OKLAHOMA CITY – Ayenew Devany won the Gans Creek Classic Black at the University of Missouri on Friday in his 2026 debut.
 
Devany led the OCU men to a sixth-place finish while the OCU women placed 11^th in their race.
 
The defending Sooner Athletic Conference champion, Devany covered the eight-kilometer course in 24:32.5, winning by just under three seconds. Devany was second after the first kilometer but was in the lead at the remaining checkpoints.
 
Cooper Phillips was 31^st at 25:47.3, followed by Braydon Whittorne in 49^th at 26:04. Riley Randall was 50^th at 26:05 and Ryan McLaughlin rounded out the scoring five at 26:08. In 57^th. Jackson Fowler was 67^th at 26:21 and Noah Thayer was 80^th at 26:37.
 
Also for the OCU men, Carson Patten was 85^th at 26:40, Carlton Waiguru was 144^th at 27:41, Drew Reed was 196^th at 28:20, Carter Fesler was 204^th at 28:42 and Jorge Quinonez was 230^th at 29:52.
 
OCU finished with 151 points.
 
Kenzi and Keira Readnour both produced top-10 women's finishes. Kenzi Readnour was fourth at 21:25 and Keira Readnour placed eighth at 21:36.
 
Isabella Gutierrez placed 30^th at 22:26, followed by Isabelle Spiller in 161^st at 24:28 and Toni Ibarra in 190^th at 25:07 to round out the scoring five. Mattie Adams was 126^th at 26:18.
 
OCU had 273 points as a team.
 
The Stars return to competition at John Brown's Golden Eagle Invite on Oct. 10 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.