Iowa State had a successful day at the Drake Fall Classic on Friday in Des Moines, highlighted by Daniel Ducharme winning the men’s race with a time of 12:38.

The 4,000-meter competition included runners from Drake, Iowa State and Northern Iowa.

The ISU women had five of their six runners place in the top 10 spots in the meet.

“Since this race was a shorter distance than what we will race throughout the year, it was mostly a fitness test for those who raced to see where they are at,” said assistant coach Travis Hartke.

Kellien Oettle and Nicole Engelhardt had the fastest times for the ISU women, running 15:16 and 15:21, coming in for a second- and third-place finishes.

“Most everyone had a positive experience,” Hartke said.

The team doesn’t know the full potential of its runners yet since it did not race the entire group of athletes at the meet.

“We will not [know] until the Griak meet later in the month,” Hartke said. “I think this shows where our team is as a whole though fitness wise.”

The cross country team’s next meet is the only home meet it will host.

The Intercollegiate Meet is scheduled for Sept. 18.