Four Warriors Run at Large Meet in Illinois

Rock Island, IL -- With over 1000 runners from five different states on hand, four Indian Hills athletes took part in the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational hosted by Augustana University on Friday.

Three of the four Warrior runners had their fastest time of the year over the 8K course.

Leading the quartet of IHCC competitors was freshman Colter Hentzel who cut nearly a minute off his  previous best time, running 29:06.

Tyler Walker, another freshman, was second for IHCC with a personal-best time of 30:12.  Freshman Ray Quiroz ran 31:30 and sophomore Zakk Ellingson finished in 35:08, over two minutes better than his fastest time before Friday.

"This is our fifth meet of the year," said IHCC coach Jim Streeby, "and the top three men have really been fun to watch battle between each other.  They work hard and race hard.  So far, Colter Hentzel has the fastest time (the 29:06 he ran Friday), and he's been on top for two races between the three runners."

Quiroz has two victories and Walker one in the team competition.

Streeby added, "We are halfway through the season so there is plenty of time to become fitter.  It will be fun to see who is going to make the biggest improvement."

Indian Hills will compete in the Dan Huston Invitational on Oct. 6.

Warrior Men Tested in 8K Run

Grinnell, IA -- Running their longest distance in the first three meets of the fall, the Indian Hills cross country team took part in the Les Duke Invitational at the Oakland Acres course in Grinnell this past Saturday.

Four IHCC runners represented the school in the event with freshman Ray Quiroz recording the fastest time for Indian Hills.  Quiroz ran 29:53, two seconds faster than teammate and classmate Colter Hentzel.  Tyler Walker, also a freshman, was next for the Warriors with a time of 30:27.  Sophomore Zakk Ellingson ran the course in 37:21.

Indian Hills will continue a busy early part of the schedule with a trip to Ames next Saturday for the Iowa Intercollegiate meet.

Three Runners for IHCC at Central Invite

Pella, IA -- A trio of freshmen -- Colter Hentzel, Tyler Walker and Ray Quiroz -- represented Indian Hills at the Central Dutch Invitational on Saturday.

Hentzel had the top time for the Warriors, finishing the 6K course in 22:08, good for 41st place.  Walker's time was 22:35 and he was 48th.  Quiroz ended up in 56th place with a time of 23:06.

Indian Hills will take part in the Les Duke Invitational in Grinnell next Saturday.