The Iowa State women won the 2020 Big 12 Conference Cross Country Championship and the Oklahoma State men needed a tiebreaker to beat out the Cyclones for the league title Friday at Rim Rock Farm.
KU’s men’s team placed fifth at the postseason race, as senior Ben Butler (23:45.9) finished 13th in the 8K and was named to the All-Big 12 team.
The KU women, led by sophomore Lona Latema (21:30.2 in the 6K), took seventh in the Big 12 team standings. Latema earned All-Big 12 honors for the first time in her career.
The Cyclones secured both individual titles with Callie Logue (20:00.5) and Wesley Kiptoo (22:35.4) each winning a third straight crown.
The race on KU’s home course marked the conclusion of the 2020 season for the Jayhawks’ runners.
KU women’s results
No. 14. Lona Latema, 21:30.2
No. 33. Avryl Johnson, 22:24.8
No. 44. Lisa Lauschke, 23:05.4
No. 49. Kenadi Krueger, 23:24.1
No. 50. Alexys Barton, 23:26.1
No. 57. Addison Coppinger, 23:51.6
No. 63. Riley Colby, 24:32.7
Women’s team standings
No. 1. Iowa State, 39
No. 2. Texas, 62
No. 3. West Virginia, 66
No. 4. Oklahoma State, 71
No. 5. Kansas State, 134
No. 6. Baylor, 148
No. 7. Kansas, 190
No. 8. Texas Tech, 238
No. 9. Oklahoma, 257
No. 10. TCU, 312
KU men’s results
No. 13. Ben Butler, 23:45.9
No. 21. Chandler Gibbens, 24:16.2
No. 31. Teddy Buckley, 24:54.8
No. 34. George Letner, 25.13.8
No. 37. A.J. Green, 25:40.5
No. 45. Ethan Donley, 26:05.2
No. 52. Chase Dornbusch, 26:40.1
Men’s team standings
No. 1. Oklahoma State, 31 (tiebreaker)
No. 2. Iowa State, 31
No. 3. Texas, 84
No. 4. Kansas State, 103
No. 5. Kansas, 136
No. 6. Texas Tech, 187
No. 7. Baylor, 215
No. 8. Oklahoma, 230
No. 9. TCU, 265
