IU Cross Country

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Sophomore Bailey Hertenstein was named the Division I @USTFCCCA  Women’s National Athlete of the Week!  She recorded her first career win on Saturday at the Commodore Classic!

 

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This has nothing to do with Indiana University cross country so feel free to stop reading if you wish.  But it does relate to cross country in the State of Indiana.  Culver Military Academy (sorry, I didn't see Trey Galloway) hosts an annual middle school/high school cross country invitational that draws around 3,500 runners from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio and usually includes some nationally ranked high school runners in the field.  

From Friday afternoon through Saturday morning, northwestern Indiana received multiple inches of rain and before the first race even started, the course was extremely soft with lots of standing water.  After the first couple of races, most of the grass was gone; corners were mudholes with runners slipping and sliding through them.  Lots of runners finished wearing only 1 shoe and some lost both shoes but finished carrying their one shoe that held their computer chip for timing purposes.  These kids were giving it their all despite how far back they were in the pack and despite the absoutely miserable condition of the course.  Young man from Elkhart Central High School is in the video clip at the bottom of my post.

 

 

 

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Indiana Cross Country returns to action for the first time in nearly two weeks as they compete in the Joe Piane Invitational hosted by the University of Notre Dame. The meet is set for Friday, Oct. 4 at the Notre Dame Golf Course.
 
The Hoosiers will contend in the men's and women's 5K Blue Race on Friday afternoon. The Indiana women will run first at 1 p.m. followed by the men at 1:45 p.m. EST.
 
Teams that are set to compete are Alabama, Arizona, Auburn, Belmont, Boston College, Bradley, Butler, Colorado, Colorado State, Eastern Kentucky, Georgetown, Gonzaga, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, Minnesota, NC State, New Mexico, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Purdue, Southern Utah, Utah, Utah Valley, Washington, Weber State, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
 

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At the Joe Piane Invitational at Notre Dame, IU women's team finished in 12th place out of 24 teams.  Sophomore Bailey Hertenstein finishes 7th overall in a time of 16:26.68 followed by freshman Sarah Schmitt in 40th place in a time of 16:59.45.  Freshman Jenna Barker finished 86th; senior Grace Walther 101st; freshman Abbi Little #124.  There were a total of 168 runners who finished.  

The IU men finished 6th out of 22 teams.  There were 165 men who finished.  Senior Kyle Mau led the Hoosiers finishing in 4th place with a time of 23:23.34.  Junior Ben Veatch #11 in 23:33.68; sohomore Arjun Jha #39; senior Bryce Millar #67; sophomore Dustin Horter #74; freshman Jake Gebhardt #108; freshman Ben Miller #123; junior Hunter Moore #129.

In the women's open 5K, freshman Ana Barrott finished 26th; freshman Maddie Dalton 49th out of 130 runners. 

The men's open 5-mile race was won by IU freshman Matthew Schadler in a time of 24:10. Sophomore Reese Jordan finished in 5th; junior Cooper Williams 26th out of 111 runners.

 

 

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Gabe Sanchez from Lowell HS in Lowell, IN committed to IU today.  He's currently the #1 ranked XC runner in the state and has a personal best of 15:19 for the 5K.

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Gabe Sanchez from Lowell HS in Lowell, IN committed to IU today.  He's currently the #1 ranked XC runner in the state and has a personal best of 15:19 for the 5K.

That’s a pretty awesome pickup!


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Gets a little confusing.  There are rankings for the Great Lakes Region where the men were most recently rated as #4 and then there are the national rankings.

The men's squad is climbing this week's @USTFCCCA  Coaches Poll

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Both the men's and women's teams were ranked in the week five USTFCCCA National Coaches Poll. The men checked in No. 13 and while the women's cracked the top-25 for the first time this season to rank No. 23. This is the first time this season that both teams have been ranked in the national poll.

 

This past weekend we split our squads and our Hoosiers participated in 2 separate events  --  the first annual Nuttycombe Invitational and the Under Armour Pre National Invitational.
 
On Friday, a squad of 13 competed at the Nuttycombe Invite hosted by Big Ten foe Wisconsin.  Hoosier men finished 7th and the women 15th.  Bailey Hertenstein led the Hoosiers for the fourth straight meet this season. The sophomore clocked a time of 20:17.9 to place 16th overall. Sarah Schmitt crossed the finish line 58th with a time of 20:52.6.  Senior Kelsey Harris ran her final regular season cross country meet on Friday where she notched a time of 21:18.3 to place 105th. Running in her first race for the Hoosiers, freshman Abby Green secured 119th with a time of 21:24.2.  Grace Walther clocked a time of 21:40.3 to place 152nd overall.  Mikaela Ramirez crossed in a time of 21:49.2 and finished 169th.  Jenna Barker rounded out the field of Hoosier women with a 175th place finish and a time of 21:53.0.
 
