the Cowgirl program when he was hired to the position in 2009.
Under Smith, the women's cross country team has won four conference titles, winning the Big 12 in 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2022.[3] The Cowgirls have also scored their best national finishes recently, finishing 7th in 2015 before scoring a 4th–place finish in 2022. In 2023, the program claimed a 3rd–place finish, only 33 points behind the national champions, the best finish ever for the program.[4]
NCAA Championship results
Honors
All–Americans
16 Cowgirl runners have received a total of 24 All-American honors, including two runners (Jackie Goodman from 1986–89 and Taylor Roe from 2020–23) being four–time All–American recipients.[6]
Conference champions
6 Cowgirl runners have won a total of 8 individual conference championships. Christine McMiken won three straight Big Eight titles from 1984–86, and Taylor Roe is the most recent winner, winning the Big 12 individual championship in 2023.[7]
