MIDWEST CITY — Oilton senior Nate Smith closed his 2026 cross country season Saturday with a 62ndplace fi nish at the OSSAA Class A State Cross Country Championships in Midwest City.
Competing at Carl Albert High School, Smith completed the boys 5-kilometer course in 18 minutes, 33.56 seconds.
Smith represented the Panthers against some of the top smallschool distance runners in Oklahoma, earning his place in the season-ending championship race.
His 62nd-place fi nish put him in the middle portion of the Class A fi eld.
The championship course covered approximately 3.1 miles, testing runners over a distance that requires both endurance and consistent pacing.
Smith's appearance at state capped his senior cross country season and gave Oilton representation in the Class A boys championship.
With his fi nal race completed, Smith closes the 2026 campaign having competed on the state's biggest high school cross country stage.