#22 Women's Cross Country 3/27/2021 12:06:00 AM

OCU collects SAC championship

Stars takes sixth consecutive conference title

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University became Sooner Athletic Conference women's cross country champion for the sixth consecutive year Saturday morning at Woodson Park.
Jacinda Kwambai took second for the Stars, who had six all-SAC performers. No. 23-ranked Oklahoma City reached the NAIA Championships on April 9 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The Stars scored 27 points, while Wayland Baptist (Texas) picked up second in the team standings with 40. OCU's Sharon Koima posted a third-place finish, while Sarah Olamide came in fifth.
Macey Currie of Oklahoma City produced an eighth-place showing, and Elizabeth Heffernan collected ninth. Kaitlyn Heffernan (14th place) also nabbed all-conference honors. Matt Aguero reeled in SAC coach of the year for the fifth straight year.
Kwambai, a sophomore from Kapsowar City, Kenya, had the No. 2 time of 18 minutes, 28.8 seconds. Kwambai averaged 5:56.5 per mile. Allika Pearson of John Brown (Ark.) landed the individual conference crown. Pearson boasted of the top time of 18:08.1 with an average time of 5:49.9.
Olamide nabbed her second all-SAC accolade with her time of 19:07.3. Olamide, a sophomore from Lagos, Nigeria, had mile splits of 6:08.9.
Currie, a junior from Oklahoma City, seized her second all-SAC nod with a time of 19:45.7. Elizabeth Heffernan, a freshman from Bentonville, Ark., recorded a mark of 19:50.5, while Kaitlyn Heffernan, a sophomore from Bentonville, Ark., reeled in her second all-conference honor with her time of 21:03.3.
Other Stars competing were Katlyn Davenport (18th), Cailen Jolley (20th) and Madison Altom (21st).

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Players Mentioned

Madison Altom: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Macey Currie: 5' 3"; Junior

Kaitlyn Heffernan: Sophomore

Cailen Jolley: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Sarah Olamide: Sophomore

Elizabeth Heffernan: 5' 5"; Freshman

Sharon Koima: 5' 7"; Freshman

Jacinda Kwambai: Sophomore

Katlyn Davenport: 5' 6"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Madison Altom
: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Macey Currie
: 5' 3"; Junior

Kaitlyn Heffernan
: Sophomore

Cailen Jolley
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Sarah Olamide
: Sophomore

Elizabeth Heffernan
: 5' 5"; Freshman

Sharon Koima
: 5' 7"; Freshman

Jacinda Kwambai
: Sophomore

Katlyn Davenport
: 5' 6"; Freshman