Senior Runner Arya Bahreini posted a qualifying time for the U.S. Olympic Trials marathon in the Jacksonville Bank Marathon on Jan. 3.
Student named ‘most successful runner to attend university’
Arya Bahreini is a biomedical science senior with plans to go on to dental school. Aside from studying, you can find Bahreini practicing to maintain his reputation as one of the most successful runners to ever attend OCU. “It’s great to know I’ve set a high bar for the OCU program,” Bahreini said. Bahreini wasn’t…
Cross-Country Places Top 5 in NAIA Mid-States Classic
The cross-country men won their race, while the women placed third in the NAIA Mid-States Classic. Sophomore David Mountford finished first in NAIA men’s cross country with a second-overall placing, and sophomore Sara Moore provided OCU’s 18th-ranked women with a fourth-overall placing. The Stars had six men in the top 10 finishes, and turned in…
Cross country team takes national title
The men’s cross country team has claimed their first NAIA title.
Cross-country brings new faces to defend national preseason ranking
Men’s and women’s cross-country teams have begun a new season. The men’s team is ranked for the first time in the program’s history, taking the No. 15 spot in this year’s coaches’ poll. After finishing 37th overall in the NAIA Championships and earning all-SAC honors last year, Sophomore Runner Arya Bahreini is set to have…
New coach guides track, cross-country freshmen
By O’Shaka Robinson, Sports Writer The cross-country team is working overtime during the offseason by running distance events in track. In his first year, coach Conor Holt has had success with the women’s and men’s teams in cross-country and track. “The team is so young and so new because I’m new, but they’re a great…
