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Cross Country
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Men: 1st, Women: 1st
Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, October 31
Columbia, Mo.
11:00 AM
Iowa State University
at
Big 12 Championships
Cyclone Women Make History at Big 12 Meet
10.31.2009 | Cross Country
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Iowa State women's cross country team earned its best finish in Big 12 Championship history, finishing third overall at the 2009 Big 12 Cross Country Championships. The Cyclone men finished fourth.
Senior Lisa Koll led the Iowa State women with a third-place individual finish. She was also third in 2007. This ties the best finish ever for an ISU runner at the Big 12 Championship. Koll's time of 21 minutes 17 seconds was only four seconds behind the second-place finisher.
Freshman Betsy Saina and senior Grace Kemmey crossed the finish line almost together, taking 17th and 18th place, respectively. Their times were split by three-tenths of a second. Freshman Alphine Tuliamuk placed 20th (22:19), while sophomore Meaghan Nelson rounded out the top five finishers, placing 27th (22:34).
In the men's race, Iowa State senior Guor Marial's effort (25:04) earned him fourth-place, leading the Cyclone men to fourth-place finish overall. Marial's finish marked the first time since 2001 that a Cyclone runner finished the league race among the top five finishers. Junior Hillary Bor was the second Cyclone across the finish line, placing eighth (25:18). Sophomore Yonas Mebrahtu finished 18th (25:35), while junior Ben Murphy-Baum finished 36th (25:58). Senior Jory Zunich's 42nd-place finish (26:03) rounded out the top five finishers.
The Iowa State cross country teams will next travel to Springfield, Mo. for the NCAA Midwest Regional Cross Country Championships, Saturday, Nov. 15. Results will be posted on cyclones.com.
Women's Individual Results: 1. Jenny Barringer, Colorado, 20:27; 3. Lisa Koll, IOWA STATE, 21:17; 17. Betsy Saina, IOWA STATE, 22:15; 18. Grace Kemmey, IOWA STATE, 22:15; 20. Alphine Tuliamuk, IOWA STATE, 22:19; 27. Meaghan Nelson, IOWA STATE, 22:34; 35. Paige Ties, IOWA STATE, 22:41; 71. Dani Stack, IOWA STATE, 23:56; 77. Brittany Rover, IOWA STATE, 24:12; 91. Semehar Tesfaye, IOWA STATE, 25:03.
Women's Team Results: 1. Texas Tech, 38; 2. Colorado, 52; 3. IOWA STATE, 85; 4. Nebraska, 143; 5. Kansas, 160; 6. Kansas State, 170; 7. Baylor, 174; 8. Texas, 210; 9. Missouri, 212; 10. Oklahoma State, 224; 11. Texas A&M, 243; 12. Oklahoma, 340.
Men's Individual Results: 1. Ryan Vail, Oklahoma State, 24:50; 5. Guor Marial, IOWA STATE, 25:04; 8. Hillary Bor, IOWA STATE, 25:18; 18. Yonas Mebrahtu, IOWA STATE, 25:35; 36. Ben Murphy-Baum, IOWA STATE, 25:58; 42. Jory Zunich, IOWA STATE, 26:03; 52. Brandon Rooney, IOWA STATE, 26:18; 59. Clayton Carper, IOWA STATE, 26:35; 69. Joel Limo, IOWA STATE, 26:58; 72. Rico Loy, IOWA STATE, 27:07.
Men's Team Results: 1. Oklahoma State, 24; 2. Colorado, 56; 3. Oklahoma, 75; 4. IOWA STATE, 107; 5. Texas, 132; 6. Texas A&M, 171; 7. Nebraska, 199; 8. Kansas, 237; 8. Missouri, 237; 10. Texas Tech, 278; 11. Baylor, 282; 12. Kansas State, 354.
Senior Lisa Koll led the Iowa State women with a third-place individual finish. She was also third in 2007. This ties the best finish ever for an ISU runner at the Big 12 Championship. Koll's time of 21 minutes 17 seconds was only four seconds behind the second-place finisher.
Freshman Betsy Saina and senior Grace Kemmey crossed the finish line almost together, taking 17th and 18th place, respectively. Their times were split by three-tenths of a second. Freshman Alphine Tuliamuk placed 20th (22:19), while sophomore Meaghan Nelson rounded out the top five finishers, placing 27th (22:34).
In the men's race, Iowa State senior Guor Marial's effort (25:04) earned him fourth-place, leading the Cyclone men to fourth-place finish overall. Marial's finish marked the first time since 2001 that a Cyclone runner finished the league race among the top five finishers. Junior Hillary Bor was the second Cyclone across the finish line, placing eighth (25:18). Sophomore Yonas Mebrahtu finished 18th (25:35), while junior Ben Murphy-Baum finished 36th (25:58). Senior Jory Zunich's 42nd-place finish (26:03) rounded out the top five finishers.
The Iowa State cross country teams will next travel to Springfield, Mo. for the NCAA Midwest Regional Cross Country Championships, Saturday, Nov. 15. Results will be posted on cyclones.com.
Women's Individual Results: 1. Jenny Barringer, Colorado, 20:27; 3. Lisa Koll, IOWA STATE, 21:17; 17. Betsy Saina, IOWA STATE, 22:15; 18. Grace Kemmey, IOWA STATE, 22:15; 20. Alphine Tuliamuk, IOWA STATE, 22:19; 27. Meaghan Nelson, IOWA STATE, 22:34; 35. Paige Ties, IOWA STATE, 22:41; 71. Dani Stack, IOWA STATE, 23:56; 77. Brittany Rover, IOWA STATE, 24:12; 91. Semehar Tesfaye, IOWA STATE, 25:03.
Women's Team Results: 1. Texas Tech, 38; 2. Colorado, 52; 3. IOWA STATE, 85; 4. Nebraska, 143; 5. Kansas, 160; 6. Kansas State, 170; 7. Baylor, 174; 8. Texas, 210; 9. Missouri, 212; 10. Oklahoma State, 224; 11. Texas A&M, 243; 12. Oklahoma, 340.
Men's Individual Results: 1. Ryan Vail, Oklahoma State, 24:50; 5. Guor Marial, IOWA STATE, 25:04; 8. Hillary Bor, IOWA STATE, 25:18; 18. Yonas Mebrahtu, IOWA STATE, 25:35; 36. Ben Murphy-Baum, IOWA STATE, 25:58; 42. Jory Zunich, IOWA STATE, 26:03; 52. Brandon Rooney, IOWA STATE, 26:18; 59. Clayton Carper, IOWA STATE, 26:35; 69. Joel Limo, IOWA STATE, 26:58; 72. Rico Loy, IOWA STATE, 27:07.
Men's Team Results: 1. Oklahoma State, 24; 2. Colorado, 56; 3. Oklahoma, 75; 4. IOWA STATE, 107; 5. Texas, 132; 6. Texas A&M, 171; 7. Nebraska, 199; 8. Kansas, 237; 8. Missouri, 237; 10. Texas Tech, 278; 11. Baylor, 282; 12. Kansas State, 354.
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