EDMOND – The University of Central Oklahoma cross country team looks to expand the talent for the fall 2020 season with the signing of five athletes to national letters of intent in the early signing period.
Samantha Jasso, Melanie Jacquez, Katie McCathern, Harley Albert, and Charlotte Means all signed letters to compete at Central Oklahoma next fall, bolstering the Broncho lineup.
Jasso is a senior at Andrews High School in Andrews, Texas. She runs for coach Wade Floyd. Some of her accomplishments include two-time regional and state qualifier in the Texas 4A division. She clocked a 12:02 to pace an 11th-place finish at the state meet.
A pair of runners from Hereford High School in Hereford, Texas are coming to Central. They are coached by Jose Huerta. Jacquez has been to state the past two years qualifying in the 4A division. Her team placed third both years that she was a part of the accountable finishes. McCathern has paced alongside her teammate to have success at Hereford. She has qualified for regionals three times and has had two state-berths. She placed 26th at state as a senior.
Albert is out of Canyon-Randall High School in Canyon, Texas. She runs for Coach Rebekah James. She has been selected to the all-district, all-area, all-region and all-state teams several times in the 5A division. She has had accountable finishes on the track and the course as a Lady Raider. Harley's fastest clocked 5k is an 18:40 on a tough course.
Means, from Norman High, runs for Coach Scott Monnard. She has dominated in the state of Oklahoma. She is the lone Oklahoman signing in the early signing period and is a great addition to the team. The Norman native has qualified four times as an individual and a part of a team for the state meet. She placed third at state in 2018 receiving honorable mention. In 2016, she was the state runner-up in her division. In 2017, her team won regionals and state.