On the men's side, Kyle Mau ran his last regular season race and continued to lead the Indiana men as he placed 10th with a time of 23:49.6. Ben Veatch followed close behind in 17th and clocked a time of 23:57.1. Sophomore Arjun Jha crossed in a time of 24:25.8 to finish in 69th over all. Bryce Millar, also running his last regular season meet, notched 80th in a time of 24:28.6. Matthew Schadler finished with a time of 24;39.1 to finish in 109th. Rounding out the field for Indiana, Dustin Horter placed 121st in a time of 24:44.4.

 

On Saturday, another team of Hoosiers participated in the Under Armour Pre National Invitational.    Our men finished in 26th place; the women in 21st.  Jake Gebhardt led the Hoosiers with an 84th place finish with a time of 24:41.6. Cooper Williams followed Gebhardt in 91st and clocked a time of 24:45.8. Reese Jordan crossed in a time of 25:09.9 to place 138th. Aaron Bennett and Ben Miller finished back to back in 156th and 157th. Bennett notched a time of 25:22.3 while Miller nabbed a time of 25:23.1. Hunter Moore picked up 164th place in a time of 25:28.9. Keelan Grant rounded out the field of Hoosiers in 221st and clocked a time of 26:08.3.
 
Abi Little led Indiana on the women's side for the second meet of the season. She crossed in a time 21:50.6 to place 28th. Claire Hamilton ran her first meet of the season and finished in 63rd with a time of 22:38.4. Maddie Dalton crossed the finish line 98th in a time of 23:09.6. Posting a time of 23:22.9, Ana Barrott placed 112th. Mallory Mulzer picked up 117th place and clocked a time of 23:28.3. Kelley Mindak closed out the field of Hoosiers with a time of 24:33.9 to finish in 153rd.

 

 

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Indiana Splits Up This Weekend to compete at Nuttycombe Invitational and Pre-National Invitational

 

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind.— Indiana Men's and Women's Cross Country will split up to compete at the annual Nuttycombe Invitational and Under Armour Pre National Invitational.
 
On Friday, a squad of 13 will compete at the Nuttycombe Invite hosted by Big Ten foe Wisconsin. The women's championship race is scheduled for 1:20p EST and the men's championship race will run at 2p EST.
 
Jenna Barker, Abby Green, Kelsey Harris, Bailey Hertenstein, Mikaela Ramirez, Sarah Schmitt, and Grace Walther will all represent heo Cream & Crimson on the women's side. Friday's meet will mark the first time Green will run in an Indiana uniform. On the men's side, Dustin Horter, Arjun Jha, Kyle Mau, Bryce Millar, Matthew Schadler and Ben Veatch are set to compete.
 
On Saturday, another team of Hoosiers will participate in the Under Armour Pre National Invitational. The Men's Blue race is kickoff at 11:35a followed by the women's white race at 12:15p.
 
Ana Barrott, Maddie Dalton, Claire Hamilton, Abi Little, Kelly Mindak, and Mallory Mulzer are set to compete for Indiana. Aaron Bennett, Jake Gebhardt, Keelan Grant, Reese Jordan, Ben Miller, Hunter Moore, and Cooper Williams will compete in the men's race.
 
Last time out, the Hoosiers competed at the Joe Piane Invitational hosted by Notre Dame. Kyle Mau led on the men's side with his fourth-place finish and a time of 23:23.34. Bailey Hertenstein led the women's squad as she placed seventh with a time of 16:26.68.

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 Indiana Cross Country concluded the regular season at the Butler Bulldog Invitational on Friday Afternoon. Lexa Barott and Keelan Grant walked away as meet champions.
 
In the women's race, running for Indiana, Maddie Dalton captured 12th place by crossing in a time of 19:00.4.
 
Running unattached on the women's side, Lexa Barrott, Gracie Sprankle, Alyssa Skorge, and Jada Reedus went 1-2-4-6. Lexa Barrott won her first meet of her career on Friday afternoon with a time of 17:36.6. Sprankle crossed in a time of 17:49.6. Skorge came in fourth in a time of 18:20.1. Reedus nabbed seventh and finished in a time of 18:29.8. Maria Anderson rounded out the Hoosiers running unattached with a time of 20:22.1 to place 35th.
 
On the men's side, Keelan Grant won his first meet of his career with a time of 24:50.2. Hunter Moore clinched third in a time of 24:57.0. Aaron Bennett finished in the top-10 with a sixth place finish and a time of 25:36.9. Ben Miller was the next Hoosier to cross as he finished in 13th with a time of 26:09.7.
 
Running unattached, Austin Haskett picked up second and clocked a time of 24:51.3. Ethan Meyer ran a time of 25:44.7 to place seventh. R.J. O'Neal nabbed ninth in a time of 25:54.0. Reece Proctor rounded out the field in 26th with a time of 26:38.3.
 
Up next, the Hoosiers will embark on their postseason efforts at the Big Ten Conference Championships in Columbus, Ohio. The men's 8k race will commence at 10:45a followed by the women's race 11:45a.

