There are 1,980 miles from Lake Stevens, Washington, to Stillwater. That’s how far cross-country runner Taylor Roe traveled to run at OSU.
Roe’s connection to OSU initially started with coach Dave Smith, another Washington native, sending her a letter in the mail.
“When Oklahoma State first reached out, I was kind of thrown off because I thought that there was no way Oklahoma State could be good at running,” Roe said. “Coach (Dave Smith) wrote in his card that he was from Washington and that stood out to me. Once I looked at the program, I realized that Oklahoma State is really good at running and I should be talking to them.