Iowa State Men Post Fifth-Place Finish at 2023 NCAA Championships

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Iowa State men's cross country team stormed back onto the national stage following a season that did not see the entire team qualify for the national championships. Despite not reaching a national ranking higher than 17^th, the Cyclones finished fifth at the NCAA Championships, their eighth ever top-5 finish at the national championship.

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Sanele Masondo led the Cyclones with a 16^th place finish and Rodgers Kiplimo finished 37^th as both men earned All-America honors for the first time in their respective careers. Masondo (29:22.1), Kiplimo (29:48.6) and Gable Sieperda (43^rd, 29:54.1) were ISU's three runners to finish the 10K race in under 30 minutes.

Following Sieperda, the lone returning 2022 NCAA Championships qualifier, Said Mechaal crossed the finish line in 30:05.4 for 55^th place and Timothy Sindt finished 121^st in 30:44.4. Ezekiel Rop (176^th, 31:21.0) and Silas Winders (226^th, 32:43.6) were Iowa State's final two competitors.

Iowa State was the third-highest finishing Big 12 team, following Oklahoma State (Champion) and BYU (3^rd) while passing Texas, the third-place team finisher at the Big 12 Championships in late October.

Team Finishes

1. Oklahoma State – 49; 2. Northern Arizona – 71; 3. BYU – 196; 4. Arkansas – 211; 5. Iowa State – 230; 6. North Carolina – 249; 7. Texas – 262; 8. Stanford – 291; 9. Syracuse – 299; 10. Wisconsin – 330; 11. Princeton – 345; 12. Air Force – 368; 13. Montana State – 374; 14. Notre Dame – 398; 15. Harvard – 398; 16. CBU – 430; 17. NC State – 435; 18. New Mexico – 465; 19. Michigan State – 472; 20. Villanova – 477; 21. Butler – 484; 22. Virginia – 512; 23. Portland – 529; 24. Wake Forest – 536; 25. Colorado – 551; 26. Tennessee – 556; 27. Florida State – 620; 28. Gonzaga – 647; 29. Iona – 675; 30. Georgetown – 686; 31. Eastern Kentucky – 704

Individual Results

1. Graham Blanks, Harvard – 28:37.7; 16. Sanele Masondo, Iowa State – 29:22.1; 37. Rodgers Kiplimo, Iowa State – 29:48.6; 43. Gable Sieperda, Iowa State – 29:54.1; 55. Said Mechaal, Iowa State – 30:05.4; 121. Tim Sindt, Iowa State – 30:44.4; 175. Ezekiel Rop, Iowa State – 31:21.0; 226. Silas Winders, Iowa State – 32:43.6

Iowa State Men Post Fifth-Place Finish at 2023 NCAA Championships

Players Mentioned

Sanele Masondo

Said Mechaal

Ezekiel Rop

Gable Sieperda

Timothy Sindt

Silas Winders

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Iowa State Men Post Fifth-Place Finish at 2023 NCAA Championships

Players Mentioned

Sanele Masondo

Said Mechaal

Ezekiel Rop

Gable Sieperda

Timothy Sindt

Silas Winders

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