Iowa Sweeps the Hawkeye Invite

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The College of Iowa cross nation groups opened their season with a sweep of the competitors on the 2022 Hawkeye Invite on the Ashton Cross Nation Course.

Within the girls’s 4,000-meter race, Iowa used 9 PRs and had the highest 5 finishers to assert the victory. Senior Emma Gordon led the way in which with a PR of 14:12.9. Junior Kelli Tosic completed second with a time of 14:38.3, whereas senior Maddie Block got here in with a PR of 14:40.3. Junior Amber Aesoph (14:50.3) and freshman Jalyssa Blazek (14:51.0) rounded out the right prime 5 finishers for the Hawkeyes.

Lillian Schmidt (14:54.3), Abby Ryon (15:05.8), Ellie Twedt (15:11.6), Grace Bookin-Nosbisch (15:18.8), Katie Moore (15:25.8), Chloe Skidmore (15:28.3), and Kaitlin Knape (15:59.0) all set PRs for the Hawkeyes.

On the boys’s aspect, the Hawkeyes claimed the title with 21 factors within the 6,000-meter race. Iowa had three finishers inside the highest 5 and 6 throughout the prime 10. Freshman Miles Sheppard made his debut and led the Iowa finishers with a time of 18:46.4, good for third general. Junior Aidan King was proper behind in fourth with a PR of 18:47.6. Freshman Will Ryan rounded out the highest 5 with a time of 18:53.4. Freshman Hayden Kuhn and Sophomore Ian Geisler wrapped up Iowa’s prime 5 with instances of 18:55.0 and 18:57.8, respectively. Sophomore Eli Ward set a PR with a time of 20:56.9.

QUOTING COACH HASENBANK

“General, I really feel that we now have a match bunch. I used to be impressed with Emma, Kelli, and Maddie. Emma was very spectacular, that was one of many higher performances of her profession. Jalyssa Blazek was incredible, too. She’s such a wonderful athlete. Lillian Schmidt has had a giant enchancment over the summer season. I believe we’ll put collectively a great squad by the top. On the boys’s aspect, Miles is only a fierce competitor, and so I believe he shocked just a few individuals right here right now. When the lights come on, he’s a gamer. Aidan King could be very, very gifted. You could possibly see it was coming. We nonetheless have a methods to go. The large plus on the day was the three freshman up there within the prime 5. They simply want some alternatives and develop. It’s good to see that we now have some depth.”

Up subsequent for the Hawkeyes is the Michigan Open in Ann Arbor, Mich. on September 9.

HAWKEYE RESULTS

Ladies’s 4,000-meters

1. Emma Gordon – 14:12.9
2. Kelli Tosic – 14:38.2
3. Maddie Block – 14:40.3
4. Amber Aesoph – 14:50.3
5. Jalyssa Blazek – 14:51.0
6. Micah Poellet – 14:53.8
7. Lillian Schmidt – 14:54.3
8. Alli Bookin-Nosbisch – 15:00.4
9. Brooke McKee – 15:05.0
10. Abby Ryon – 15:05.8
11. Clare Pitcher – 15:06.4
12. Ellie Twedt – 15:11.6
13. Grace Bookin Nosbisch – 15:18.8
14. Rowan Boulter – 15:19.9
15. Katie Moore – 15:25.8
16. Chloe Skidmore – 15:28.3
18. Claire Edmondson – 15:34.2
20. Anna Barroso – 15:38.8
22. Maggie Gutwein – 15:43.3
31. Aleah Tenpas – 15:58.1
32. Kaitlin Knape – 15:59.0
39. Bryce Gidel – 16:55.2
40. Laney Fitzpatrick – 17:01.0
41. Samantha Strauss – 17:09.9

Males’s 6,000-meters

3. Miles Sheppard – 18:46.4
4. Aidan King – 18:47.6
5. Will Ryan – 18:53.4
6. Hayden Kuhn – 18:55.0
8. Ian Geisler – 18:57.8
10. Yohana Yual – 19:02.8
11. Jack Pendergast – 19:05.2
13. Elijah Naumann – 19:09.8
14. Carson Houg – 19:11.2
16. Konnor Sommer – 19:12.3
19. Nathan Harbert – 19:31.2
22. Brayden Burnett – 19:49.7
25. Kal Lewis – 20:07.7
30. Eli Ward – 20:56.9