Completed Event: Cross Country versus Cyclone Preview on September 4, 2026 , , Men: 3rd, Women: 5th
Final
Cross Country
Cyclone Preview
Men: 3rd, Women: 5th
Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Compete Among Loaded Field in Wisconsin
10.09.2026 | Cross Country
MADISON, Wis. – The Iowa State men's cross country team ran at the Nuttycombe Invitational at Wisconsin on Friday morning. The Cyclones competed against five national top 10 teams on the way to a top 20 team finish.
Rodgers Kiplimo led the Cyclones with a 67th-place individual finish. Meshack Kimutai, Ryan Watts, Justine Kipkoech and Robin Kwemoi Bera all made their season debuts on Friday morning.
In the men's "B" race, Dylan Maloney and Mikah Peters paced ISU with a pair of top 10 finishes to help the team to a third-place finish overall.
"A" Race Team Results
1. No. 1 New Mexico, 59; 2. No. 6 Colorado, 93; 3. No. 7 BYU, 146; 4. No. 16 Arkansas, 208; 5. No. 10 Florida, 221; 6. No. 8 Wake Forest, 222; 7. No. 30 Georgetown, 315; 8. No. 15 Stanford, 328; 9. No. 12 Wisconsin, 356; 10. No. 19 Harvard, 366; 11. No. 23 EKU, 375; 12. No. 22 Tennessee, 387; 13. No. 11 Northern Arizona, 416; 14. Minnesota, 418; 15. No. 18 Michigan State, 435; 16. Furman, 439; 17. Princeton, 484; 18. No. 21 Butler, 493; 19. No. 2 Iowa State, 514; 20. Tulsa, 521; 21. Louisville, 554; 22. UCLA, 559; 23. No. 17 Washington State, 561; 24. No. 13 Washington, 569; 25. Air Force, 612; 26. Ole Miss, 646; 27. Boise State, 652; 28. No. 26 Georgia, 654; 29. Providence, 664; 30. No. 27 Michigan, 696; 31. No. 29 Missouri, 703; 32. Portland, 717; 33. Gonzaga, 717; 34. Lipscomb, 802; 35. Oklahoma, 912
"A" Race Individual Results
1. Meshack Kipruto, Colorado, 22:30.1; 67. Rodgers Kiplimo, Iowa State, 23:38.2; 100. Meshack Kimutai, Iowa State, 23:55.0; 103. Ryan Watts, Iowa State, 23:56.6; 104. Justine Kipkoech, Iowa State, 23:56.7; 140. Jaden Merrick, Iowa State, 24:08.9; 191. Robin Kwemoi Bera, Iowa State, 24:35.1
"B" Race Team Results
1. Wake Forest, 53; 2. BYU, 90; 3. Iowa State, 112; 4. Northern Arizona, 124; 5. Washington, 129; 6. Michigan State, 129; 7. Colorado, 153; 9. Rutgers, 195; 10. Minnesota, 227; 11. Butler, 244; 12. Tulsa, 304
"B" Race Individual Results
1. Tanner Newkirk, Colorado, 23:40.6; 6. Dylan Maloney, Iowa State, 24:01.2; 7. Mikah Peters, Iowa State, 24:02.5; 18. Matthew Shelly, Iowa State, 24:15.7; 44. Carson Driemeier, Iowa State 24:40.3; 68. Kipruto Koech, Iowa State, 25:03.6; 72. Nathan Pestka, Iowa State, 25:07.7
Up Next
Iowa State begins postseason competition on Saturday, October 31 at the Big 12 Championships held in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The women's 6K Championship race is set to begin at 10 am followed by the men's 8K at 11 am.
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