Rock Island, IL -- In one of the largest meets of the entire season, the Indian Hills men's cross country team had personal-best times from four of five runners at the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational on Friday.
Leading the way for the Warriors was sophomore Danny Schieffer, whose time of 28:25 for the 8K race was 54 seconds faster than his previous best time.
Right behind Schieffer was freshman Jake Keller with a time of 28:47, 12 seconds better than his personal-best.
Third for the Warriors was sophomore Henry Majin who ran 1:23 faster than he had before in 29:55. Like Schieffer, Majin was actually faster over the second half of the race than the first half.
"Both Danny and Henry started from scratch with me a year ago," said IHCC coach Jim Streeby, "and they have become more focused and consistent. They have trimmed down and firmed up and are running great. My hat is off to them."
Sophomore Glen Morgan had a season-best time of 30:40 and the Warriors' fifth runner, freshman Cory Billings, knocked over three minutes off his previous best time, finishing in 34:44.
The Warriors finished 29th out of 33 teams and were sixth out of seven community college teams.
Streeby said his squad will have a couple of weeks off before their next competition at the Dan Huston Invitational in Waverly Oct. 8. "We'll go back to work and see how much stronger and faster we can get," said the IHCC coach.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Warriors Run at Dutch Invitational
Pella -- Four members of the Indian Hills men's cross country team took part in the Central Dutch Invitational on Saturday.
The top finisher for the Warriors was freshman Jake Keller with a time of 21:45.9 over the 6K course. Keller's time was good for 45th place.
Sophomore Danny Schieffer was right behind Keller with a time of 21:58.1, in 52nd place.
The other two IHCC runners were separated by less than a second; Henry Majin, a sophomore, ran 23:08.0 and classmate Glen Morgan came in at 23:08.6. They finished in 76th and 77th place, respectively.
The Warriors will run in the Les Duke Invitational in Grinnell next Saturday.
The top finisher for the Warriors was freshman Jake Keller with a time of 21:45.9 over the 6K course. Keller's time was good for 45th place.
Sophomore Danny Schieffer was right behind Keller with a time of 21:58.1, in 52nd place.
The other two IHCC runners were separated by less than a second; Henry Majin, a sophomore, ran 23:08.0 and classmate Glen Morgan came in at 23:08.6. They finished in 76th and 77th place, respectively.
The Warriors will run in the Les Duke Invitational in Grinnell next Saturday.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Warriors Run at Nationals
Spartanburg, S.C. -- The Indian Hills men’s cross country team ended their season at the NJCAA National Meet in Spartanburg, S.C. last weekend. The Warriors finished in 34th place and had one runner finish with a personal-best time.
Henry Majin, a freshman from Ottumwa, cut over a minute off his previous best time and finished 5th among the IHCC runners in 31:43.
Indian Hills was led, as they were all season long, by sophomore Jon Gerling (Winfield). He ran 27:23, 30 seconds faster than his time at nationals last year, and wound up in 100th place. Gerling was 14th among the 42 runners from Iowa schools at the meet.
Freshman Glen Morgan (Winfield) finished the 8K course in 29:11, only four seconds off his personal best. Danny Schieffer (Columbus Junction) moved up to third on the Warriors with a time of 29:48, just ahead of teammate Steele Fiscus (Union), who ran 29:50.
Freshman Marcus Clark (Fairfield) rounded out the IHCC participants with a time of 32:25.
Coach Jim Streeby had hoped going into the race that, based on 2009 National Meet results, his squad would place in the middle of the team competition, maybe get a few PR’s and have five runners under 30:00.
“Physically, we were ready to run well,” said Streeby, “and I’m not sure why, but we seemed to lose our mental focus. So I think you have to use it as a learning process. However, even if every one of our runners had hit their PR, we would have only moved up to 32nd place in the team race.”
Streeby stressed there were some positives in the 2010 season. “The men’s team ended up as the fastest ever at Indian Hills with a 29:22 average for the top five runners. Jon Gerling lowered his own school record three times, down to 26:53. That’s a minute faster than Jon ran last year which is a very good improvement in a year.”
Gerling and Fiscus were the two sophs on this year’s team and Streeby mentioned what a pleasure it was to work with them the past two seasons.
Henry Majin, a freshman from Ottumwa, cut over a minute off his previous best time and finished 5th among the IHCC runners in 31:43.
