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Men’s XC Heads to Cowboy Jamboree
9/25/2025 12:47:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
HOUSTON – The Rice men's cross country team continues their 2025 campaign on Friday morning at Oklahoma State's Cowboy Jamboree. The men's 8k race is scheduled to begin at 8:50 a.m.
The Owls are coming off a great showing at the 49th annual Rice Invitational, with Gus Gannon claiming the individual title to pace Rice to also winning the team title.
Four Owls finished in the top five of the race, with Jackson Moran right behind in second. Andrew Murray secured a fourth-place finish while Ben Tijerina was close behind finishing fifth.
In the USTFCCCA regional polls, Rice moved up two spots to eighth in the rankings.
For live results of the Cowboy Jamboree, click here.
Rice Schedules Runners
Vedant Bhattacharyya
Luke DeMahy
Marcus Gaitan
Matthew Gaitan
Gus Gannon
Brandon Martz
Will McDermott
Jackson Moran
Andrew Murray
Ben Pearce
Owen Stine
Ben Tijerina
The Owls are coming off a great showing at the 49th annual Rice Invitational, with Gus Gannon claiming the individual title to pace Rice to also winning the team title.
Four Owls finished in the top five of the race, with Jackson Moran right behind in second. Andrew Murray secured a fourth-place finish while Ben Tijerina was close behind finishing fifth.
In the USTFCCCA regional polls, Rice moved up two spots to eighth in the rankings.
For live results of the Cowboy Jamboree, click here.
Rice Schedules Runners
Vedant Bhattacharyya
Luke DeMahy
Marcus Gaitan
Matthew Gaitan
Gus Gannon
Brandon Martz
Will McDermott
Jackson Moran
Andrew Murray
Ben Pearce
Owen Stine
Ben Tijerina
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