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Butler Scores 27, No. 2 Baylor Pulls Away For 76-65 Win Over Iowa State: Report And Highlights

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AMES, Iowa — Jared Butler scored 27 points, and No. 2 Baylor pulled away late in the second half to stay undefeated this season with a 76-65 victory over Iowa State in its Big 12 college basketball clash on Saturday.

Butler, who shot 7 of 15 from the field and made three 3-pointers, also had five assists and four steals in the win for Baylor (9-0, 2-0 Big 12).

Highlights From No. 2 Baylor vs Iowa State

MaCio Teague and Davion Mitchell each scored 13 points, while Flo Thamba ended with 10 points and four rebounds for the Bears, who shot 47.3% from the field on 26 of 55 shooting, but made just 4 for 19 from 3-pointers.

Baylor had not played strong team since beating then-No. 5 Illinois, 82-69 on Dec. 2.

“It’s been a long time since we played some stiff competition,” Butler said. “We said in the locker room, these games make basketball fun.”

Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua supported with 10 rebounds and seven points in the win.

Javan Johnson scored 17 points on 7 of 10 shooting from the field and 3 for 5 from 3-point range to lead Iowa State.

Solomon Young added 15 points on 6 of 11 shooting before fouling out, while Rasir Bolton finished with a balanced effort of 14 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and four steals for the Cyclones (2-5, 0-3), who were losing for the fifth time in their last six games.

Baylor led 36-32 at halftime after a close battle in the first half.

The two teams continued to battle after the break with Iowa State coming back to take a 50-49 lead with 11:24 left in the contest.

However, the Bears took back control of the game with a 13-0 run to lead 66-55 with 5:16 remain and then held out for the win.

UP NEXT

The Baylor Bears return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at home against Oklahoma. Game time is set for 9:00 p.m. and ESPN2 will air the action.

Iowa State Cyclones will travel to No. 8 Texas on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Tip-off time is slated for 8:00 p.m. and the Longhorns Network will air the coverage

HIGHLIGHTS – No. 10 Oklahoma Beats No. 6 Iowa State, Wins 6th Big 12 Title In A Row

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ARLINGTON, Texas — —  No. 10 Oklahoma battled to a 27-21 victory against No. 6 Iowa State and captured its sixth successive Big 12 title at the 2020 Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship at the AT&T Stadium on Saturday.

Oklahoma Extends League Winning Streak

“I’ve felt tremendous excitement after each one of them, but this one does feel different … maybe the most unlikely,” said fourth-year Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley.

Oklahoma’s streak of six successive league titles is the longest for a Power Five program since they won 12 in a row in the old Big Eight from 1948-59, according to the stats guru.

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Quarterback Spencer Rattler threw for 272 yards on 22-of-34 completed passes with a 45-yard touchdown to Marvin Mims. He also ran for another score for the Sooners (8-2, 6-2 Big 12) who led 24-7 at halftime before Iowa State made things a little more interesting in the second half.

Mims finished with 101 yards from seven catches and a touchdown.

Oklahoma jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the second quarter following Chandler Morris’ short run, Mims’ touchdown catch, and a 54-yard field goal by Gabe Brkic.

Rattler ran for a nine-yard score after Iowa State scored – to put the Sooners back up by 17 points at 24-7.

Hall Scares The Sooners

However, back-to-back scoring runs by Breece Hall gave Iowa State some hope at 24-21.

Gabe Brkic kicked a 32-yard field goal with 2:01 left to secure the win for the Sooners to avenged an early-season loss to the Cyclones (8-3, 8-1).

“When we were 0-2 in the conference, and I told them a place like OU there’s nowhere to hide. It’s not like we’re just going to go off and have a bad season and people aren’t going to pay attention,” Riley said.

“I think everybody in our locker room knew that this was possible at that point, and what a tremendous run it’s been.”

Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy was 27 of 40 for 322 yards and a touchdown. He, however, throw three picks.

“I still think Brock was really good,” Iowa State’s fifth-year coach Matt Campbell said. “I know there were times that the ball got turned, but there’s pressure. We’re nowhere close in that football game if Brock Purdy’s not our quarterback.”

Meanwhile, Xavier Hutchinson had 10 catches for 114 yards, while Charlie Kolar took six catches for 92 yards and a score for the Cyclones.

