STILLWATER, Okla. – Midwestern State is running in the 87th annual Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree at the state-of-the-art Greiner Family Cross Country Course on Friday morning at 8:15 a.m.

Two weeks ago, Midwestern State claimed first place at the Mustang Derby, outpacing all competition with a commanding team total of 26 points. MSU bested a pair of Lone Star Conference opponents, besting Cameron (3rd, 59) and UT Dallas (4th, 127). 

Senior Ella Pando led the charge, finishing second overall with a time of 14:32.6. Sophomore Grace Pineda and senior Jadyn Dangerfield followed closely, securing fourth and fifth place with times of 14:44.8 and 14:45.9, respectively. Freshman Konnar McClendon rounded out the top six with a time of 14:52.3, contributing significantly to the team's success.

Senior Rosalene Reyes Perez finished ninth, clocking in at 15:00.0. Junior Lula Nolen and junior Perla Flores also had solid performances, placing 12th and 13th with times of 15:20.7 and 15:22.0, respectively. The team's overall time of 1:13:56 highlighted their strong showing, solidifying their top standing out of eight teams in the competition.

The Mustangs finished fifth in Stillwater two years ago, when Pando finished as MSU's front runner, battling to a 50th-place finish with a 6K time of 23:48.00 running among three Division I programs.

The Mustangs logged 172 points to finish fifth behind Oklahoma State (16), Texas (52), St. Mary (Kan.) (103), and Fort Hays State (Kan.) (161) and were second overall against the 16 NCAA Division II squads in the field.

Midwestern finished ahead of Division I Oral Roberts (205/8th) as well as Lone Star Conference foes Lubbock Christian (314/10th), UT Tyler (333/11th), Arkansas-Fort Smith (389/13th), Texas A&M International (439/14th), and Cameron (447/15th).

Jadyn Dangerfield turned in a time of 24:08.80 to finish 62nd.

Midwestern State's next event is the DBU Old Glory Gallop at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie, Texas on Oct. 11 at 9:15 a.m.