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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Set For NCAA Midwest Regional
11.12.2014 | Cross Country
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State cross country teams head to the Newman Golf Course Friday to compete at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Peoria, Illinois. Both teams are looking to clinch berths at next week's NCAA Championships.
Where: Newman Golf Course, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
When: Nov. 14 - 12:00 p.m. CT (Women) | 1:00 p.m. (Men)
Course Maps: Women (6K) | Men (10K)
The No. 5-ranked Cyclone women are chasing their fifth-consecutive regional title. The squad will be without All-Americans Crystal Nelson and Bethanie Brown, who are sitting out the regional meet in preparation for NCAAs. The Cyclones will see strong competition from No. 20 Minnesota and Oklahoma State, which is receiving votes in the latest national poll.
The Iowa State men will look to qualify for the NCAA meet as a team for the first time since 2009. The men currently rank at No. 4 in the Midwest behind Oklahoma State, Tulsa and Oklahoma.
The top two teams in each region automatically qualify for the national championships, along with 13 teams chosen through an at-large selection process. The selection is based on wins against auto-qualifying teams. The top-five individuals not on an auto-qualifying team also earn a trip to the NCAA meet.
Last Time Out
The Cyclone women captured their fourth-consecutive Big 12 title, placing all five scoring runners in the top-13 and three in the top four. Crystal Nelson (1st), Katy Moen (2nd), Margaret Connelly (4th), Erin Hooker (9th) and Perez Rotich (13th) each earned All-Big 12 recognition. The women's team totaled just 29 points, marking the lowest team score by any team at the Big 12 Championship since 2004 (Colorado, 25).
The Iowa State men placed third at the conference meet behind all-conference performances from Dan Curts (10th) and Martin Coolidge (14th). Edward Kemboi and Toby Hardwick also posted top-20 finishes, placing 17th and 18th, respectively.
Cyclone Notebook
*The No. 5-ranked Iowa State women's cross country team is coming off its fourth-straight Big 12 championship after a dominant performance that saw four ISU runners finish in the top-10 and three in the top-5 (Nelson - 1st, Moen - 2nd, Connelly - 4th, Hooker - 9th).
*The ISU women's four-meet conference winning streak is tied for the third-longest active streak in the nation among women's programs.
*The Cyclone women currently rank No. 1 in the Midwest, holding the region's top spot for nine consecutive weeks dating back to last season. The men are ranked No. 4 in the most recent poll.
*The ISU women are one of just three programs nationally to have multiple runners ranked inside the Saucony FloRankings top-15 (Nelson - 2nd, Moen - 12th).
*The Iowa State men are currently receiving votes in the national poll after a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championship. The Cyclones finished behind Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, taking down Texas at the conference meet.
*The Iowa State women have placed at least two runners in the top-5 at the Griak, Wisconsin and Big 12 meets behind great performances from Crystal Nelson (3rd, 1st & 1st), Katy Moen (4th, 5th and 2nd) and Margaret Connelly (4th at Big 12s).
*Nelson and Moen have proved to be one of the nation's most lethal 1-2 combos. The duo's back-to-back-to-back top-5 finishes have provided the anchor for the Cyclones this season.
*Connelly earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Year recognition, placing fourth at the conference meet. Connelly is the third Cyclone in as many years to earn the award.
*Dan Curts and Martin Coolidge posted All-Big 12 performances, finishing 10th and 14th at the conference meet. Curts finished second in the newcomer race as the top freshman across the line.
*All five scorers earned All-Big 12 accolades for the ISU women, as Nelson (1st), Moen (2nd), Connelly (4th), Hooker (9th) and Perez Rotich (13th) finished among the top-15 individuals.
*Nelson's title-winning performance at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational received national recognition, earning the 2013 All-American weekly awards from the USTFCCCA, Big 12 and Flotrack.
*At Griak, the Iowa State women defeated five nationally ranked programs, along with five more teams receiving votes in the national poll. The runner-up team finish and three-four individual finish earned the ISU women recognition as Flotrack's women's team of the week.
*The Iowa State men also put on a strong performance at the Griak meet, finishing fifth and taking down higher-ranked opponents in No. 24 Texas and No. 19 North Carolina.
*Cyclone senior Martin Coolidge was the team's top performer, placing fifth in the men's race with an 8K time of 24:55. Coolidge's 5th-place finish is the highest individual finish by a Cyclone at the Griak meet since 2009 (Hillary Bor, 2nd).
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