No. 3 Iowa vs Iowa State Preview, TV Time, Stream

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No. 3 Iowa will battle against Iowa State to start Big Ten Conference play at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, on Friday night. Tipoff time for this game is slated for 9:00 p.m. EST with the Big Ten Network providing the live coverage.

Iowa State (1-1) vs. No. 3 Iowa (4-0)

STORYLINE PREVIEW: Third-ranked Iowa heads into this contest in search of a five successive victory this season and will start in pole positing to do so. According to ESPN’s Basketball Power Index, the Hawkeyes have an 80.2% chance of winning this game. They will be seeking to hand Iowa State its eighth successive loss against ranked opponents. The last time the Cylones beat a ranked opponent was on Dec. 8, 2019, against the then-No. 16 Seton Hall.

In the last outing, Jordan Bohannon scored 24 points and led four players in double figures for Iowa to secure a 93-80 win over No. 16 North Carolina in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge game on Tuesday night. Iowa State, meanwhile, suffered a 71-68 defeat to South Dakota State on Dec. 2.

Luka Garza, who is 29.5 points, 10.8 rebounds and shooting 62.9% from the field, was held to just 16 points against the Tar Heels Tuesday night, but still managed to grab 14 rebounds and blocked four shots. Joe Wieskamp is averaging 13.8 points and 6.8 rebounds this season, while Jack Nunge and CJ Fredrick are each averaging 11.0 points this season.

Garza is also connecting on 55.6 percent of the nine 3-pointers he’s attempted and converted 73.5 percent of his free throws this season. Garza, Wieskamp and Bohannon have combined for 53 percent of Iowa’s scoring this campaign.

For Iowa State, Jalen Coleman-Lands, Solomon Young, and Javan Johnson have collectively scored 51 percent of the team’s points this season. Individually, Coleman-Lands is averaging 14.5 points and shooting 46.2% from the field. Young and Rasir Bolton are both putting out 13.0 points, while Johnson is contributing 10.5 points, 6.5 assists 5.0 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks.

As a team, Iowa has scored 98 points per game and allowing just 70.3 defensively across its four-game home winning streak.

How To Watch, Listen No. 20 Texas Longhorns vs No. 15 Iowa State; Preview

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A pair of Top-25 teams will lockhorns in Big 12 conference action on Friday when the No. 20 Texas Longhorns and No. 15 Iowa State face-off at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. Below is how you can watch live coverage of the game.

No. 20 Texas (5-2; 4-2 Big 12) vs. No 15 Iowa State (6-2; 6-1 Big 12)

Game time for this encounter is slated for 12:00 p.m. ET and ABC network will provide the live television coverage and you can also go to WatchESPN.com or use the App for live streaming. Listen Live Radio Streaming | How To Follow Live Game Stats

ABC network game callers will be Matt Barrie, Mike Golic Jr. and Kris Budden. Meanwhile, Longhorn IMG Radio Network will provide live radio coverage.

Texas and Iowa State are set to meet for the 18th time in program history, with the Longhorns leading the all-time Series 14-3 and holds a healthy 8-1 record when the programs battle at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. This will be the 10th time they will be clashing in Austin.

After dropping back-to-back games against TCU and Oklahoma, Texas enters this game on a three-game winning streak, including the 17-13 victory last time out over West Virginia.

With a 6-1 record in league action this season, Iowa State lead the Big 12 Conference Standings for the first time in school history and will be hoping to maintain its advantage with another victory on Friday.

Like Texas, the Cyclones head into this game on a three-game winning run, following the lone league loss to then-No. 6 Oklahoma State on October 24.

Iowa State has already equaled the program’s record for conference wins in a season, which was set in 2018 when the team went 6-3 in league play, but the travelers are confident about improve that mark at the end of the regular season.

A key figure to look out for in today’s game for the Cyclones is sophomore running back Breece Hall, who has rushed for over 100 yards in all eight games thus far this season, which is leads the NCAA. Hall’s 1,169 yards rushing is also No. 1 nationally.

He is poised to test a Texas defense that is allowing 117.9 yards rushing this season.

No.3 Virginia-No.12 North Carolina; No.8 Kansas-No.11 Iowa St.

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(Sporting Alert) — No. 3 Virginia will take on No. 12 North Carolina in what is expected to be an exciting ACC clash at Dean E. Smith Center on Monday night.

The Cavaliers (19-1) suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday night after going down 69-63 to No. 4 Duke and they will be hoping for a quick response.

