STILLWATER, Okla. (Sept. 18, 2021) – Against a field comprised mostly of NCAA Division I runners, Oklahoma Christian's Kenya Bailey posted a strong top-50 individual finish to lead the Eagles' women's cross country team on Saturday morning in the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree.

OC finished 15th among 16 teams – 13 of which were from Division I schools – in the 6,000-meter race on the OSU Cross Country Course.

Eight days after her recording her first collegiate win in the Aggie Duels in Lawton, Bailey finished 46th in the 154-woman field at OSU in 22:57.5, only about 15 seconds off her personal-best time in a 6K race. The junior from Ponca City steadily moved up throughout the race.

OC's next five runners all finished within a minute of each other. Emma Davison, a junior from Mason City, Iowa, finished 106th in 25:06.1, followed by junior Payton Duesing of Lantana, Texas (114th in 25:20.4), freshman Madison Coskey of Brenham, Texas (118th in 25:31.0), senior Rebeca Morales of Riverside, Calif. (125th in 25:37.5) and junior Caroline Schwab of Andover, Kan. (131st in 26:00.4).

The Eagles' No. 7 runner, junior Janaya McIntosh of Ganado, Ariz., placed 139th in 28:47.0.

"Kenya ran a strong race and our pack was able to work well together," OC coach Wade Miller said. "Overall it was a decent first 6K race for us, but we have significant room for improvement."

Taylor Roe of Oklahoma State won the individual race in 20:25.9, while Colorado (with 30 points) edging OSU (35) for the team title.

OC's next race will be Oct. 2, when the Eagles will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., to compete in the annual Chile Pepper Festival.