Warriors Show Improvement in Davenport Meet

Davenport, IA -- With several of the runners turning in their lowest times of the season, the Indian Hills men's cross country team took part in the 28th Annual Brissman/Lundeen Invitational at Credit Island on Friday.

Freshman Jon Gerling once again led the Warriors with a time of 28:33 over the 8K course, good for 165th place. Freshman Brennen Wears ran 29:53 in his first meet of the year. One of the Warriors who made a huge improvement was Steele Fiscus, who cut nearly 2:30 off his previous best time, running 30:19. Lucas Brightwell finished behind Fiscus but didn't record a time because his chip didn't read on the electronic finish device. Keenan Wyngarden was 49 seconds faster than his previous best time, rounding out the Warrior runners in a time of 34:26.

Coach Jim Streeby pointed out that, had Brightwell's time counted, the Warriors would have placed 25th as a team. Over 30 teams and more than 700 runners competed in the meet which was run on a flat, soggy course in Davenport.

The next action for the Warriors will come in the Lamb-Kohawk Inviational in Cedar Rapids on October 10.

Warriors Run at Grinnell

Grinnell, IA -- Indian Hills freshman Jon Gerling set a school record as the Warriors took part in the 49th Les Duke Invitational at Oakland Acres in Grinnell on Saturday. Gerling led the Warriors with a time of 28:09 over the 8K course, breaking the record set by Tony Beal by 39 seconds. Gerling finished 50th out of over 200 runners who took part in the men's race. There were three two-year schools in the field and Gerling's time was the fastest of all the community college runners.

Teammate Steele Fiscus was 165th in a time of 32:47. Lucas Brightwell had a time of 35:10 and Keenan Winegarden's time was 35:15 for the Warriors.

Indian Hills' next action will be September 25 at the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational in Davenport.

XCross Country Season Begins at Pella

Pella, IA -- On what Indian Hills first-year coach Jim Streeby described as "a perfect day to run with clear skies and cooler temperatures," the IHCC men's cross country team opened its fall campaign at the Dutch Invitational, hosted by Central College, on Saturday.
The top finisher for the Warriors was freshman Jon Gerling, who prepped at Winfield-Mt. Union. Gerling finished in 20th place in the 6K race with a time of 20:50. That was just over a minute off the winning time. Next for IHCC was Steele Fiscus, another freshman from BCLUW High School, who was 62nd (22:51). Lucas Brightwell and Keenan Wyngarden, freshmen from Des Moines North and Ottumwa High School, respectively, were next for Indian Hills. Brightwell was 84th (24:14) and Wyngarden 103rd (26:23).
The Warriors will take part in the Les Duke Invitational in Grinnell on Sept. 12. There will be over 30 teams and 350 runners competing in both men's and women's competition in that meet.