Dave Smith was named the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country National Coach of the Year. Smith, in his 18th year as head coach at Oklahoma State, led the Cowboys to the team title at the 2023 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships in Charlottesville, Virginia. OSU dominated the proceedings, amassing just 49 points for the lowest winning score since 2005. Five Cowboys finished among the top-15 scored athletes. Earlier in the season, OSU won team titles at the Midwest Region Championships, the Big 12 Championships and the Cowboy Jamboree.