STILLWATER, Okla. – NM State made their first trip to the Cowboy Jamboree since the 2011-12 season on Saturday morning, competing with some of the best talent in the nation. Thomas Croshaw made his season debut, taking 11^th after crossing the line with a time of 23:56.2, while Nia Allison paced the Aggie women, finishing 20^th overall with a time of 20:49.2.
 
Opening the morning's action, the women's 6k saw the field of over 170 student-athletes take to the Griener Family Cross Country Course. Allison tallied the top result among the Aggies, while fifth-year Aggie Khloi Bird finished with a time 22:13.1 to finish second on the squad. Trista Cordova (22:22.1), Eloïse Stuart (22:27.9) and Jordan Torres (22:30.3) finished in close proximity, taking 70^th, 73^rd and 76^th, respectively.
 
Sophomore Brooke Kelly tallied a personal best in Stillwater, posting a time of 23:17.9. Abigail Beam (23:51.8) and Murrie Dodge (23:53.2) rounded out the NM State entrants.
 
In the men's 8k, Albuquerque native Thomas Croshaw recorded a time of 23:56.2, finishing 11^th in a race featuring more than 210 participants.
 
Junior Orion Chavez took second on the team with a mark of 25:10.9, while fellow junior and first-year Aggie Cal Schenpf tallied a time of 26:04.9.
 
Teammates with Schenpf at Mesa Community College, senior Nick Valle tabbed fourth among the NM State men with a mark of 26:19.
 
Brothers and teammates Derick Castellanos and Ethan Castellanos finished with times of 26:28.4 and 26:39.2, while Leo Valenzuela added a mark of 26:32.1.
 
A quartet of Omer Ibrahim (25:56.5), Michael Castorena (26:58.8), Antonio Arreola (27:04.7) and Angel Maese (27:20.8) closed out the Aggie efforts in The Sooner State.
  
2026 Cowboy Jamboree
Women's Results

7. Stephen F. Austin – 183
8. NM State – 231
9. TCU – 252

 
Men's Results

8. Oral Roberts –  249
9. NM State – 285
10. Lamar – 313

 
UP NEXT
NM State will take an extended break to prepare for their regular season finale, the Arturo Barrios Invitational, held on Saturday, Oct. 16, hosted by Texas A&M at the Watts Cross Country Course. This will serve as the largest meet of the season for the Crimson & White, as their precursor for the 2026 Confernece USA Cross Country Championships, taking place on Saturday, Oct. 31.
 
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