2024 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Coaching Staff

Branch Cox
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- High School:
- Amarillo High School
- Prev School:
- Oklahoma
- Hometown:
- Amarillo, Texas
Bio
FIFTH-YEAR (2024)
- Second Cougar to cross the 10k finish line (57th, 31:19.6) at the NCAA South Central Regional (Nov. 15).
- Top Houston performer at the Big 12 Championship with a 59th place finish with his time of 24:13.15 (Nov. 1).
- Led the Cougars at the Texas A&M Invitational with a personal best time of 23:41.7 in the 8K, placing fourth overall (Sept. 13).
- Earned first collegiate cross country victory in the men’s 6k at the UIW Twilight with a time of 18:06.9 (Aug. 30).
- One of six Cougars to compete in all five meets.
- Led Houston the final three meets of the season (Arturo Barrios Invitational, Big 12 Championships, NCAA Regional)
- Finished third overall at the Lamar Early Bird Opener, his first top five finish as a Cougar.
- Finished as the first or second Houston competitor to cross the finish line at all five meets.
- Made his Cougar debut at the McNeese Opener.
- Crossed the finish line second for Houston in his Cougar debut.
- Houston's #2 runner the first three meets of the season.
- Top 3 finisher for Houston in four of the five meets competed in.
- Competed in five of the team's six meets.
- Competed at Oklahoma for two seasons.
- Won the 3,000 meters twice during his two track seasons at Oklahoma.
- 3x cross country MVP.
- 1x track and field MVP.
- Won the 2019 and 2020 district championships in both cross country and track and field.
- Parents are Michelle and Cody Cox.
- Has four siblings, Miles, Grady, Karis and Elizabeth.
- Brother Miles also runs cross country and track and field at Houston.
Cross Country Early Bird Opener Recap
Monday, September 04