Tough Test Awaits Iowa State Runners in Virginia

With preseason meets wrapped up, the Iowa State men's and women's cross country teams travel to Charlottesville this weekend to compete at the Virginia Invitational. The pre-national meet will feature six top-10 teams on the men's side and four top-10 squads in the women's 5K.

VIRGINIA INVITATIONAL

Saturday, September 23^rd | Panorama Farms | Charlottesville, Va.

Men's 8K | 7:45 AM CT | Course Map

Women's 5K | 8:30 AM CT | Course Map

Live Results | Meet Information

The Field at the Virginia Invitational

Competition will be solid in both the men's and women's fields. NAU looks to bring two strong teams (No. 1 – men, No. 2 – women) to Charlottesville while six other teams, including Iowa State, rank in the top-30 nationally for both men and women. In the men's 8K, top-10 teams include NAU, BYU (No. 3), Stanford (No. 4), North Carolina (No. 6), Colorado (No. 7) and Virginia (No. 10). For the women, NAU leads with the highest national ranking entering Saturday while Colorado (No. 5), Stanford (No. 9) and North Carolina (No. 10) also rank in the top-10. A full list of participants can be found below:

Men

No. 17 Air Force
No. 19 Butler
No. 3 BYU
No. 7 Colorado
Columbia
Duke
Eastern Kentucky
Elon
Georgetown
No. 27 Iowa State
No. 28 Michigan
No. 1 NAU
Navy
No. 6 North Carolina
No. 25 Princeton
Providence
No. 4 Stanford
No. 11 Syracuse
UNC Charlotte
Utah State
No. 12 Villanova
No. 10 Virginia
Wake Forest
No. 18 Washington

Women

Air Force
No. 5 Colorado
Columbia
Duke
Eastern Kentucky
Elon
No. 12 Georgetown
No. 26 Iowa State
James Madison
Liberty
No. 15 Michigan State
No. 2 NAU
Navy
No. 10 North Carolina
Northwestern
No. 20 Ohio State
No. 14 Providence
No. 9 Stanford
Syracuse
UNC Charlotte
Utah State
No. 11 Virginia
No. 13 Washington

Spectators Information

Spectators will be allowed entrance to Panorama Farms.

Cyclones Sit in Top-30 in USTFCCCA Week 1 Poll

Both the Iowa State men and women remained in the top-30 as the USTFCCCA released its Week 1 national poll. The Midwest region No. 2 Cyclone women improved one spot nationally to No. 26 while the Midwest No. 3 men sit at No. 27 nationally following the conclusion of preseason meets.

Iowa State Women Claim Two Teams Wins to Start 2023

The Cyclone women are off to a hot start after wrapping up two preseason meets with two team wins. Iowa State claimed 13 of the top-14 individual finishes at the Cyclone Preview before outracing runner-up Nebraska, 52-62, at the Greeno-Dirksen Invitational.

Keeney Claims Big 12 Weekly Honors

Sophomore Ashlyn Keeney picked up her first career Big 12 Runner of the Week award following a fourth-place finish at the Greeno-Dirksen Invitational. The North Liberty, Iowa native finished the women's 5K in 17:22.2 to lead the Cyclones to their second team win in as many meets.

Cyclone Men Complete Sweep at Cyclone Preview

The Iowa State men also had a strong showing at their home meet as Silas Winders ran to an individual title in the 6K race with a time of 17:57.3. Kelvin Bungei ran for third place in 18:11.2 while Quinton Orr was also among the top-five in 18:20.3.

Hill Earns First Big 12 Weekly Award

Following a solid performance at the season opener, Madelynn Hill was selected as the Big 12 Women's Runner of the Week. It marks the first time in her career that she's earned the honor. Hill was the top scoring individual finisher and runner-up at the Cyclone preview, finishing 19 seconds ahead of teammate Dana Feyen in third place.

Iowa State Makes Preseason Impression

Late in August, 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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Kelvin Bungei

Dana Feyen

Madelynn Hill

Ashlyn Keeney

Quinton Orr

Silas Winders

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