Kiptoo All-American, Cyclones Eighth At NCAAs

STILLWATER, Okla. – Iowa State's Wesley Kiptoo led the Cyclones to their fourth-straight top-eight finish at the NCAA Championships on Monday with an All-American performance. Iowa State finished eighth as a team with 265 team points.

Northern Arizona collected the men's team title behind a 60-point team performance.

Kiptoo, who won the NCAA title in the men's indoor 5k on Friday, was back in action at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. The Marakwet, Kenya, native finished third individually in a tight lead pack to claim All-America honors. He ran the 10k course in 29:54.9 to become Iowa State's 41^st All-American in school history.

Mitchell Day and Festus Lagat finished just outside of All-America contention at the OSU Cross Country Course. Day finished 41^st individually with a time of 30:46.7. Lagat finished closely behind in 53^rd with a time of 31:02.6.

Senior, and four-time All-Big 12 performer, Thomas Pollard put up a top-100 effort at the NCAA Championships. He finished 91^st individually, crossing the finish line in 31:26.0.

In 122^nd-place, it was Chad Johnson with a time of 31:50.5. Ezekiel Rop posted a time of 31:57.0 for a 130^th-place finish, and four-time All-Big 12 honoree Milo Greder raced to a 146^th-place finish behind a time of 32:09.2.

Iowa State Results
3. Wesley Kiptoo, 29:54.9
41. Mitchell Day, 30:46.7
53. Festus Lagat, 31:02.6
91. Thomas Pollard, 31:26.0
122. Chad Johnson, 31:50.5
130. Ezekiel Rop, 31:57.0
146. Milo Greder, 32:09.2

Team Results
1. Northern Arizona, 60
2. Notre Dame, 87
3. Oklahoma State, 142
4. Arkansas, 181
5. Stanford, 194
6. Tulsa, 237
7. BYU, 254
8. Iowa State, 265
9. Southern Utah, 270
10. Iona, 311
11. Utah State, 351
12. Ole Miss, 373
13. Butler, 379
14. Colorado, 398
15. Wake Forest, 425
16. Duke, 462
17. Michigan State, 463
18. Wisconsin, 464
19. Air Force, 464
20. Villanova, 468
21. Portland, 472
22. Georgetown, 528
23. NC State, 547
24. Furman, 560
25. Washington, 568
26. Indiana, 572
27. Gonzaga, 591
28. Charlotte, 634
29. Purdue, 741
30. Syracuse, 761

Players Mentioned

Mitchell Day

Milo Greder

Chad Johnson

Wesley Kiptoo

Festus Lagat

Thomas Pollard

Ezekiel Rop

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