North Carolina (17-5) also fell at the weekend — losing 78-68 to No. 9 Louisville and they too will seek to bounce back from dropping their fifth game of the season.

Before losing to the Cardinals, the Tar Heels had won five straight games and 11 of the last 12 outings.

North Carolina comes into Monday night’s game rank 2nd in rebounds per game at 43.5 percent and 5th in assists per game at 17.4.

Virginia leads the nation in points allowed at 50.2 percent and after giving up 69 to Duke and head coach Tony Bennett wants his team to focus on defense again.

“We were able to learn some stuff from the Duke game that I think will help prepare us for Carolina, especially our transition defense,” assistant coach Jason Williford said in the build up to the game.

“We gotta be better in that regard. Transition defense is huge, and then offensive rebounds. We gotta keep them off the glass.”

The Cavaliers head into this contest with a dismal 6-65 record in Chapel Hill, while they are 3-23 at the Dean E. Smith Center.

Bennett is hoping for a change on Monday night.

“Hopefully we’ll be resilient. And there’s no better way to test it than at Carolina in a game against that kind of competition on the road.

“So we’ll have to be ready. I told the guys, it’s about trying to play some of our best ball as we’re heading into the stretch run of the season.”

Live action of this Atlantic Coast Conference battle will be live on ESPN, ESPN3, as well as the WatchESPN App.

Following this game, No. 8 Kansas and No. 11 Iowa State will do battle in Big 12 Conference play at Allen Fieldhouse.

Also follow live GameCast of both games on the ESPN Network

NCAA Top 25 Basketball Scores on Nov. 24

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(Sporting Alert, Box Scores) — Brandon Ashley and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson each scored 15 points and No. 3 Arizona ran away 72-53 victors over Missouri in the EA Sports Maui Invitational on Monday night.

Hollis-Jefferson went 5-of-6 from the field and pulled down six rebounds, while Ashley shot 5 for 9 from the floor for the Wildcats (4-0), who will now take on the Kansas State Wildcats in the winners bracket on Tuesday.

Stanley Johnson collected 14 points, four rebounds, three steals, two assists and a block in the win for Arizona, which recovered from a very slow start to the game.

The Wildcats missed its opening four shots and went 0-of-8 from three-point range to start the game, but finished the contest on a high after they knocked down five of their final eight three-pointers.

“That initial surge out of the gates of playing well at both ends, I don’t know if we’ve really done that,” Arizona coach Sean Miller said to AP.

“I can also flip it and make it a positive, because like every team at this time of the year, you’re in search of getting better and improving.

“Today is another step for our team.”

Montaque Gill-Caesar scored 13 points and four boards, and Johnathan Williams III and Keith Shamburger each added 11 points for the Tigers (2-2).

Missouri will next face the Purdue Boilermakers in the Maui Invitational loser’s bracket on Tuesday.

LOUISVILLE EASED TO BLOWOUT WIN

At the KFC Yum! Center, in Kentucky, No. 6 Louisville held Savannah State to just seven first half points, while scoring more than 40 points in each half on their way to a commanding 87-26 victory.

The Cardinals scored 29 points before Savannah State got off the mark with two free throws, while the Tigers failed to score a field goal until the scoreline was 5-37 with 1:26 left in the first half.

Louisville, who ended the game with season-highs 16 steals and 8 blocks, held a 41-7 lead at the half.

At the end of the game, Montrezl Harrell finished with 15 points and nine rebounds, Wayne Blackshear scored 13 points, five rebounds, and three steals and Chinanu Onuaku added 10 points, nine rebounds and six blocks in the win for the Cardinals (4-0).

No Savannah State (2-3) players scored in double figures, with Alante Fenner leading the way with eight points and six rebounds off the bench.

The Tigers, which scored a season-low 26 points in the game, were 0-of-16 from three-point attempts and 10-of-51 from the field overall.

KANSAS REBOUNDS

No. 11 Kansas bounced back from the embarrassing 72-40 defeat to No. 1 Kentucky with a 87-60 win over Rider at the Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

Perry Ellis and Brannen Greene each scored 17 points for the Jayhawks (2-1), which went 59.6-percent from the field on 31-for-52 shooting.

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk and Cliff Alexander scored 10 points apiece in the win for Kansas, who led 51-22 at halftime.

