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OKLAHOMA BAPTIST Bison ::: 2025 Men's Cross Country

OKLAHOMA BAPTIST Bison

2025 Men's Cross Country

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Season Summary

Season Team Rankings and Finishes

Coaches’
Rank		     FINAL
Team Rank		 First Stick
National NCAA DII
#7 Regional Central 7th Damien WILLIAMS (11th)
  Conference GAC 2nd Damien WILLIAMS (4th)

Athletes

Top Athletes Projection (TAP)

This is a projected listing of a team’s “A-team” as determined by participation in national, regional, or conference championship events. If prior to championship events, this list is the top-seven athletes based on head-to-head competition within the team during the regular season in countable, at-large eligible races (meeting date and distance criteria) in which those top athletes race.
  NCAA DII Central Regional

November 8
10.0k (6.2M)
7th place (193 pts) 		GAC (Great American) Cross Country Championships

October 25
8.0k (4.9M)
2nd place (49 pts)
Damien WILLIAMS (SR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:01.6 (M) 4:52.3


 		11th 1
30:55.2
(KM) 3:05.5 / adj: 3:01.5
(M) 4:58.5 / adj: 4:52.1 		4th 1
24:14.2
(KM) 3:01.7
(M) 4:52.5
Emery CRAYTON (JR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:04.9 (M) 4:57.6


 		40th 3
31:56.9
(KM) 3:11.6 / adj: 3:07.7
(M) 5:08.5 / adj: 5:02.0 		5th 2
24:17.2
(KM) 3:02.1
(M) 4:53.1
Zachary WILLIAMS (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:05.3 (M) 4:58.2


 		33rd 2
31:41.0
(KM) 3:10.1 / adj: 3:06.1
(M) 5:05.9 / adj: 4:59.5 		10th 3
24:38.5
(KM) 3:04.8
(M) 4:57.4
Levi HAYNES (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:09.6 (M) 5:05.2


 		55th 5
32:24.6
(KM) 3:14.4 / adj: 3:10.4
(M) 5:12.9 / adj: 5:06.5 		18th 5
25:07.2
(KM) 3:08.4
(M) 5:03.2
Elijah WHITE (JR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:10.4 (M) 5:06.4


 		54th 4
32:21.3
(KM) 3:14.1 / adj: 3:10.1
(M) 5:12.4 / adj: 5:06.0 		20th 6
25:10.0
(KM) 3:08.7
(M) 5:03.7
James WILLIAMS (SR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:12.9 (M) 5:10.4


 		126th 7
33:58.8
(KM) 3:23.8 / adj: 3:19.9
(M) 5:28.1 / adj: 5:21.7 		12th 4
24:47.5
(KM) 3:05.9
(M) 4:59.2
Jacob TIGER (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:12.8 (M) 5:10.4


 		85th 6
33:07.1
(KM) 3:18.7 / adj: 3:14.7
(M) 5:19.8 / adj: 5:13.4 		23rd 7
25:31.0
(KM) 3:11.3
(M) 5:07.9

Season Race-by-Race Results

November 8 NCAA DII Central Regional
Joplin, Mo. * Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course (host: Missouri Southern)
10.0k (6.2M)

