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.
Monday, September 27, 2010
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.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Gerling Leads IHCC Men at Grinnell
Grinnell - Jon Gerling turned in his third straight strong performance to lead the Indian Hills men's cross country team at the Les Duke Invitational on Saturday. Gerling turned in a time of 27:35 over the 8K course at the Oakland Acres Golf Course. Gerling was 31st in a field that included 11 four-year schools. His time set an IHCC record for 8,000 meters. It was 17 seconds faster than the previous record. Gerling also did significantly better than the year before at the same meet when he was 50th in 28:09.
Glen Morgan and Steele Fiscus were separated by only four seconds as they were the second and third IHCC runners. Morgan's time of 30:20 was good for 81st place; Fiscus was 82nd and made a huge improvement from the Grinnell race the year before, running 2:24 faster over the 8K course, the first time the IHCC freshmen had run that distance.
The next four IHCC runners finished in 92nd-through-95th place. Jordan Bradfield, according to IHCC coach Jim Streeby, was a surprise, hanging around near the back of the field for over half the race and then "kicking it into high gear," in Streeby's words, to finish in 33:06.
Marcus Clark was the last scoring runner for the Warriors in a time of 33:18. Streeby says Clark is "working hard in practice and will continue to improve."
Lucas Brightwell ran 34:37, a time that was a 33-second improvement over last year. And Zakk Ellingson (34:49) was right behind Brightwell.
The Warriors combined time and average per top 5 runners was 30:56. That broke the old IHCC record, set two years ago at the Grinnell meet. The coach's goal is to have five runners under 30:00.
Indian Hills will run in a meet in Ames this Saturday.
Glen Morgan and Steele Fiscus were separated by only four seconds as they were the second and third IHCC runners. Morgan's time of 30:20 was good for 81st place; Fiscus was 82nd and made a huge improvement from the Grinnell race the year before, running 2:24 faster over the 8K course, the first time the IHCC freshmen had run that distance.
The next four IHCC runners finished in 92nd-through-95th place. Jordan Bradfield, according to IHCC coach Jim Streeby, was a surprise, hanging around near the back of the field for over half the race and then "kicking it into high gear," in Streeby's words, to finish in 33:06.
Marcus Clark was the last scoring runner for the Warriors in a time of 33:18. Streeby says Clark is "working hard in practice and will continue to improve."
Lucas Brightwell ran 34:37, a time that was a 33-second improvement over last year. And Zakk Ellingson (34:49) was right behind Brightwell.
The Warriors combined time and average per top 5 runners was 30:56. That broke the old IHCC record, set two years ago at the Grinnell meet. The coach's goal is to have five runners under 30:00.
Indian Hills will run in a meet in Ames this Saturday.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Warriors Run at Pella
Pella -- Sophomore Jon Gerling had his second straight top-15 finish to start the season as the Indian Hills cross country team took part in the Dutch Invitational on Saturday.
Gerling led the 10 IHCC men's runners to the finish line with a time of 20:27 for the 6K race. That put Gerling in 13th place overall and was 23 seconds faster than his time in the same race last year.
Following Gerling for Indian Hills was Glen Morgan who ran 22:14. Steele Fiscus was next at 22:33 followed by Danny Schieffer at 23:11 and Henry Majin at 24:05.
Two runners, both from Fairfield, were right behind Majin -- Marcus Clark in 24:12 and Jordan Bradfield at 24:20.
Lucas Brightwell edged teammate Keenan Wyngarden by eight seconds, 25:49 to 25:57, and Zakk Ellingson ran 27:06 to round the IHCC scoring.
William Penn nipped Indian Hills by one point for 7th place.
Saturday's results left Indian Hills coach Jim Streeby looking forward to the next action this Saturday in Grinnell. "Next week is a large meet with many schools taking part in the Les Duke Invitational," said Streeby. "We will get to run a great course and will try to get a little better every day."
Gerling led the 10 IHCC men's runners to the finish line with a time of 20:27 for the 6K race. That put Gerling in 13th place overall and was 23 seconds faster than his time in the same race last year.
Following Gerling for Indian Hills was Glen Morgan who ran 22:14. Steele Fiscus was next at 22:33 followed by Danny Schieffer at 23:11 and Henry Majin at 24:05.
Two runners, both from Fairfield, were right behind Majin -- Marcus Clark in 24:12 and Jordan Bradfield at 24:20.
Lucas Brightwell edged teammate Keenan Wyngarden by eight seconds, 25:49 to 25:57, and Zakk Ellingson ran 27:06 to round the IHCC scoring.
William Penn nipped Indian Hills by one point for 7th place.
Saturday's results left Indian Hills coach Jim Streeby looking forward to the next action this Saturday in Grinnell. "Next week is a large meet with many schools taking part in the Les Duke Invitational," said Streeby. "We will get to run a great course and will try to get a little better every day."
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