Completed Event: Cross Country versus Cyclone Preview on August 29, 2025 , , Men: 1st, Women: 1st
Final
Cross Country
Cyclone Preview
Men: 1st, Women: 1st
Iowa State University Athletics
Friday, September 1
Ames, Iowa
8:30 AM (W), 9:00 AM (M)
Iowa State
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Cyclone Preview
Cross Country Hosts Season Opener Friday Morning
08.31.2023 | Cross Country
AMES, Iowa – Regular season cross country returns to Ames for the first time since 2012 as Iowa State hosts the Cyclone Preview. The home meet on September 1st will also be the first meet of the season for Cyclone runners. The women's 5K is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. on Friday morning with the men's 6K following at approximately 9:00 a.m.
2023 CYCLONE PREVIEW
Friday, September 1st | Iowa State Cross Country Course
Women's 5K | 8:30 a.m. CT | Course Map
Men's 6K | 9:00 a.m. CT | Course Map
The Field at the Cyclone Preview
With the inaugural running of Iowa State's home meet, three in-state teams will battle on the course: Iowa State, Drake and UNI. The field will also feature several individuals competing unattached on opening weekend.
Spectators and Parking Information
There will be no entry fee charged for spectators this weekend. Parking can be found at the Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center, as well as lots 61A and 61B (west of the Cyclone Sports Complex next to Wallace and Wilson Residence Halls).
Cyclones Charge into Home Meet
Both men's coach Jeremy Sudbury and women's coach Amy Rudolph have noted their excitement to see the squads compete at their first race of the season. Iowa State fans can look forward to watching many new faces compete for the men, as well as experienced Cyclones Kelvin Bungei and Silas Winders. A season ago, Bungei narrowly missed out on All-Midwest Region honors, taking 26th in 30:09.4 while Winders also ran in all five meets for Iowa State and finished 57th at the NCAA Midwest Regional in 30:39.4). On the women's side, Rudolph will look to three fifth-year seniors in Dana Feyen, Madelynn Hill and Janette Schraft, as well as senior Brenna Cohoon to lead an eager group on Friday. Feyen and Hill bring 2022 NCAA Championship experience into the season while Schraft enters the fall after a record-setting spring on the track.
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The preseason @USTFCCCA regional cross country rankings are here 👀 pic.twitter.com/MYWsg0p8Bb
Iowa State Makes Preseason Impression
Earlier this week, the USTFCCCA released its preseason regional and national cross country rankings for both NCAA DI men and women. The Cyclone women checked in at No. 2 in the Midwest regional poll and No. 27 nationally while the men were third in the regional poll and cracked the top-25 in the national standings.
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