Oklahoma Baptist Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 11th Damien WILLIAMS SR 30:55.19 11 — 30:55.2
2 33rd Zachary WILLIAMS FR 31:40.92 33 0:45.8 31:18.1
3 40th Emery CRAYTON JR 31:56.82 40 1:01.7 31:31.0
4 54th Elijah WHITE JR 32:21.30 54 1:26.1 31:43.6
5 55th Levi HAYNES FR 32:24.51 55 1:29.4 31:51.8
6 85th Jacob TIGER FR 33:07.01 (85) 2:11.9 32:04.3
7 126th James WILLIAMS SR 33:58.79 (126) 3:03.6 32:20.7
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NCAA DII
Region		 Conference
1st 72 1:42.0 7s/7f #7 Northwest Missouri Central 1 AQ MIAA (1)
2nd 104 1:19.7 7s/7f #14 Washburn Central 2 AQ MIAA (3)
3rd 116 1:14.0 7s/7f #19 East Central (Okla.) Central 3 AQ GAC (1)
4th 118 2:23.0 7s/7f #10 Pittsburg State Central 4 MIAA (2)
5th 127 1:03.7 7s/7f #27 Augustana (S.D.) Central 5 NSIC (1)
6th 166 1:20.2 7s/7f Neb.-Kearney Central 6 MIAA (5)
7th 193 1:29.3 7s/7f OKLAHOMA BAPTIST Central 7 GAC (2)
8th 206 1:59.0 6s/6f Missouri Southern Central 8 MIAA (4)
9th 242 1:13.0 7s/7f Harding Central 9 GAC (3)
10th 354 1:28.6 7s/7f Fort Hays State Central 10 MIAA (6)
11th 358 0:57.2 7s/7f Rogers State Central 11 MIAA (8)
12th 392 2:14.4 7s/7f MSU Moorhead Central 12 NSIC (2)
13th 401 1:15.5 7s/7f Central Missouri Central 13 MIAA (10)
14th 401 3:55.1 7s/6f Missouri Western Central 14 MIAA (7)
15th 441 1:04.5 7s/6f Minnesota State Central 15 NSIC (3)
16th 446 1:34.8 7s/7f Ouachita Baptist Central 16 GAC (4)
17th 475 2:27.1 7s/7f Winona State Central 17 NSIC (6)
18th 504 2:15.7 7s/7f Minnesota Crookston Central 18 NSIC (5)
19th 521 3:09.7 7s/7f U-Mary Central 19 NSIC (4)
20th 544 2:15.4 7s/7f Sioux Falls Central 20 NSIC (7)
21st 555 1:47.7 7s/7f Northwestern Oklahoma State Central 21 GAC (6)
22nd 628 2:33.2 7s/7f Concordia-St. Paul Central 22 NSIC (8)
23rd 671 2:32.2 7s/7f Emporia State Central 23 MIAA (9)
24th 682 6:44.3 5s/5f Newman Central 24 MIAA (11)
25th 705 2:11.0 7s/7f Minnesota Duluth Central 25 NSIC (9)
26th 714 1:39.2 7s/7f Wayne State (Neb.) Central 26 NSIC (11)
27th 725 2:59.4 7s/7f Southern Arkansas Central 27 GAC (5)
28th 835 2:00.2 6s/6f Northern State Central 28 NSIC (14)
29th 872 1:46.8 7s/6f Arkansas-Fort Smith Central 29 MIAA (12)
30th 881 3:02.9 7s/6f Minot State Central 30 NSIC (12)

October 25 GAC (Great American) Cross Country Championships
Monticello, Ark. * None (host: Arkansas-Monticello)
8.0k (4.9M)

Oklahoma Baptist Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 4th Damien WILLIAMS SR 24:14.2 4 — 24:14.2
2 5th Emery CRAYTON JR 24:17.2 5 0:03.0 24:15.7
3 10th Zachary WILLIAMS FR 24:38.5 10 0:24.3 24:23.3
4 12th James WILLIAMS SR 24:47.5 12 0:33.3 24:29.3
5 18th Levi HAYNES FR 25:07.2 18 0:53.0 24:36.9
6 20th Elijah WHITE JR 25:10.0 (20) 0:55.8 24:42.4
7 23rd Jacob TIGER FR 25:31.0 (23) 1:16.8 24:49.3
8 24th Hudson CUNNINGHAM SO 25:31.3 1:17.1 24:54.6
9 31st Cameron LANGDON FR 25:48.1 1:33.9 25:00.5
10 43rd Ethan BANKS JR 26:09.2 1:55.0 25:07.4
11 44th Rylan NOFIRE FR 26:10.2 1:56.0 25:13.1
12 45th Logan AUSTIN FR 26:16.0 2:01.8 25:18.3
13 47th Ira GIKAS FR 26:22.1 2:07.9 25:23.2
14 49th Josh KEARSE JR 26:29.7 2:15.5 25:28.0
15 51st Ostan HERNANDEZ FR 26:31.1 2:16.9 25:32.2
16 66th Jaxon WALL FR 26:56.6 2:42.4 25:37.5
17 82nd Kasen TAYLOR SO 27:42.9 3:28.7 25:44.8
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NCAA DII
Region		 Conference
1st 33 0:56.5 7s/7f #19 East Central (Okla.) Central 3 AQ GAC (1)
2nd 49 0:53.0 7s/7f OKLAHOMA BAPTIST Central 7 GAC (2)
3rd 50 0:47.0 7s/7f Harding Central 9 GAC (3)
4th 110 1:17.7 7s/7f Ouachita Baptist Central 16 GAC (4)
5th 142 1:30.9 7s/7f Southern Arkansas Central 27 GAC (5)
6th 162 1:00.2 7s/7f Northwestern Oklahoma State Central 21 GAC (6)
7th 233 12:20.9 5s/5f Southern Nazarene Central GAC (7)
8th 242 11:03.2 6s/6f Arkansas-Monticello Central GAC (8)

