Mustang Cross Country
Mustang grad Emily Helms conquers Boston Marathon
A Mustang grad and figure who can be seen running around town quite often competed in her first ever Boston Marathon Monday. “It is very historic in general in the running community. So, it was cool to be a part of something that big,” said Emily Helms. Helms graduated from Mustang High School in 2013…
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Mustang’s Jordan Thayer overcomes leg injuries as a young girl and finishes her high school cross country career as an All-State harrier for the Lady Broncos By Brody Feldmann Cross country runners rely heavily on their legs and feet to get them around the course during a race. Mustang’s Jordan Thayer was told by a…
Read MoreSTATE SUCCESS
By Brody Feldmann EDMOND– Mustang cross country took to the trails on Saturday at the 6A Oklahoma Cross Country State Championships at Edmond Santa Fe. The boys team went into the day with a chance to walk away as champions. It was going to end up between Mustang, Deer Creek and Owasso. Going into this…
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By Brody Feldmann Mustang’s cross country teams have been preparing for the postseason all season and their hard work paid off. The boys team edged the Deer Creek Antlers for the gold with a team total of 61 points while Deer Creek finished with 71 points. “A lot of the good teams this year were…
Read MoreCool air helps speed cross country at COAC
By Brody Feldmann Mustang cross country competed at the Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference meet last Thursday morning at Deer Creek High School. In Oklahoma, COAC is considered the toughest conference when it comes to cross country, and the Mustang harriers had some success. Mustang’s girls finished in seventh place with 176 points, one behind Edmond…
Read MoreMustang harriers have success at Pre-State
By Brody Feldmann The Mustang harriers traveled to Edmond Santa Fe last Friday and competed in the Pre-State meet. At the end of the day the Mustang boys’ team walked away with a first-place finish with two top five finishes and three top-15 finishes. “We weren’t at full strength either. We had three of our…
Read MoreMustang leaves Arkansas as best Oklahoma team
By Brody Feldmann Mustang harriers took its annual trip to the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival last weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Going into the weekend Mustang had two goals; run strong and scout Deer Creek, which is seen as one of the best teams in Oklahoma. Mustang left with both goals accomplished. The Broncos finished…
Read MoreCross Country opens its season in Norman
By Brody Feldmann Mustang cross country opened its season last Friday at the OK Runner Classic held in Norman. The boys team ran its way to a first-place finish with a total of 78-points through its top five runners. “They are doing well. We have a pretty deep team this season. They are working together…
Read MoreEmma Downing takes second-place, Lady Broncos finish third at state meet
By Michael Kinney Emma Downing didn’t know what to think or what was going on. When she crossed the finish line Saturday at the state meet, the Mustang senior collapsed. She fell to the ground and laid there staring up. Downing had just taken second-place in the 6A girls state cross country championships, a goal…
Read MoreSimonsen lays foundation for future at state cross country meet
By Michael Kinney It didn’t take long for Gabe Simonsen to start looking toward the future. As soon as he finished competing in his first state cross country meet, the Mustang freshman already began looking ahead to the possibilities. Simonsen had placed sixth in the 6A Boys State Cross Country Championships Saturday, which put him…
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