Xavier Lundy paced Rider (2-2) with 15 points and Teddy Okereafor finished with 10 in the defeat.

Top 25 Scores and Box Scores

(3) Arizona 72, Missouri 53 – Box Score
(6) Louisville 87, Savannah State 26 – Box Score
(11) Kansas 87, Rider 60 – Box Score
(12) Villanova 77, (14) Virginia Commonwealth 53 – Box Score
(13) Iowa State 84, Alabama 74 – Box Score
(15) San Diego St 92, BYU 87 – Box Score
(19) Michigan 70, Oregon 63 – Box Score
(20) Michigan State 79, Santa Clara 52 – Box Score

NCAA DI Cross Country Championships Live

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NCAA Cross Country Championships
Colorado men’s team is favorite to win NCAA Cross Country Championships. Twitter Photos

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Sporting Alert) — The 2014 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships is set for Saturday at LaVern Gibson, with the likes of No. 1 Colorado, No. 3 Oregon and No. 4 Oklahoma State heading the list of teams hunting the men’s title. The women’s title race will include teams such as Michigan State, Oregon, Georgetown and Iowa State.

The women’s 6K race will get underway at 12 p.m. (ET), followed by the men’s 10K race at approximately 1 p.m. (ET) and the NCAA awards presentation at 2 p.m. (ET).

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Michigan State
Michigan State hunt first-ever NCAA team crown

Colorado heads into the weekend’s championships as the male team to beat, but head coach Mark Wetmore remains cautious about being made favorites to repeat as national champions.

“I’ll say I have a good team I’m excited about it,” Wetmore said ahead of the event. “It’s not an unbeatable team.

“They recognize it’s a new team, new opponents and a new day. I don’t think they feel extra pressure for that [repeating as team champions].

“I guess it does give me some level of confidence, more so than if they were seven freshmen.

“They have been pretty solid all season long. If they perform as they have so far in four races, I think they’ll do very well.”

Oregon sophomore Edward Cheserek, who became only the fifth freshman to win the men’s individual title last year, will be hoping to secure back-to-back crowns and with redshirt senior Eric Jenkins running well this season for the Ducks, the pair will be gunning to lead their team to an upset win against the Buffaloes.

Another men’s team to watch is Oklahoma State, who will be led by Kirubel Erassa.

The Cowboys are not expected to win the team title, but head coach Dave Smith is hoping his men can produce something special.

The veteran coach also wants his team to forget the rankings and just race hard.

“My hope and my expectation is that we run our best race of the season on Saturday,” Smith said. “I want us to compete hard, I want us to run smart and I want us to run tough.

“I think the guys’ attitude shows that they’re running to win. They don’t want to play for second or third or play it safe, and I even presented that to them.

“I told them we could play it safe and try and protect a trophy with a top-ten finish, or we could kind of swing for the fences and go for the win. They want to go for it, and that’s what you want in a team.”

SPARTANS HUNT WOMEN’S CROWN

On the women’s side, No. 1 Michigan State, led by Leah O’Connor, go in search of the program’s first-ever NCAA cross country championship and there are many who are backing them to go all the way.

The Spartans have enjoyed a very productive 2014 season and after taking over as the country’s No. 1 women’s program in the USTFCCCA National Coaches’ Poll in late October, they will be hoping to complete the job by winning in Terre Haute.

But No. 2 Georgetown, No. 3 Oregon, a very dangerous Iowa State, who is ranked No. 4 in the nation and No. 5 Arkansas are all teams capable of winning this women’s title.

Big 12 basketball semi-finals: Kansas v Iowa State Live on WatchESPN

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Kansas City, Mo. — Big 12 Conference regular-season champion Kansas University (24-8, 14-4) advanced to the semifinal of the 2014 Big 12 Championship with a 77-70 in overtime win against Oklahoma State.

The Jayhawks have advanced to the semifinal for 16th time in the 18-year history of the event.

Kansas will face Iowa State after the Cyclones defeated Kansas State, 91-85, in their quarterfinal game. Kansas and Iowa State are meeting in the semifinal of the event for the second-straight season, the 10th time in conference tournament play and the fourth time in the Big 12 Championship.

KU is 10-5 all-time in Big 12 Championship semifinal games and 18-15 in all-time postseason league tourney semis.

