A stronger, calmer Crystal Nelson is leading the No. 6 Iowa State women's cross country team this season. The Cyclone junior is taking a more disciplined approach to racing than in recent years, with a renewed focus on staying patient.

Dave Smith (Oklahoma State) and Andrea Grove-McDonough (Iowa State) have been selected as the 2014 Big 12 Cross Country Coaches of the Year, as voted by the league's coaches. Smith takes home the honors for the seventh-consecutive year. Grove-McDonough...

The Oklahoma State men and Iowa State women took home team titles at the 2014 Big 12 Cross Country Championship. Both squads continued their reign over the conference cross country scene, as the Cowboys secured their seventh-straight Big 12 title, whil...

The 2014 Big 12 Cross Country Championships will be held Saturday Nov. 1, at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kansas. This marks the second time the event has hosted at Rim Rock Farm (2006).

A total of 106 student-athletes have been named to the 2014 Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country Team.

Oklahoma's Abbabiya Simbassa and Iowa State's Crystal Nelson have been named the Big 12's Cross Country Runners of the Week for competitions taking place between Oct. 14-Oct. 20. It is the second-career Big 12 weekly award for both student-athletes.