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 26
Columbia, Mo.
9:00 AM (W); 9:45 AM (M)
Iowa State University
at
Gans Creek Classic
Photo by: Wesley Winterink
PRIMER: Cross Country Travels to Gans Creek Classic
09.25.2025 | Cross Country
The nationally ranked Iowa State cross country teams return to action on Friday morning with the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Missouri.
Gans Creek Classic
Friday, August 29
Women's 6K | 9:00 a.m.
Men's 8K | 9:45 a.m.
Watch | Live Results | Meet Information
Last Time Out
Iowa State swept the team titles Cyclone Preview on August 29th. Redshirt-freshman Betty Kipkore claimed the individual title for the Cyclone women while Bella Heikes, Sydney Morrell and Riley Beach rounded out the top four. Olivia Verde and Ruby Hughes were also top 10 finishers for the women.
The ISU men placed four runners in the top seven. Allen Bonnesen finished second while Emanuel Galdino (4th), Seth Clevenger (6th) and Isaac Rivera (7th) followed to help the Cyclone effort.
The Field at the Gans Creek Classic
Top 30 teams to compete with the No. 1 Cyclone men and No. 27 women in the Gold Championship races include:
MEN:
- No. 4 BYU
- No. 6 Virginia
- No. 7 Stanford
- No. 9 Wake Forest
- No. 11 Alabama
- No. 12 Syracuse
- No. 13 Colorado
- No. 14 NAU
- No. 15 Butler
- No. 17 Eastern Kentucky
- No. 18 Washington State
- No. 20 Princeton
- No. 23 Tulane
- No. 24 Air Force
- No. 25 Ole Miss
- No. 27 Michigan State
- No. 28 Furman
- No. 29 Tulsa
WOMEN:
- No. 2 Oregon
- No. 5 Stanford
- No. 6 Alabama
- No. 8 NAU
- No. 12 Florida
- No. 16 Michigan State
- No. 18 Virginia
- No. 22 Utah
- No. 24 Lipscomb
- No. 26 Colorado
The Course
Gans Creek is the home of the Mizzou cross country teams. The course opened on September 27, 2019, with the Gans Creek Classic. Gans Creek Cross Country Course is home to the MSHSAA Cross Country Championships, the 2021 SEC Championships, the 2022 NCAA Cross Country Midwest Regional Championships and the upcoming 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championship.
What to Watch For
- Iowa State will send out a majority of its top runners for both the men and women.
- On the men's side, All-Americans Rodgers Kiplimo, Robin Kwemoi Bera, Sanele Masondo and Joash Ruto will run for the first time this season.
- The ISU men also look forward to cross country debuts from Hanibal Haile and Meshack Kimutai.
- Three-time NCAA qualifier Maelle Porcher will be making her return to the grass on Friday as well. Porcher led the Cyclone women as the top individual finisher in every race she ran a season ago.
- Betty Kipkore, named the Big 12 Runner of the Week on September 2, will look to continue her solid start in her first cross country season for the Iowa State women.
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