Ogwoka’s Runner-Up Finish Leads Lady Vols at Gans Creek Classic

Friday, September 26

Columbia, Mo.

10 a.m. ET

University of Tennessee

Gans Creek Classic

Mary Nyaboke Ogwoka - 2025 Tennessee XC Invitational

Ogwoka’s Runner-Up Finish Leads Lady Vols at Gans Creek Classic

September 26, 2025 | Cross Country

Results

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Tennessee freshman Mary Nyaboke Ogwoka made an incredible run for the individual title on Friday morning at the Gans Creek Classic, ultimately finishing second overall in a field that featured 237 runners and 10 nationally ranked squads. Her time of 19:07.7 went down as the second-fastest 6k in the nation this season and was more than 40 seconds faster than the previous course record in Columbia, Missouri.

Ogwoka helped lead Tennessee to a 12th-place finish out of 30 teams in Columbia, notably ahead of No. 6 Alabama, No. 16 Michigan State and No. 24 Lipscomb. UT's top-five runners all placed inside the top 150 at the meet, totaling 356 points.

UT senior Andie-Marie Jones (20:28.9) and junior Jaci Sievers (20:29.4) were the second and third Lady Vols across the finish line on Friday, finishing 65th and 66th respectively. Summer Schuster (20:49.0, 95th) and Nia Clatworthy (21:09.1, 133rd) rounded out the top-five for the Big Orange.

On the men's side, a short-handed Tennessee squad featured four finishers in the gold 8k race. Redshirt sophomore Hudson Betts led the group in 96th place at 23:48.3, followed by sophomore Ethan Edgeworth (23:53.5, 109th), freshman Ty Steorts (24:01.8, 126th) and rookie Noah Harris (25:22.9, 222nd) in his in-uniform, collegiate debut.

UP NEXT: The Vols return to Columbia in three weeks for the Pre-National Invitational, set for Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course.

Tennessee Cross Country – Gans Creek Classic Results

Women's Gold 6k

Team Finish
12th of 30 teams – 356 Points

Individual Results (237 runners)
2. Mary Nyaboke Ogwoka – 19:07.7
65. Andie-Marie Jones – 20:28.9
66. Jaci Sievers – 20:29.4
95. Summer Schuster – 20:49.0
133. Nia Clatworthy – 21:09.1
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180. Scout Storms – 21:38.3
186. Amelia Wills – 21:41.2
201. Tula Fawbush – 21:55.9

Men's Gold 8k

Individual Results (240 runners)
96. Hudson Betts – 23:48.3
109. Ethan Edgeworth – 23:53.5
126. Ty Steorts – 24:01.8
222. Noah Harris – 25:22.9
DNF – Nelson Mapi Setek