Betty Kipkore and Rosemary Longisa earned all-conference recognition and led No. 18 Iowa State to a sixth-place team finish at the 2026 Big 12 Championships. The event took place on Saturday morning at the Greiner Family OSU Cross Country Course in Stillwater, Okla.
Kipkore finished third with a time of 19:39.9, marking her second All-Big 12 honors. Longisa finished sixth with a time of 19:45.4, earning her first-time conference honor. Teammate Mercy Kibet also placed in the top 20, finishing 16th with a time of 20:07.0.
Other Iowa State finishers included Makayla Clark in 72nd place and Ruby Hughes in 95th place, both of whom were top 100 finishers. Additional runners for the team included Olivia Verde, who finished 12th, and Sheridan Wheeler, who finished 133rd.
The Big 12 Championships featured a highly competitive field. No. 1 BYU took first place with 56 points, followed by No. 3 West Virginia in second and No. 7 Oklahoma State in third. No. 10 Colorado finished fourth and No. 16 Utah finished fifth.
Iowa State will return to its home course on November 13 for the 2026 NCAA Midwest Regional Championship. The women's 6K race is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., followed by the men's 10K at 12 p.m.