 

As a refresher for people like me who never remember, there are seven criteria that MUST be met for a student to be considered "unattached." If the student(s) meets these criteria then they will not be charged a season of competition and the institution does not run the risk of allowing a possibly ineligible student to compete.

The seven criteria are:

1. A coach or representative of the athletics department cannot enter the student(s) in the event;

2. The institution or its representative cannot provide transportation to the event, from the event, or at the event;

3. The institution or its representative cannot provide meals or housing to the student(s) with regard to the event;

4. The student(s) cannot wear an institutional uniform nor use the institution's name in the event;

5. Student(s) competing "unattached" are not covered by institutional athletic insurance;

6. Student(s) must be made aware of the restriction of no athletic insurance;

7.  The competition and participation must conform to NAIA amateur status regulations. 

If any one of these seven criteria is not met then a student will be charged a season of competition and a possible eligibility violation may have occurred. If a coach organizes any competition while the student maintains unattached status a practice has still occurred under Article I, Section E, item 6 of the NAIA Bylaws. Please call the National Office if you have any questions regarding unattached competition.

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On 10/5/2019 at 7:19 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Gabe Sanchez from Lowell HS in Lowell, IN committed to IU today.  He's currently the #1 ranked XC runner in the state and has a personal best of 15:19 for the 5K.

Sanchez won the state championship today in a time of 15:28.7

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Sanchez won the state championship today in a time of 15:28.7

It was a mucky muddy course. Wish I had remembered he was going to IU. We had a kid finish 6th and was not far behind Sanchez.


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I was there also watching my grandson run.  4 inches of rain since Tues. so course wasn’t too bad all things considered.

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I was there also watching my grandson run.  4 inches of rain since Tues. so course wasn’t too bad all things considered.

True. Just mentioned it in case his time was slower than prior runs. We tend to run a little slower there normally but I like the course.


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B1G Championships Held On Saturday.

The men's team came up just short to take second place in the team race with 70 points while in the women's race, the Hoosiers placed eighth with 177 points.

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2019/11/3/cross-country-hoosiers-pick-up-second-and-eighth-at-big-ten-championships.aspx?path=xc

 

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Hoosiers who earned a spot on the All-Big Ten First Team at the championships yesterday --

Bailey Hertenstein, Kyle Mau, & Ben Veatch!

 

Arjun Jha and Sarah Schmitt both placed 12th in their respective races yesterday to nab a spot on the All-Big Ten Second Team!

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Indiana Cross Country embarks on their journey to the NCAA Championships with a stop in Madison, Wisc. for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. The meet is set for Friday, November 15th at the Tomas Zimmerman Championship Course.
 
The women's race will kick off the meet at 12:30 p.m. ET. Six teams enter the Great Lakes Regional ranked within the top-30 of the USTFCCCA Coaches Poll. Michigan State (6), Wisconsin (7), Michigan (11), Ohio State (20), Illinois (22), and Butler (24) are all ranked headed into the weekend.
 
After the women's race, the men will toe the line starting at 1:30 p.m. ET. Five men's teams from the Great Lakes Region are ranked in the top-30 of the USTFCCCA Coaches Poll. Wisconsin (9), Indiana (13), Michigan (16), Purdue (17), and Notre Dame (19) are all ranked.
 
Both the men's and women's races will stream live on FloTrack.
 
For Indiana, Ben Veatch and Kyle Mau lead the way for the men. The duo finished fourth and sixth at the conference meet on Nov. 3 and as a team the Hoosiers finished in second place. On the women's side, Bailey Hertenstein secured runner-up honors individually while as a unit, Indiana took eighth.

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IU women place 6 at the Great Lakes Regional and will have to wait to see if they get an at-large bid to advance.

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2019/11/15/cross-country-hoosiers-place-fourth-and-sixth-at-ncaa-great-lakes-regional-veatch-earns-individual-bid.aspx?path=xc

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IU men's team places 4th.  Veatch automatically advances to the NCAA championship.

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2019/11/15/cross-country-hoosiers-place-fourth-and-sixth-at-ncaa-great-lakes-regional-veatch-earns-individual-bid.aspx?path=xc

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For the second season in a row the Indiana Men's and Women's Cross-Country teams earned at-large bids to NCAA Championships.
 
This is the third year in row that the women have earned a spot in the meet which ties the program record for most consecutive appearance. This also the second year in a row where the men have been selected for the Championships as a team.
 
18 teams earned automatic bids into the NCAA Championship by winning their region or placing second. During the selection show on Saturday, 13 teams were deemed al-large selections. 
 
On Friday, both squads were in action at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. Ben Veatch advanced individually with a fourth-place finish as the men's team finished in fourth overall.  In the women's race, Bailey Hertenstein led the Hoosier women with a sixth-place finish. As a team, the women placed sixth.
 
The Championship meet will be held on November 23, in Terre Haute, Ind. at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country course on the campus of Indiana State. The women's 6k will kick off the meet 11:15 a.m. before the men's race at 12:15 p.m.