Kurgat Paces Cyclones To Big 12 Championship

AMES, Iowa – The No. 6 Iowa State men's cross country team brought home its second-consecutive Big 12 championship on Friday morning at the ISU Cross Country Course. The Cyclones captured the 2018 conference title with a team score of 32 points, edging second-place Oklahoma State by eight points (40).

Junior Edwin Kurgat was crowned the individual Big 12 Champion to become Iowa State's first-ever Big 12 individual champion. Kurgat was neck-and-neck with Oklahoma State's Isai Rodriguez for much of the race before eventually pulling away from the Cowboy down the stretch to cross the finish line in 23:21.6.

Just like the 2017 Big 12 Championship performance, head coach Martin Smith received a full team effort from his squad. In total, Iowa State accounted for five of the top-11 finishers in the race.

All-American Andrew Jordan earned his third-straight All-Big 12 honor with a fifth-place finish in 23:45.9. Senior Dan Curts was close behind in sixth place with a time of 23:50.3. This marks the second time that Curts has been recognized as an All-Conference performer.

After an outstanding postseason in 2017, sophomore Milo Greder picked up where he left off. Greder took ninth individually in a time of 24:11.4 to earn All-Big 12 honors for the second-straight season. Cyclone rookie Chad Johnson finished 11^th in 24:14.4 to round out the Cyclone lineup.

The men were not alone in claiming a Big 12 Championship. The Iowa State women kicked off the day with a team title as well, and Cailie Logue raced to an individual Big 12 title to give the Cyclones a clean sweep.

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 book a trip to the NCAA Cross Country Championships

Iowa State Results
1. Edwin Kurgat – 23:21.1
5. Andrew Jordan – 23:45.9
6. Dan Curts – 23:50.3
9. Milo Greder – 24:11.4
11. Chad Johnson – 24:14.4

Team Scores
1. Iowa State – 32
2. Oklahoma State – 40
3. Texas – 70
4. Kansas – 79
5. Kansas State – 162
6. Texas Tech – 166
7. Oklahoma – 182
8. Baylor – 217
9. TCU - 246

Kurgat Paces Cyclones To Big 12 Championship

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