Bison Take Second in Opener

EDMOND – Oklahoma Baptist placed second in the first men's cross country race of the season at the Central Oklahoma Land Run.
 
The Bison scored 63 points and edged Oklahoma City by one point.
 
Patrick Harris scored fifth with a time of 20:20, followed by Jacob Janzen in sixth at 20:36.
 
Rounding off the scoring squad was DeAngelo Robles in 16^th at 21:02, Garrett Elmore in 17^th at 21:20, and Jarrett Ellis in 19^th at 21:11.
 
OBU placeholders were Nathan Crowson in 21^st at 21:14 and Christ Lobaugh in 26^th at 21:32. Rounding off the Bison team was Gerardo Tarango in 50^th at 22:44.
 
Seven schools competed in the men's event, bringing a total of 69 runners.
 
Rogers State won the men's event with 25 points, followed by OBU at 63 and Oklahoma City at 64, Oklahoma Christian at 90, East Central at 151, Southern Nazarene at 180, and Northwestern Oklahoma at 230.
 
The Bison return to action next Saturday, Sept. 9, at the SWOSU Open.