STAND-OUT

Star freshman guard Andrew Wiggins finished one point shy of a KU tournament scoring record with 30 points in the win against Oklahoma State on Thursday. He has 71 points in his last two games, including a KU freshman scoring record 41 points at West Virginia (3/8) and has bumped his scoring average to 17.3 points per game.

THE SERIES

Meanwhile, Kansas leads the all-time series with Iowa State 175-59, dating back to 1908, and has won five-straight and 18 of the last 19 meetings. ISU’s last win was Jan. 28, 2012, 72-64 in Hilton Coliseum. Since the inception of the Big 12, Kansas is 31-8 against Iowa State with a 28-8 record in regular-season play and a 3-0 mark in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.

Head coach Bill Self is 21-3 all-time versus Iowa State, including 20-3 while at KU, while ISU’s Fred Hoiberg is 1-8 all-time against KU. Expect a close one as since Hoiberg’s arrival at ISU, four of the last seven meetings have been decided by nine points or less with two of those in overtime, both being during the 2012-14 regular-season.

Kansas vs. Iowa State (Big 12 semi)
Time 6 p.m.
Location Kansas City, Mo.
Arena Sprint Center (18,972)
Series Kansas leads, 175-59
Television ESPNU/Big 12 Newtork
Brent Musburger (Play-by-Play)
Fran Fraschilla (Analyst)
Holly Rowe (Sideline)
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OSU Men, Iowa State Women Win Big 12 XC Titles; Kithuka Breaks Own Record

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Kennedy Kithuka
Texas Tech senior Kennedy Kithuka on his way to winning his second-straight Big 12 Cross Country title Saturday in Waco. PHOTO: Texas Tech

WACO, Texas – The Oklahoma State men and Iowa State women have claimed the 2013 Big 12 Cross Country Championships titles. This marks the sixth-straight title for the Cowboys and the third-consecutive team title for the Cyclone women.

For the men, the Cowboys totaled 33 points, while Iowa State came in second with 77. The runner-up finish for the Cyclones is the highest since finishing second in 1997. Texas (80), Oklahoma (104), and Texas Tech (117) rounded out the top five men’s teams.

The Cowboys were led by Kirubel Erassa, Shadrack Kipchirchir and Thomas Farrell who finished second, third and fifth respectively. Iowa State placed five runners in the top 20.

Oklahoma State Men, Iowa State Women Win 2013 Big 12 Cross Country Championships. PHOTO BIG12 SPORTS

“It feels really good. I think this is a really tough conference. Over the last eight or nine it’s been the toughest conference in the country and people were a little underrated this year, under-appreciated,” Oklahoma State head coach Dave Smith, said.

“I think Iowa State is a very good team and so are Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma. I think we still got a really strong conference. Coming away with six in this conference is really good.”

Texas Tech’s Kennedy Kithuka took home the individual crown with a time of 22:16.0, finishing 33 seconds ahead of the next competitor. The senior broke his own Big 12 Championship record (22:52.8) set at last year’s competition.

On the women’s side, Iowa State totaled 35 points to claim first, followed by West Virginia (104), Oklahoma State (116) and Texas (121). Baylor and Kansas State tied for fifth (123) to close out the top five.

Texas’ Marielle Hill claimed the individual title completing the race in 19:38.3. Four Iowa State runners placed in the top 15 led by runner-up Crystal Nelson.  Katy Moen (4), Bethanie Brown (5), Perez Rotich (9) and Ejiroghene Okoro also helped the Cyclones claim the title.

“I’m super excited, it’s a great honor,” Hill said. “It’s such a competitive conference. I’ve been here for four years so finally getting it my last year has been really special and I’m really excited about it.”

Iowa State’s Brown and Oklahoma’s Abbabiya Simbassa won the women’s and men’s Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. The top 15 finishers on each side earn All-Big 12 honors.

NCAA Cross Country Regionals will take place on Friday, November 15 with the NCAA Championships slated for Saturday, November 23 at Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in Terre Haute, Ind. The Oklahoma State men are defending NCAA champions and have won the national championship three of the last four years, while the Iowa State women finished 11th last year.

