PEORIA, Ill. – The University of Iowa men’s and women’s cross country teams wrapped up postseason competition on Friday at the NCAA Midwest Regional. The men placed 13th with a score of 389 points, while the women finished in 17th place with 478 points.
In the men’s 10,000-meter race, junior Will Ryan (30:42.6), sophomore Miles Wilson (30:45.7), and junior Brayden Burnett (31:11.8) all recorded new personal bests. Senior Miriam Sandeen set a personal best with a time of 20:55.5 in the women’s 6,000-meter race, along with senior Abby Ryon, who finished in 22:07.4.
The woman began the morning, led by Sandeen, who placed 51st. She was followed by freshman Elena Torres in 71st (21:12.6), senior Amber Aesoph in 108th (21:35.1), freshman Hillary Trainor in 117th (21:45.7) and junior Jalyssa Blazek in 134th (22:02.1).
Ryan led the men, finishing 58th, while Wilson landed in 61st. They were followed by freshmen Kyle Montgomery (31:07.3) and Ethan Eichhorn (31:09.6), who placed 88th and 93rd, respectively. Burnett rounded out the top five runners in 97th place.
HEAR FROM COACH HASENBANK
“Will Ryan and Miriam Sandeen competed the best they have all season. Miriam got started in a much better position and competed well the entire race. Will was the right kind of patient today, leading to a very good result. Miles Wilson put the wraps on an excellent sophomore campaign very consistent in every race.
The freshmen were fantastic. For Kyle (Montgomery) and Ethan (Eichhorn) to make their 10K debuts on a stage like this is really impressive. Those two were in lockstep the entire race and ultra-competitive on the course today. Elena (Torres) and Hillary (Trainor) were equally impressive. What they brought to the team this fall was consistency at a high level and a lot of confidence for a couple of very talented young women. Very proud of these four freshmen.”
HAWKEYE RESULTS
Men’s 10,000 meters
58. Will Ryan-30:42.6, PR
61. Miles Wilson- 30:45.7, PR
88. Kyle Montgomery- 31:07.3
93. Ethan Eichhorn- 31:09.6
97. Brayden Burnett- 31:11.8, PR
134. Hayden Kuhn- 31:56.8
160. Carson Houg- 32:31.9
Women’s 6,000 meters
51. Miriam Sandeen- 20:55.5, PR
71. Elena Torres- 21:12.6
108. Amber Aesoph- 21:35.1
117. Hillary Trainor- 21:45.7
134. Jalyssa Blazek- 22:02.1
135. Abby Ryon- 22:07.4, PR
182. Aleah Tenpas- 22:50.8