Completed Event: Cross Country versus Cyclone Preview on August 29, 2025 , , Men: 1st, Women: 1st
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Cross Country
Cyclone Preview
Men: 1st, Women: 1st
Iowa State University Athletics
No. 1 Cyclone Men Claim Team Title at Gans Creek Classic
09.26.2025 | Cross Country
AMES, Iowa – The No. 1 Iowa State men's cross country team made a statement at the Gans Creek Classic on Friday morning. The Cyclones had five scorers finish in the top 20 at the loaded field in Columbia for a team win with 47 points to runner-up Virginia's 107.
"Today was a great day for the whole program," said head coach Jeremy Sudbury. "On the men's side, I thought our guys executed our plan really well. The goal was to get out, be patient early and progress to the field. We kind of expected it to be a hot pace up front and we're trying to have the guys not get involved with that too early."
Sophomore Joash Ruto paced the Cyclones with a runner-up finish in 22:32.0. Sanele Masondo and Robin Kwemoi Bera followed in sixth and seventh, respectively, while Rodgers Kiplimo (13th) and Meshack Kimutai (19th) rounded out ISU's top five. Masondo, Kwemoi Bera and Kiplimo, All-Americans at previous NCAA Championships, also finished the 8K race in under 23 minutes.
Devan Kipyego (52nd), Ryan Watts (70th) and Hanibal Haile (75th), who made his debut on the grass for ISU, also helped Iowa State as the only team to have all runners finish in the top 100.
In the men's Black Championship race, Seth Clevenger and Allen Bonnesen posted top five finishes while Isaac Rivera finished 26th and Emanuel Galdino finished 106th, all running 8K in under 25 minutes. In the men's open race, Quinton Orr posted a top 10 finish in under 25 minutes while Riley Simpson finished 11th in 25:12.0. Nathan Pestka also ran in 27:00.8 for 104th.
"At the end of the day, both programs are in a great spot," said Sudbury. "We've got eight weeks to go until the national meet, and that's still the main focus."
Up Next
Iowa State travels to Madison for the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on October 17th. The women's 6K race will begin at 10:30 a.m. while the men's 8K will follow at 11:10 a.m. at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course.
Team Results (Gold Championship)
1. No. 1 Iowa State, 47; 2. No. 6 Virginia, 107; 3. No. 13 Colorado, 126; 4. No. 11 Alabama, 193; 5. No. 4 BYU, 199; 6. No. 12 Syracuse, 229; 7. No. 15 Butler, 237; 8. No. 14 NAU, 239; 9. No. 9 Wake Forest, 312; 10. No. 27 Michigan State, 336; 11. No. 29 Tulane, 368; 12. Missouri, 404; 13. No. 20 Princeton, 416; 14. No. 7 Stanford, 456; 15. No. 18 Washington State, 457; 16. No. 24 Air Force, 470; 17. No. 17 Eastern Kentucky, 489; 19. Michigan, 495; 19. Lipscomb, 514; 20. No. 25 Ole Miss, 532; 21. No. 28 Furman, 564; 22. Gonzaga, 605; 23. Florida, 616; 24. Utah Valley, 651; 25. Iona, 661; 26. Portland, 670; 27. Duke, 693; 28. Navy, 702; 29. Texas Tech, 722; 30. Weber State, 732; 31. Montana State, 760
Individual Results (Gold Championship)
1. Solomon Kipchoge, Washington State, 22:24.7; 2. Joash Ruto, Iowa State, 22:32.0; 6. Sanele Masondo, Iowa State, 22:50.3; 7. Robin Kwemoi Bera, Iowa State, 22:50.7; 13. Rodgers Kiplimo, Iowa State, 22:59.4; 19. Meshack Kimutai, Iowa State, 23:02.7; 52. Devan Kipyego, Iowa State, 23:24.6; 70. Ryan Watts, Iowa State, 23:33.7; 75. Hanibal Haile, Iowa State, 23:35.5
Individual Results (Black Championship)
1. Barnabas Ndiwa, Iowa Western CC, 23:42.1; 3. Seth Clevenger, Iowa State, 23:42.4; 5. Allen Bonnesen, Iowa State, 23:47.6; 26. Isaac Rivera, Iowa State, 24:10.5; 106. Emanuel Galdino, Iowa State, 24:50.2
Individual Results (Open)
1. Tanner Newkirk, Colorado, 23:49.7; 8. Quinton Orr, Iowa State, 24:59.2; 11. Riley Simpson, Iowa State, 25:12.0; 104. Nathan Pestka, Iowa State, 27:00.8
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