Top 15 Men’s Finishers (All-Big 12 Team)

1.       Kennedy Kithuka, Texas Tech 22:16.0
2.       Kirubel Erassa, Oklahoma State 22:53.9
3.       Shadrack Kipchirchir, Oklahoma State 22:54.3
4.       Ryan Dohner, Texas 22:57.1
5.       Thomas Farrell, Oklahoma State 23:07.1
6.       Craig Lutz, Texas 23:13.8
7.       Mohamed Hrezi, Iowa State 23:24.1
8.       Abbabiya Simbassa, Oklahoma 23:27.0
9.       Brandon Doughty, Oklahoma 23:31. 5
10.   Ezekiel Kissorio, Texas Tech 23:35.4
11.   Brian Gohlke, Oklahoma State 23:36.2
12.   Shane Moskowitz, Oklahoma State 23:36.5
13.   Josh Munsch, Kansas 23:36.5
14.   Martin Coolidge, Iowa State 23:37.3
15.   Evan Landes, Kansas 23:40.5

Top 15 Women’s Finishers (All-Big 12 Team)

1.       Marielle Hall, Texas 19:38.3
2.       Crystal Nelson, Iowa State 19:49.3
3.       Monika Juodeskaite, Oklahoma State 20:29.9
4.       Katy Moen, Iowa State 20:33.0
5.       Bethanie Brown, Iowa State 20:36.2
6.       Laura Galvan, Kansas State 20:37.9
7.       Martina Tresch, Kansas State 20:41.6
8.       Sarah Martinelli, West Virginia 20:44.9
9.       Perez Rotich, Iowa State 20:52.1
10.   Rachel Johnson, Baylor 20:55.1
11.   Hannah Richardson, Kansas 20:56.8
12.   Megan Siebert, Texas 21:03.0
13.   Sharlene Nickle, Texas Tech 21:07.0
14.   Hilary Krein, Oklahoma 21:07.4
15.   Ejiroghene Okoro, Iowa State 21:07.7

Newcomer of the Year

Men: Abbabiya Simbassa, Oklahoma
Women: Bethanie Brown, Iowa State

Oklahoma State Men Seek 6th Successive Big 12 XC Title: Live Results

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The Oklahoma State Cowboys go in search of its sixth successive Big 12 Cross Country Championships title on Saturday Nov. 2, at the Cottonwood Golf Course in Waco, Texas.

Follow Live Big 12 Cross Country Championships: Men’s 8k Championship | Women’s 6k Championship

Conference meet kicks off at 10 a.m. CT with the men’s 8,000-meter race. The women’s 6,000-meter run will follow at 11 a.m. CT. The event is free to attend.

The Oklahoma State men have dominated the Big 12 cross country scene since 2008 and enter Saturday’s championships as the five-time defending champions.

The Cowboys have claimed the national title three of the last four years, including a first place finish at last year’s NCAA Championship and head coach Dave Smith, whose team has been running well this season when at full straight, says this is certainly where the campaign starts.

“I feel like this is when our season starts — Big 12’s first, Regionals and then Nationals,” Smith said on the school’s website. “We want to win all three. The Big 12 is the first leg of that trio, so it is very important.

“Since 2005, the Big 12 has been the best cross country conference in the nation, so if you can win the Big 12 meet, you have a great shot to win the national title.”

On the women’s side, Iowa State, have won back-to-back Big 12 titles and finished 11th at the NCAA Championships last season.

The top men’s and women’s teams are crowned league champions, while the top 15 individuals in each race earn All-Big 12 honors. The top newcomer in each race will earn Newcomer of the Year accolades.

In the latest NCAA Division I national rankings, the Big 12 landed three men’s squads in the top 30. Oklahoma State claims the third slot in the nation. No. 27 Oklahoma is next, followed by No. 29 Texas. Iowa State represents the Big 12 women at No. 8 in the poll.

In men’s action, seven of the top 10 finishers from last year are slated to compete. OSU’s Shadrack Kipchirchir, Thomas Farrell, Kirubel Erassa and Shane Moskowitz, along with Texas’ Ryan Dohner and Craig Lutz, and last year’s first place runner, Kennedy Kithuka from Texas Tech, are top 10 returnees looking to take home the individual title.

Highlighting the women’s field, Texas’ Sara Sutherland returns after a third-place finish in 2012 alongside fellow Longhorn Marielle Hall who placed sixth in last year’s championship. Other top 10 returnees include Oklahoma State’s Natalja Piliusina and Monika Juodeskaite, and Iowa State’s Crystal Nelson and Samantha Bluske.

Video highlights and full results will be available following the races via the conference website at Big12Sports.com.

This marks the second time Baylor has hosted the event, having also played host in 2005.