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Kurgat Leads Iowa State To Top-10 Finish At NCAAs
11.17.2018 | Cross Country
MADISON, Wis. – The Iowa State men's cross country team posted its second consecutive top-10 performance at the NCAA Championships, finishing seventh today. The Cyclones received an exceptional individual output from junior Edwin Kurgat who finished third to earn All-America Honors.
With Iowa State's back-to-back seventh-place finishes at the national finals, the Cyclones have secured consecutive top-10 finishes for the first time since the 1993-94 seasons. It's also the first time since 1994-95 that Iowa State has had an All American in consecutive seasons.
Kurgat was exceptional individually. His third-place finish was the best by a Cyclone since Jonah Koech captured the individual title in 1990. Kurgat is Iowa State's 39th All American in school history.
The men's final was neck and neck to the finish. The top-three finishing times were all within seven tenths of a second. Ultimately, Kurgat would take third with a 10k time of 29:08.97
In total, five Cyclones posted top-100 performances at the Tom Zimmerman Championship Cross Country Course.
Junior Andrew Jordan secured a 46th-place finish, just outside of All-America contention, in 30:05.10. Freshman Chad Johnson took 61st in his first trip to the NCAA Championships in 30:18.15.
Senior Dan Curts and sophomore Milo Greder were the other two Cyclones to earn top-100 finishes. Curts crossed in a time of 30:26.92 for 76th place individually, followed by Greder in 84th with a time of 30:31.56.
Senior John Nownes and sophomore Zach Black were the final two Iowa State runners to finish. It was Nownes in 150th with a time of 31:02.77 and Black with a time of 32:36.19 for a 232nd-place finish.
Individual Results
3. Edwin Kurgat - 29:08.97
46. Andrew Jordan - 30:05.10
61. Chad Johnson - 30:18.15
76. Dan Curts - 30:26.92
84. Milo Greder - 30:31.56
150. John Nownes - 31:02.77
232. Zach Black 32:36.19
Team Results (Top-10 out of 31 Teams)
1. Northern Arizona
2. BYU
3. Portland
4. Colorado
5. Stanford
6. Washington
7. Iowa State
8. Wisconsin
9. Colorado State
10. Washington State
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