SHAWNEE, Okla. – The East Central University women's cross country team saw RSr. Aaliyah Regg-Wajid finished second individually and the team claimed third (of nine) at the 2021 Oklahoma Baptist University Invitational.

2021 OBU Invitational Results

Regg-Wajid finished the two-mile race, with a time of 11:35.63, for her best time in the event in her career.
 

Finish	Team	Score	Scoring Order
1.	Oklahoma Baptist	29	1-3-4-10-11
2.	Southwestern Oklahoma State	70	9-13-15-16-17
3.	East Central	83	2-6-7-22-46
4.	Texas Wesleyan	127	8-12-28-35-44
5.	Cameron	130	18-23-26-30-33
6.	Central Oklahoma	136	5-25-32-36-38
7.	North Central Texas	137	19-21-24-31-42
8.	Southern Nazarene	185	14-39-40-43-49
9.	Carl Albert State College	263	50-51-53-54-55

Tiger Top Performers

• RSr. Aaliyah Regg-Wajid – 11:35.63 – 2^nd
• RSr. Barbara Johnson – 12:00.88 – 6^th
• RSr. Katie Cowger – 12:01.23 – 7^th
• Fr. Sarah Gee – 13:04.45 – 23^rd
• Sr. Emisela Martines – 14:22.77 – 54^th

Tiger Highlights

• Regg-Wajid has ran in the race one previous time (2020-21)
  • Finished 7^th overall – 12:20.65
• The Tigers were one of four teams in the event from the Great American Conference
  • Oklahoma Baptist – 1^st
  • Southwestern Oklahoma State – 2^nd
  • Southern Nazarene – 8^th
• ECU has participated in the race for six-straight years
  • Never finished out of the top-3 teams
• This was the third time for Cowger and Johnson to run in the race
  • Cowger – top individual fish and time
    • 2020-21: 13:33.06 (8^th) / 2018: 2001.28 (24^th)
  • Johnson – top individual time and finish
    • 2020-21: 13:24.48 (16^th) / 2018: 19:59.15 (23^rd)
• Martines participated in the meet for the second team and turned in a top individual time
  • 2020-21: 14.29.65 (24^th)
• This was the first career race for Gee

Up Next

• The Tigers will be off until Saturday, Sept. 18
  • Missouri Southern Stampede – Joplin, Mo.
  • Race will be a preview of the 2021 NCAA DII Central Regional race course