Indian Hills was led, as they were all season long, by sophomore Jon Gerling (Winfield). He ran 27:23, 30 seconds faster than his time at nationals last year, and wound up in 100th place. Gerling was 14th among the 42 runners from Iowa schools at the meet.
Freshman Glen Morgan (Winfield) finished the 8K course in 29:11, only four seconds off his personal best. Danny Schieffer (Columbus Junction) moved up to third on the Warriors with a time of 29:48, just ahead of teammate Steele Fiscus (Union), who ran 29:50.
Freshman Marcus Clark (Fairfield) rounded out the IHCC participants with a time of 32:25.
Coach Jim Streeby had hoped going into the race that, based on 2009 National Meet results, his squad would place in the middle of the team competition, maybe get a few PR’s and have five runners under 30:00.
“Physically, we were ready to run well,” said Streeby, “and I’m not sure why, but we seemed to lose our mental focus. So I think you have to use it as a learning process. However, even if every one of our runners had hit their PR, we would have only moved up to 32nd place in the team race.”
Streeby stressed there were some positives in the 2010 season. “The men’s team ended up as the fastest ever at Indian Hills with a 29:22 average for the top five runners. Jon Gerling lowered his own school record three times, down to 26:53. That’s a minute faster than Jon ran last year which is a very good improvement in a year.”
Gerling and Fiscus were the two sophs on this year’s team and Streeby mentioned what a pleasure it was to work with them the past two seasons.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Warriors 6th at Regional Meet
Council Bluffs, IA -- The Indian Hills men's cross country team finished in 6th place at the Region 11 Cross Country Championships on Friday. The Warriors had seven runners compete and were only three points out of 5th place in their final tuneup before the national meet in South Carolina.
Three of the top 25 ranked teams in the country were in the field and the Warriors were edged for 5th place by Marshalltown CC.
Jon Gerling led IHCC with a 13th-place finish in 27:50 over the 8K course. Glen Morgan ran 29:59 for 31st place. Morgan was followed by Steele Fiscus, who was 32nd in an even 30:00.
Danny Schieffer ran 30:16 for 34th place.
Coach Jim Streeby said a key for Indian Hills will be how the Warriors' 5th runner fares. On Friday, Jordan Bradfield was 5th for IHCC in a time of 33:07; Henry Majin ran 33:09 and Marcus Clark finished in 33:40. Streeby wants one of those three to get close to the 30-31 minute range at the national meet.
Indian Hills will take the next two weeks to prepare for the Nov. 13 NJCAA National Cross Country Championships in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Three of the top 25 ranked teams in the country were in the field and the Warriors were edged for 5th place by Marshalltown CC.
Jon Gerling led IHCC with a 13th-place finish in 27:50 over the 8K course. Glen Morgan ran 29:59 for 31st place. Morgan was followed by Steele Fiscus, who was 32nd in an even 30:00.
Danny Schieffer ran 30:16 for 34th place.
Coach Jim Streeby said a key for Indian Hills will be how the Warriors' 5th runner fares. On Friday, Jordan Bradfield was 5th for IHCC in a time of 33:07; Henry Majin ran 33:09 and Marcus Clark finished in 33:40. Streeby wants one of those three to get close to the 30-31 minute range at the national meet.
Indian Hills will take the next two weeks to prepare for the Nov. 13 NJCAA National Cross Country Championships in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Warriors Battle Heat at Huston Invitational
Waverly, IA -- The Indian Hills men's cross country team competed in the Dan Huston Invitational on Saturday and their times were likely reflected in the 80-degree temperatures. The Warriors had turned in some solid times in their last meet, but, as coach Jim Streeby pointed out, in this meet nearly everyone was about 60 seconds off their personal-bests set in that meet in Rock Island, Ill.
Jon Gerling again led the IHCC runners, placing 50th overall in 27:23, a time that was only 30 seconds slower than his PR, making him the exception in that regard.
Glen Morgan was second for the Warriors with a time of 30:11. Denny Schieffer moved up to third on the team, running 30:37. Steele Fiscus was fourth in 31:59 and Jordan Bradfield moved up into the fifth and final scoring position in 32:56.
Henry Majin ran his first 8K race of the season for IHCC and was right behind Bradfield in 32:59. Marcus Clark (34:40), Keenan Wyngarden (35:09) and Lucas Brightwell (35:27) rounded out the IHCC runners.
