Oct. 15, 2005
TERRE HAUTE, IN — The 14th-ranked University of Iowa Men’s Cross Country team placed fourth out of 34 teams at the NCAA Pre-Nationals hosted by the Indiana State University. The 8,000-meter race held at LaVern Gibson Championship course was won by No. 3 Colorado who finished with a total team score of 70 points. No. 14 Iowa also performed very well finishing with a team score of 193 points.
Sophomore Eric MacTaggart (22nd, 24:17) led Iowa and finished 22nd out of 229 runners. Jeff Kent (36th, 24:30), Micah VanDenend (38th, 24:34) and Dan Haut (42nd, 24:36) all ran well and placed in the top 50. Adam Roche (55th, 24:45), Matt Esche (88th, 25:06) and Alan Jackson (218th, 27:06) also competed for the Hawkeyes.
Iowa is scheduled to compete next on October 30, at the Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis, MN.
TEAM RESULTS (Top 5)1. Colorado (No. 3) 70, 2:00:252. Notre Dame (No. 7) 96, 2:00:493. Florida (No. 13) 152, 2:01:504. Iowa (No. 14) 193, 2:02:425. Portland (No. 16) 218, 2:03:07
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