October 11 DBU Old Glory Gallop
Grand Prairie, Texas * Lynn Creek Park (host: Dallas Baptist)
8.0k (4.9M)

Oklahoma Baptist Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 22nd Zachary WILLIAMS FR 24:39.9 21 — 24:39.9
2 61st Levi HAYNES FR 25:21.6 57 0:41.7 25:00.7
3 78th Elijah WHITE JR 25:39.6 70 0:59.7 25:13.7
4 83rd Jacob TIGER FR 25:43.8 73 1:03.9 25:21.2
5 109th Hudson CUNNINGHAM SO 26:04.3 92 1:24.4 25:29.8
6 132nd Josh KEARSE JR 26:21.3 (110) 1:41.4 25:38.4
7 179th Ira GIKAS FR 26:49.9 (141) 2:10.0 25:48.6
8 217th Cameron LANGDON FR 27:20.8 2:40.9 26:00.1
9 222nd Jaxon WALL FR 27:24.3 2:44.4 26:09.5
10 247th Ostan HERNANDEZ FR 27:43.5 3:03.6 26:18.9
11 258th Kasen TAYLOR SO 27:52.4 3:12.5 26:27.4

September 20 Missouri Southern Stampede
Joplin, Mo. * Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course (host: Missouri Southern)
8.0k (4.9M)

Oklahoma Baptist Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 50th Jacob TIGER FR 25:39.8 45 — 25:39.8
2 69th Hudson CUNNINGHAM SO 26:00.3 62 0:20.5 25:50.0
3 80th Josh KEARSE JR 26:24.3 72 0:44.5 26:01.4
4 82nd Logan AUSTIN FR 26:27.0 73 0:47.2 26:07.8
5 92nd Rylan NOFIRE FR 26:38.3 82 0:58.5 26:13.9
6 93rd Ira GIKAS FR 26:38.8 (83) 0:59.0 26:18.0
7 103rd Ostan HERNANDEZ FR 26:52.1 (90) 1:12.3 26:22.9
8 173rd Kasen TAYLOR SO 28:28.7 2:48.9 26:38.6

September 4 Rogers State Distance After Dark
Tulsa, Okla. * Mohawk Park (host: Rogers State)
5.0k (3.1M)

Oklahoma Baptist Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 9th Josh KEARSE JR 20:55.14 9 — 20:55.2
2 10th Jacob TIGER FR 20:56.47 10 0:01.3 20:55.8
3 26th Ostan HERNANDEZ FR 21:25.50 25 0:30.3 21:05.7
4 30th Logan AUSTIN FR 21:34.84 29 0:39.7 21:13.0
5 31st Hudson CUNNINGHAM SO 21:35.82 30 0:40.7 21:17.6
6 47th Rylan NOFIRE FR 22:02.36 (41) 1:07.2 21:25.0
7 71st Kasen TAYLOR SO 22:45.39 (55) 1:50.2 21:36.5
8 78th Jaxon WALL FR 23:07.15 2:12.0 21:47.8

Season Individual Results

Damien WILLIAMS – SR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Oct 25 GAC 8.0k (4.9M) 24:14.2 4th 1
Nov 8 Central 10.0k (6.2M) 30:55.2 11th 1

Emery CRAYTON – JR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Oct 25 GAC 8.0k (4.9M) 24:17.2 5th 2
Nov 8 Central 10.0k (6.2M) 31:56.9 40th 3

Zachary WILLIAMS – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Oct 11 DBU Old Glory 8.0k (4.9M) 24:39.9 22nd 1
Oct 25 GAC 8.0k (4.9M) 24:38.5 10th 3
Nov 8 Central 10.0k (6.2M) 31:41.0 33rd 2

Levi HAYNES – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Oct 11 DBU Old Glory 8.0k (4.9M) 25:21.6 61st 2
Oct 25 GAC 8.0k (4.9M) 25:07.2 18th 5
Nov 8 Central 10.0k (6.2M) 32:24.6 55th 5