Wartburg College, which hosted the Saturday meet, will also host the NCAA Division III Nationals this fall. Teams from as far away as Colorado and Wisconsin entered the Dan Huston Invite so they could become familiar with the course. That led to a field of 28 teams and nearly 300 runners.
Coach Streeby said, "It is hard to find much positive to take away from the day except the experience of coping with the heat."
Indian Hills will now have almost three weeks to prepare for the Super Regionals in Council Bluffs on Oct. 29.
Jon Gerling again led the IHCC runners, placing 50th overall in 27:23, a time that was only 30 seconds slower than his PR, making him the exception in that regard.
Glen Morgan was second for the Warriors with a time of 30:11. Denny Schieffer moved up to third on the team, running 30:37. Steele Fiscus was fourth in 31:59 and Jordan Bradfield moved up into the fifth and final scoring position in 32:56.
Henry Majin ran his first 8K race of the season for IHCC and was right behind Bradfield in 32:59. Marcus Clark (34:40), Keenan Wyngarden (35:09) and Lucas Brightwell (35:27) rounded out the IHCC runners.
Wartburg College, which hosted the Saturday meet, will also host the NCAA Division III Nationals this fall. Teams from as far away as Colorado and Wisconsin entered the Dan Huston Invite so they could become familiar with the course. That led to a field of 28 teams and nearly 300 runners.
Coach Streeby said, "It is hard to find much positive to take away from the day except the experience of coping with the heat."
Indian Hills will now have almost three weeks to prepare for the Super Regionals in Council Bluffs on Oct. 29.
Monday, September 27, 2010
A Record-Setting Meet for IHCC in Illinois
Rock Island, IL -- Following their previous meet in Ames, Indian Hills men's cross country coach Jim Streeby said he was looking forward to having his top five runners get their average time under 30 minutes. The Warriors made their coach very heppy with their performance in the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational, hosted by Augustana University on Friday.
In what Streeby described as "a total team effort," the top five IHCC finishers averaged 29:22, shattering the previous school record set the week before. Six different Warriors ran personal-bests in the 8K race that featured some 400 men's runners and a similar number of women's contestants.
Sophomore co-captain Jon Gerling lowered his school record for the 8K distance for the third time this fall, running 26:53. That was 1:42 faster than Gerling's time in this meet last year.
Freshman Glen Morgan took 27 seconds off his personal-best with a time of 29:07. Morgan was followed closely by sophomore co-captain Steele Fiscus who dropped his PR by nearly a minute with a time of 29:19.
Danny Schieffer, a freshman, dropped his PR by just over a minute, finishing in 29:26. The fifth-best runner for the Warriors was freshman Marcus Clark, who ran 32:07, 42 seconds better than his previous fastest time.
The other IHCC runner to set a personal-best was Keenan Wyngarden, who ran 33:29, 57 seconds better than his time in the same meet in 2009. Lucas Brightwell was sixth for Indian Hills with his time of 32:59. Zakk Ellingson ran 33:57 for the Warriors.
Streeby said he had stressed pace control to his runners in practice last week, asking them to try and run their first mile at a pace they would want to run for the entire race, or even slighly slower. He noted that every runner except one ran the last half of the race faster than the first half.
And after he saw his runners turn in their best performance so far this season, Streeby said, "I had a smile on my face the whole ride home."
Indian Hills will run again in the Dan Huston Invitational in Waverly on Oct. 9.
In what Streeby described as "a total team effort," the top five IHCC finishers averaged 29:22, shattering the previous school record set the week before. Six different Warriors ran personal-bests in the 8K race that featured some 400 men's runners and a similar number of women's contestants.
Sophomore co-captain Jon Gerling lowered his school record for the 8K distance for the third time this fall, running 26:53. That was 1:42 faster than Gerling's time in this meet last year.
Freshman Glen Morgan took 27 seconds off his personal-best with a time of 29:07. Morgan was followed closely by sophomore co-captain Steele Fiscus who dropped his PR by nearly a minute with a time of 29:19.
Danny Schieffer, a freshman, dropped his PR by just over a minute, finishing in 29:26. The fifth-best runner for the Warriors was freshman Marcus Clark, who ran 32:07, 42 seconds better than his previous fastest time.
