{"id":482939,"date":"2026-11-01T04:57:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T04:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/482939\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T04:57:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T04:57:50","slug":"cross-country-concludes-action-at-big-12-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/482939\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross Country Concludes Action at Big 12 Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>STILLWATER, Okla. \u2013 The University of Houston men&#8217;s cross country team finished ninth overall while the women&#8217;s team placed 13th at the 2026 Big 12 Championship at the Greiner Family Cross Country Course.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe men&#8217;s ninth place finish marked the best in program history since joining the league in 2023.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSenior <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/cross-country\/roster\/henok-hagos\/10426\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10426\" target=\"_blank\">Henok Hagos<\/a> paced the Cougars in the 8k for a fourth-straight meet, finishing 31st overall with a time of 24:10.4. Senior <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/cross-country\/roster\/jack-boyd\/10422\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10422\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Boyd<\/a> crossed the finish line in 24:25.3 for 42nd place, senior <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/cross-country\/roster\/david-soto\/10424\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10424\" target=\"_blank\">David Soto<\/a> placed 52nd in 24:39.6 and junior <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/cross-country\/roster\/remay-abraha\/9711\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9711\" target=\"_blank\">Remay Abraha<\/a> finished with a time of 25:29.8 for 72nd place. Junior <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/cross-country\/roster\/caden-thurman\/9727\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9727\" target=\"_blank\">Caden Thurman<\/a> was the final Cougar to score, placing 79th with a time of 25:46.9.<\/p>\n<p>Junior <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/cross-country\/roster\/addison-hite\/9720\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9720\" target=\"_blank\">Addison Hite<\/a> led the women&#8217;s team in the 6k with a time of 21:52.6 for 62nd place. Junior <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/cross-country\/roster\/cadence-patterson\/9724\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9724\" target=\"_blank\">Cadence Patterson<\/a> followed in 74th place in 22:12.1, sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/cross-country\/roster\/sophia-nguyen\/9731\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9731\" target=\"_blank\">Sophia Nguyen<\/a> crossed the finish line in 22:28.7 for 86th place and junior <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/cross-country\/roster\/julia-shimel\/9726\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9726\" target=\"_blank\">Julia Shimel<\/a> secured 89th place with a time of 22:30.0. Junior <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/cross-country\/roster\/lily-campos\/9714\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9714\" target=\"_blank\">Lily Campos<\/a> placed 96th overall in 22:38.3.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nUP NEXT<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nHouston continues the postseason with the NCAA South Central Regional Championships on Friday, Nov. 13 in College Station, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>SUPPORT YOUR COOGS<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFans can make a direct impact on Houston Track and Field&#8217;s success by <a href=\"https:\/\/app.uhcougars.com\/UH25PartnerWSA?utm_medium=email&amp;elq_cid=535077&amp;RSRC=Email&amp;RDAT=1389&amp;ehash=b7f491ff42331f557fe859ad04cd3438c083957d629518a46cce2a8f756df6de&amp;aid=16089&amp;pid=uh_email_eloqua&amp;rid=1389\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">providing NIL opportunities<\/a> and joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougarpride.com\/membership-center\/giving-opportunities\/sport-specific-clubs\/podium-club\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Podium Club<\/a>, which provides direct support for needs beyond its operating budget.<\/p>\n<p>STAY CONNECTED<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFans can receive updates on #HTownSpeedCity by following <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/twitter.com\/UHCougarTF__;!!LkSTlj0I!Bh_tQE90sg0PnKmEHIAYCuueosy5AvEEye1fSXAEoOXKowipcMpPiv2mjFfaveIlpz4NseCD48AW8x_IQfh9AYqj-yuMpw5ADjs$\" title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/twitter.com\/UHCougarTF__;!!LkSTlj0I!Bh_tQE90sg0PnKmEHIAYCuueosy5AvEEye1fSXAEoOXKowipcMpPiv2mjFfaveIlpz4NseCD48AW8x_IQfh9AYqj-yuMpw5ADjs$\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@UHCougarTF<\/a> on X and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team&#8217;s Facebook page at <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.facebook.com\/UHCougarTF__;!!LkSTlj0I!Bh_tQE90sg0PnKmEHIAYCuueosy5AvEEye1fSXAEoOXKowipcMpPiv2mjFfaveIlpz4NseCD48AW8x_IQfh9AYqj-yuMbwUNjUo$\" title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UHCougarTF__;!!LkSTlj0I!Bh_tQE90sg0PnKmEHIAYCuueosy5AvEEye1fSXAEoOXKowipcMpPiv2mjFfaveIlpz4NseCD48AW8x_IQfh9AYqj-yuMbwUNjUo$\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UHCougarTF<\/a> or on the team&#8217;s Instagram page at <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.instagram.com\/uhcougartf\/?hl=en__;!!LkSTlj0I!Bh_tQE90sg0PnKmEHIAYCuueosy5AvEEye1fSXAEoOXKowipcMpPiv2mjFfaveIlpz4NseCD48AW8x_IQfh9AYqj-yuMo7vswVk$\" title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uhcougartf\/?hl=en__;!!LkSTlj0I!Bh_tQE90sg0PnKmEHIAYCuueosy5AvEEye1fSXAEoOXKowipcMpPiv2mjFfaveIlpz4NseCD48AW8x_IQfh9AYqj-yuMo7vswVk$\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@uhcougartf<\/a>.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 UHCougars.com \u2013<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STILLWATER, Okla. \u2013 The University of Houston men&#8217;s cross country team finished ninth overall while the women&#8217;s team&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":482940,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-482939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/482940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}