Oklahoma State’s appearance at the Arkansas Twilight meet on Friday featured one of the greatest running performances in Cowboys history. Hafez Mahadi not only won OSU’s first race of the day, but he used his 800-meter-run to set a new program record with a time of 1:45.59. It also set a new meet record for the Arkansas Twilight. Mahadi overtook a record that stood for two years. Mehdi Yanouri previously held the mark of 1:45.97, which was set at the 2024 Flanders Cup in Belgium. Hafez Mahadi’s Record-Breaking Run Mahadi also takes down the Arkansas Twilight Meet Record with his time of 1:45.69! #GoPokes I #run4okstate https://t.co/buHbtEapu5 pic.twitter.com/KM49FLisq9 — Oklahoma State XC/T&F (@run4okstate) May 9, 2026 Mahadi ran with four other Cowboys in the race. The next closest OSU runner was Ben Currence, who finished 11th with a time of 1:50.95. That doesn’t mean that Mahadi wasn’t pushed.…