The other IHCC runner to set a personal-best was Keenan Wyngarden, who ran 33:29, 57 seconds better than his time in the same meet in 2009. Lucas Brightwell was sixth for Indian Hills with his time of 32:59. Zakk Ellingson ran 33:57 for the Warriors.
Streeby said he had stressed pace control to his runners in practice last week, asking them to try and run their first mile at a pace they would want to run for the entire race, or even slighly slower. He noted that every runner except one ran the last half of the race faster than the first half.
And after he saw his runners turn in their best performance so far this season, Streeby said, "I had a smile on my face the whole ride home."
Indian Hills will run again in the Dan Huston Invitational in Waverly on Oct. 9.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Strong Showing for IHCC Men at Ames
Ames -- The IHCC men's cross country team set a school record with their collective effort at the Iowa Intercollegiate Meet on Saturday. The top five finishers for Indian Hills averaged 30:11 over the 8K course, breaking the old IHCC team mark of 30:36 set at the national meet in 2008.
Coach Jim Streeby says lowering the record is one of his team's goals. "We need 57 seconds off the total time of the top five runners to average under 30 minutes," said Streeby. "The men really surprised me with their improvement on Saturday because we are still working very hard in our practice workouts."
Jon Gerling was 18th to lead the Indian Hills runners. Gerling's time was 27:48, just 13 seconds off the school record he set the week before at a meet in Grinnell.
Glen Morgan was next for IHCC in 43rd place with a personal-best time of 29:34, 46 seconds faster than Morgan's time at Grinnell. Coach Streeby said, "It was Glen's first time under 30 minutes for an 8K. I'm loving his progress and his promise for the future."
Steele Fiscus bettered his previous best time by 11 seconds with a time of 30:13. The IHCC coach predicts Fiscus could be running under 29 minutes by the end of the season.
Danny Schieffer is another runner that Streeby is excited about. Schieffer, who is a newcomer to the sport, has made amazing progress and, in his first 8K race, finished in 49th place in 30:30.
The fifth-scoring runner for IHCC was Marcus Clark who ran 32:49, 29 seconds faster than his previous best time.
Jordan Bradfield finished in 63rd place in 33:10, Zakk Ellingson ran 35:29 and Keenan Wyngarden ran 35:58 to round out the Indian Hills competitors.
Streeby said, "As a team, every one of our top five scoring runners played a crucial role. The team thing is so much fun and an important part of their progress. We finished in 8th place among the 10 teams that scored. All but two of the seven teams ahead of us were four-year schools."
The Warriors head to Davenport this Friday for the Brisman-Lundeen Invitational where over 700 runners are expected to participate.
Coach Jim Streeby says lowering the record is one of his team's goals. "We need 57 seconds off the total time of the top five runners to average under 30 minutes," said Streeby. "The men really surprised me with their improvement on Saturday because we are still working very hard in our practice workouts."
Jon Gerling was 18th to lead the Indian Hills runners. Gerling's time was 27:48, just 13 seconds off the school record he set the week before at a meet in Grinnell.
Glen Morgan was next for IHCC in 43rd place with a personal-best time of 29:34, 46 seconds faster than Morgan's time at Grinnell. Coach Streeby said, "It was Glen's first time under 30 minutes for an 8K. I'm loving his progress and his promise for the future."
Steele Fiscus bettered his previous best time by 11 seconds with a time of 30:13. The IHCC coach predicts Fiscus could be running under 29 minutes by the end of the season.
Danny Schieffer is another runner that Streeby is excited about. Schieffer, who is a newcomer to the sport, has made amazing progress and, in his first 8K race, finished in 49th place in 30:30.
The fifth-scoring runner for IHCC was Marcus Clark who ran 32:49, 29 seconds faster than his previous best time.
Jordan Bradfield finished in 63rd place in 33:10, Zakk Ellingson ran 35:29 and Keenan Wyngarden ran 35:58 to round out the Indian Hills competitors.
Streeby said, "As a team, every one of our top five scoring runners played a crucial role. The team thing is so much fun and an important part of their progress. We finished in 8th place among the 10 teams that scored. All but two of the seven teams ahead of us were four-year schools."
The Warriors head to Davenport this Friday for the Brisman-Lundeen Invitational where over 700 runners are expected to participate.
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