In cross country, a runner will rack up miles and miles on the trails, but that's nothing compared to the lengths University of Oklahoma senior Abbabiya Simbassa has gone to get where he is today.

Identical twins Brett and Jeff Bachman are always pushing each other, and their Kansas State teammates, to be better.

Kansas' Grace Morgan and Oklahoma State's Luis Martinez earned the first Big 12 Runner of the Week honors of the 2014 season. It is the first time either runner, both of whom are freshmen, has earned a Big 12 weekly award.

Seven Big 12 Cross Country teams earned rankings in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association national preseason poll.

Fifteen Big 12 Cross Country teams are ranked in the 2014 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association preseason regional poll.

The Big 12 Conference has announced its Scholar-Athlete of the Year recipients for the 2013 fall sport season.