FORT WORTH, TEXAS. – No. 4 West Texas A&M Men's Cross Country closed out their regular season Saturday morning at the Old Glory Gallop and produced a dominant win. Freshman Meshack Keter won the event with a PR time.  
 
WT produced another season-low in points with 25 as they won the meet by over 100 points. They were followed by No. 30 Oklahoma Baptist (132), East Central (153), Drury (153), and DBU (210).  
 
Meshack Keter led the charge for the Buffs as he went wire-to-wire for the win. He finished with a time of 22:52.31 as he tallied his second straight victory. Diego Uribe was the next highest finisher for WT as he came in fourth. Uribe was in fifth at the 2k mark and moved up to fourth at 5k. He held that position the rest of the way to finish with a 23:23.03 time. Vivien Delin and Luca Minale went back-to-back as they finished fifth and sixth respectively. Both climbed positioning throughout the entire race after sitting in 13th and 14th at the 2k mark. The last Buff to score points was Tommaso Toppi who took 10th with a 23:37.89 mark. Toppi held his top 10 status for the entire race.
 
No. 4 West Texas A&M at Old Glory Gallop (8K)
October 17, 2026 | 8:15 a.m. | Fort Worth, Texas | AP Ranch
 
Team Score: 1st of 43 teams (25 points)
 
1. Meshack Keter- 22:52.31
4. Diego Uribe- 23:23.03
5. Vivien Delin- 23:27.13
6. Luca Minale- 23:28.08
10. Tommaso Toppi- 23:37.89
11. Merlijn Van der Velden- 23:40.35
12. Miles Cox- 23:46.35
88. Achille Bazantay- 25:07.15
151. Jordan Purcell- 25:40.49
173. Kaden Jenkins- 25:52.81
422. Kyle Richard- 28:50.0
 
Buffalo Bits

• This was the third meet win of the year for the Buffs after also coming out victorious at the Texas Tech Open on September 18 and Louisville Classic on October 3. 25 points was a new season-low mark for WT.
• Meshack Keter won his second straight meet after also taking the title at the Louisville Classic.
• Every Buff ran a new PR time in the meet.

 
Up Next
West Texas A&M will begin preparation for the postseason before running at the Lone Star Conference Championships on Saturday, November 7.
 
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