Colorado
Big 12 Championships
October 30, 2026 | Cross Country
STILLWATER, Okla. — The No. 3 Colorado men's and No. 10 Colorado women's cross country teams will compete at the Big 12 Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31. The meet is hosted by Oklahoma State University and will be streamed on ESPN+.
CHAMPIONSHIP RACES
Women's 6K Race: 9 a.m. MT
Women's Course Map: Women's 6K.pdf
Men's 8K Race: 10 a.m. MT
Men's Course Map: Men's 8K.pdf
Watch: https://www.espn.com/watch
Results: https://live.pttiming.com/xc-ptt.html?mid=9285
Meet Info: https://static.okstate.com/custompages/b12xc-26/
Colorado recorded top-five finishes at the Nuttycombe Invitational, as the men's and women's teams took second and fifth place, respectively. First-year Meshack Kipruto took first place in the men's championship race, clocking a time of 22:30.1. He broke both the meet and 8K course records. First-year Sheylah Kurgat led the women, taking seventh place in the 6K championship event with a time of 19:24.3.
In 2025, the women placed fifth at the Big 12 Championships and the men finished third. The Colorado men last won a conference title in 2021 and the women in 2022, both while the Buffs competed in the Pac-12.
The Greiner Family OSU Cross Country Course underwent renovation in 2019 and remains a state-of-the-art course for collegiate cross country competition. The course hosted the 2021 Big 12 Championships, 2022 NCAA Cross Country Championships and 2023 NCAA Midwest Regional Championships races. It offers four different loop configurations for the runners: 8K, 6K, 5K and 2K.
SOCIALS: For more information on Colorado cross country, please visit https://cubuffs.com/sports/cross-country. Fans of the Buffs can follow @cubuffstrack on Instagram, X and Facebook.
