NCAA Cross Country Championships

Nash Vanbibber
November 17, 2018

The final race of the Iowa State cross country men’s and women’s season took place today this afternoon in Madison, Wisconsin. The Iowa State men’s cross country team finished inside the top ten taking the No.7 spot while to Iowa State women’s team placed 15^th.

Junior Edwin Kurgat placed in third at the NCAA Championship and earned All-American honors. This was the best individual finish by a Cyclone since Jonah Koech won the individual title in 1990. Kurgat was also named the 39^th All American in school history this afternoon.

Junior Andrew Jordan finished with a time of 30:05.10 and came in 46^th place, close to All-American contention. Freshman Chad Johnson finished with a time of 30:18.15 and came in 61^st place. Senior Dan Curts and sophomore Milo Greder also earned top-100 finishes at the NCAA Championship. Curts finished with a time of 30:26.92 to place 76^th followed closely behind was Greder with a time of 30:31.56 placing 84^th. The last Cyclones to cross the finish line was senior John Nownes and sophomore Zach Black. Nownes finished with a time of 31:02.77 coming in 150^th place, while Black came in 232^nd with a time of 32:36.19.

Men’s Team Results:

1.Northern Arizona

2.BYU

3.Portland

4.Colorado

5.Stanford

6.Washington

7.Iowa State

8.Wisconsin

9.Colorado State

10.Washington State

Men’s Individual Results:

3.Edwin Kurgat, 29:08.97

46.Andrew Jordan, 30:05.10

61.Chad Johnson, 30:26.92

76.Dan Curts, 30:26.92

84.Milo Greder, 30:31.56

150.John Nownes, 31:02.77

232.Zack Black, 32:36.19

The Iowa State women’s cross country team placed 15^th at the NCAA Championship this afternoon. This is the second time the Iowa State women’s team has placed in top-20 at the NCAA Championships since the 2013-2014 seasons.

Anne Frisbie led the the pack today, finishing with a total time of 20:31.96 coming in 34^th place. Frisbie became Iowa State’s 35^th cross country All American in school history after her impressive run this afternoon.

Sophomores Cailie Logue and Amanda Vestri finished in the top-100. Logue placed in 53^rd with a time of 20:44.33, followed by Vestri who placed in 173^rd place with a time of 21:37.32. Another pair of Sophomores finished the race fairly close together. Karly Ackley finished in 196th place with a time of 21:51.26. Meanwhile Larkin Chapman finished with a total time of 22:08.3 placing in 217^th.

Women’s Team Results:

1.Colorado

2.New Mexico

3.Oregon

4.Michigan

5.Stanford

6.Boise State

7.BYU

8.Notre Dame

9.Washington

10.Wisconsin

11.Michigan State