Elijah WHITE – JR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Oct 11 DBU Old Glory 8.0k (4.9M) 25:39.6 78th 3
Oct 25 GAC 8.0k (4.9M) 25:10.0 20th 6
Nov 8 Central 10.0k (6.2M) 32:21.3 54th 4

James WILLIAMS – SR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Oct 25 GAC 8.0k (4.9M) 24:47.5 12th 4
Nov 8 Central 10.0k (6.2M) 33:58.8 126th 7

Jacob TIGER – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 4 Rogers State Distance After Dark 5.0k (3.1M) 20:56.5 10th 2
Sep 20 Missouri Southern Stampede 8.0k (4.9M) 25:39.8 50th 1
Oct 11 DBU Old Glory 8.0k (4.9M) 25:43.8 83rd 4
Oct 25 GAC 8.0k (4.9M) 25:31.0 23rd 7
Nov 8 Central 10.0k (6.2M) 33:07.1 85th 6

Hudson CUNNINGHAM – SO

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 4 Rogers State Distance After Dark 5.0k (3.1M) 21:35.9 31st 5
Sep 20 Missouri Southern Stampede 8.0k (4.9M) 26:00.3 69th 2
Oct 11 DBU Old Glory 8.0k (4.9M) 26:04.3 109th 5
Oct 25 GAC 8.0k (4.9M) 25:31.3 24th 8

Cameron LANGDON – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Oct 11 DBU Old Glory 8.0k (4.9M) 27:20.8 217th 8
Oct 25 GAC 8.0k (4.9M) 25:48.1 31st 9

Ethan BANKS – JR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Oct 25 GAC 8.0k (4.9M) 26:09.2 43rd 10

Rylan NOFIRE – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 4 Rogers State Distance After Dark 5.0k (3.1M) 22:02.4 47th 6
Sep 20 Missouri Southern Stampede 8.0k (4.9M) 26:38.3 92nd 5
Oct 25 GAC 8.0k (4.9M) 26:10.2 44th 11

Logan AUSTIN – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 4 Rogers State Distance After Dark 5.0k (3.1M) 21:34.9 30th 4
Sep 20 Missouri Southern Stampede 8.0k (4.9M) 26:27.0 82nd 4
Oct 25 GAC 8.0k (4.9M) 26:16.0 45th 12

Ira GIKAS – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 20 Missouri Southern Stampede 8.0k (4.9M) 26:38.8 93rd 6
Oct 11 DBU Old Glory 8.0k (4.9M) 26:49.9 179th 7
Oct 25 GAC 8.0k (4.9M) 26:22.1 47th 13

Josh KEARSE – JR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 4 Rogers State Distance After Dark 5.0k (3.1M) 20:55.2 9th 1
Sep 20 Missouri Southern Stampede 8.0k (4.9M) 26:24.3 80th 3
Oct 11 DBU Old Glory 8.0k (4.9M) 26:21.3 132nd 6
Oct 25 GAC 8.0k (4.9M) 26:29.7 49th 14

Ostan HERNANDEZ – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 4 Rogers State Distance After Dark 5.0k (3.1M) 21:25.5 26th 3
Sep 20 Missouri Southern Stampede 8.0k (4.9M) 26:52.1 103rd 7
Oct 11 DBU Old Glory 8.0k (4.9M) 27:43.5 247th 10
Oct 25 GAC 8.0k (4.9M) 26:31.1 51st 15

Jaxon WALL – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 4 Rogers State Distance After Dark 5.0k (3.1M) 23:07.2 78th 8
Oct 11 DBU Old Glory 8.0k (4.9M) 27:24.3 222nd 9
Oct 25 GAC 8.0k (4.9M) 26:56.6 66th 16

Kasen TAYLOR – SO

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 4 Rogers State Distance After Dark 5.0k (3.1M) 22:45.4 71st 7
Sep 20 Missouri Southern Stampede 8.0k (4.9M) 28:28.7 173rd 8
Oct 11 DBU Old Glory 8.0k (4.9M) 27:52.4 258th 11
Oct 25 GAC 8.0k (4.9M) 27:42.9 82nd 17

Jacob KERBO – SO

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 4 Rogers State Distance After Dark 5.0k (3.1M) — 0