The Iowa State Cyclones men’s cross country team finished in fourth place this afternoon at the Nuttycombe. The fouth-place finish is the best finish by a Cyclone team at the Nuttycombe Invitational in school history.

All-American Edwin Kurgat finished runner-up individually, taking second place in a time of 23:17.6, which was just one second off the pace set by Winner Morgan Mcdonald.

Iowa State received top-40 performances from three other runners. Senior Festus Lagat took 21^st in a time of 23:44.5, while All-American Andrew Jordan finished in 29^th with a time of 23:50.9. Senior Dan Curts was the fourth Cyclone to finish in the top-40, posting a 34^th-place finish in 23:53.2. Sophomore Milo Greder took 66^th in a time of 24:12.1. Cyclone rookie Chad Johnson finished in 116^th place to finish with a time of 24:34.4.

Individual Results (8k):

2^nd– Edwin Kurgat, 23:17.6

21^st – Festus Lagat, 23:44.5

29^th – Andrew Jordan, 23:53.2

34^th – Dan Curts, 23:53.2

66^th – Milo Greder, 24:12.1

116^th – Chad Johnson, 24:34.4

Team Scores (Top-10 out of 34 Total Teams)

1.Northern Arizona- 46

2.Wisonsin- 135

3.Portland- 140

4.Iowa State- 152

5.Boise State- 160

6.Colorado State- 253

7. Air Force- 267

8.Colorado-278

9.Purdue-317

10. Southern Utah – 332

Iowa State will travel to Peoria, Illinois on Friday, October 12 at 4 p.m. at the Bradley Pink Classic.