No. 13 Cyclones Take Seventh At NCAA Championships

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 13 Iowa State men's cross country team continued their postseason success at the NCAA Championships on Saturday morning. The men finished in seventh as a team (279), which is ISU's best finish since they won the title in 1994.

Northern Arizona won their second consecutive team title. They placed three runners in the top-8 and grossed 74 team points.

After the first 2k, the Cardinal and Gold were in 21st place. A strong second half of the race, which placed five Iowa Staters in the top-100 individually, pushed ISU to their 12th top-10 finish in program history.

The Cyclones received an All-America performance from sophomore Andrew Jordan. Through 2k, he sat in 41st. Just like the rest of the ISU runners, Jordan's final 5k was outstanding. He finished 15th in a time of 29:40.60. With his All-America finish, Jordan becomes the 38th All-American in program history. Jordan's 15th place finish was the best by an Iowa State runner since 1994.

Four other Cyclones turned in top-100 finishes for Iowa State. Sophomore Stanley Langat crossed the finish line in 30:14.21 for 53rd place. Redshirt junior Dan Curts finish 68th with a time of 30:24.70.

Senior Nathan Rodriguez and redshirt sophomore Thomas Pollard finished on each other's heals. Rodriguez finished 97th in a time of 30:41.13, right before Pollard crossed the finish line in 30:41.38 for 98th.

All-Region performer Milo Greder finished 147th in 31:06.64 and junior John Nownes took 214th with a time of 31:51.44

Team Scores
1. Northern Arizona (74)
2. Portland (127)
3. BYU (165)
4. Stanford (221)
5. Arkansas (259)
6. Oregon (274)
7. Iowa State (279)

Individual Results
15. Andrew Jordan - 29:40.65
53. Stanley Langat - 30:14.21
68. Dan Curts - 30:24.70
97. Nathan Rodriguez - 30:41.13
98. Thomas Pollard - 30:41.38
147. Milo Greder - 31:06.63
214. John Nownes - 31:51.44

No. 13 Cyclones Take Seventh At NCAA Championships

Players Mentioned

Dan Curts

John Nownes

Thomas Pollard

Nathan Rodriguez

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No. 13 Cyclones Take Seventh At NCAA Championships

Players Mentioned

Dan Curts

John Nownes

Thomas Pollard

Nathan Rodriguez

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