Iowa State Women, Logue Crowned Big 12 Champs

AMES, Iowa – The No. 17 Iowa State women's cross country team captured its seventh Big 12 Championship in the last eight seasons Friday afternoon at the ISU Cross Country Course. The Cyclones made it three consecutive conference titles, winning the 2018 crown with a team score of 35 points, 27 points clear of second place Oklahoma State (52).

Sophomore Cailie Logue was the individual Big 12 Champion. Logue dethroned two-time defending Big 12 Champion Sharon Lokedi of Kansas. Logue found her stride and reeled off a memorable final 1K that carried her across in the finish line in first place in 19:53.8.

Logue becomes Iowa State's first Big 12 Champion since 2015 when Perez Rotich took home the individual title.

First-year women's head coach Amy Rudolph's team poured in an outstanding group effort. Iowa State accounted for five of the top-11 runners individually,

Senior Anne Frisbie and sophomore Amanda Vestri finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Frisbie finished in a time of 20:26.3, followed closely by Vestri in 20:26.3. This is the third time Frisbie has earned All-Big 12 honors and Vestri's second time.

Also earning All-Big 12 recognition for Iowa State was senior Kelly Naumann and sophomore Larkin Chapman. Naumann crossed the finish line in 20:51.2 for a tenth-place finish and her second All-Big 12 finish, and Chapman finished 11^th with a time of 20:51.3.

To make the Iowa State victory even more significant, the Cyclone men also captured their second-consecutive Big 12 title.

Iowa State turns its focus to the NCAA Regional meet. The Cyclones will head to Peoria, Illinois on Friday, Nov. 9 to defend their Midwest Regional Final and look to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships.

Iowa State Results
1. Cailie Logue – 19:53.8
6. Anne Frisbie – 20:26.3
7. Amanda Vestri – 20:35.8
10. Kelly Naumann – 20:51.2
11. Larkin Chapman – 20:51.3
23. Karly Ackley – 21:08.0
29. Abby Caldwell – 21:23.0
31. Morgan Gigandet – 21:25.5
44. Adriana Krammerer – 21:45.1
45. Gwynne Wright – 21:45.5

Team Scores
1. Iowa State – 35
2. Oklahoma State – 52
3. Kansas – 90
4. West Virginia – 96
5. Texas – 113
6. Oklahoma – 207
7. Texas Tech – 217
8. TCU – 223
9. Baylor – 238
10. Kansas State – 240

Players Mentioned

Karly Ackley

Abby Caldwell

Larkin Chapman

Anne Frisbie

Morgan Gigandet

Cailie Logue

Kelly Naumann

Perez Rotich

Gwynne Wright

Sponsors

Iowa State University Athletics

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