Cyclones Three-Peat At Midwest Regionals

PEORIA, Ill. – The No. 15 Iowa State women's cross country team cruised to its third NCAA Midwest Regional title in a row, and its seventh in the last eight seasons. The Cyclones tallied 78 team points, which was 62 points better than second-place Oklahoma State (140).

With their victory, the Cyclones have qualified for the NCAA Championships in Madison, Wisc., next Saturday, Nov. 17.

Individual Big 12 Champion, Cailie Logue, added to her hardware today. Logue was the individual Midwest Regional Champion with a 6k time of 20:13.5. Logue was at the front of the pack all day before jumping out to the lead in the last 1k.

Joining Logue in earning All-Region honors were Anne Frisbie and Amanda Vestri. Frisbie and Vestri were in that lead pack with Logue. Frisbie finished with a time of 20:29.1 for sixth place and Vestri finished in 20:53.7 for 12^th.

Head coach Amy Rudolph received an outstanding performance from senior Abby Caldwell. After being in 75^th place at the 2k mark, Caldwell fought her way up, finishing just outside of All-Region contention with a 27^th place finish in 21:17.6.

Kelly Naumann, Karly Ackley and Larkin Chapman rounded out the Cyclone Regional lineup. Naumann finished 32^nd in 21:23.8, Ackley took 57^th with a time of 21:38.2 and Chapman posted a 58^th-place finish with a time of 21:38.3.

It was a clean sweep for Iowa State. On the men's side, Edwin Kurgat claimed the individual title while leading the men's team to back-to-back Midwest Regional team championships.

Iowa State is off to the NCAA Championships. The women's race will begin at 11 a.m. CT next Saturday from Madison, Wisc.

Team Results (Top-Five)
1. Iowa State, 78
2. Oklahoma State, 140
3. Minnesota, 185
4. Illinois, 203
5. Northwestern, 205

Individual Results
1. Cailie Logue, 20:13.5
6. Anne Frisbie, 20:29.1
12. Amanda Vestri, 20:53.7
27. Abby Caldwell, 21:17.6
32. Kelly Naumann, 21:23.8
57. Karly Ackley, 21:38.2
58. Larkin Chapman, 21:38.3

Cyclones Three-Peat At Midwest Regionals

Players Mentioned

Karly Ackley

Abby Caldwell

Larkin Chapman

Anne Frisbie

Edwin Kurgat

Cailie Logue

Kelly Naumann

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Cyclones Three-Peat At Midwest Regionals

Players Mentioned

Karly Ackley

Abby Caldwell

Larkin Chapman

Anne Frisbie

Edwin Kurgat

Cailie Logue

Kelly Naumann

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