Hoosiers Finish Seventh and Fourteenth at Nuttycombe Invite

Friday, September 28

Madison, Wis.

11:00 AM

Indiana University

Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational

Hoosiers Finish Seventh and Fourteenth at Nuttycombe Invite

9/28/2018 8:32:00 PM | Cross Country

IU Results Women's Championship Results Women's B Results Men's Championship Results Men's B Results

MADISON, Wis. – The Indiana University men's and women's cross country teams competed in the 10^th-annual Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational Friday afternoon.

The women's team arrived in Madison, Wis. ranked 19^th in the USTFCCCA (U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association) National Coaches' Poll and were predicted to finish 11^th based off their ranking. They finished seventh overall with a total of 208 points beating Big Ten foe Michigan State and Iowa State (Big 12). Michigan State came in ranked 15^th by USTFCCCA and finished 8^th overall with 268 points while Iowa State was ranked 17^th and finished 9^th overall with 276 points.

Senior Maggie Allen led the Hoosiers through the 6k Championship course as she finished 18^th overall with the time of 20:07.9. Senior Katherine Receveur was the second Hoosier to cross the finish line in 20:14.4, taking 24^th place. Sarah Schmitt finished in the top-50 as a freshman claiming the 48^th spot finishing in 20:42.2 with teammate Bailey Hertenstein finishing close behind taking 55^th (20:49.0). Junior Lexa Barrott rounded out the top-5 finishers for the Hoosiers when she took 63^rd place with the time of 20:53.7, making the spread between the first and fifth Hoosiers 46.2 seconds. Senior Haley Harris and junior Kelsey Harris closed the field for the Hoosiers.

Three Hoosiers wore their cream and crimson during the women's 6k B race. Freshman Claire Hamilton was the first to cross the finish for Indiana claiming 18^th place with the time of 21:36.6. Sophomore Hannah Stoffel finished 37^th overall with the time of 21:56.9 and freshman Josey Korte took 74^th with the time of 22:42.3.

On the men's side the Hoosiers enter the meet ranked 29^th in the USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll and they finished 14^th overall with a total of 404 points, beating four teams who traveled to Madison, Wis. with higher rankings including Big Ten competition Michigan State. Iona came in ranked 16^th and finished 18^th overall with 514 points while Villanova was ranked 27^th and finished 20^th with a total of 533 points.

Junior Kyle Mau led the team as he took 22^nd place with the time of 23:45.9 in the 8k Championship race. Freshman Dustin Horter was the second Hoosier to cross the finish line with the time of 24:16.2, which earned him 71^st place. Junior Bryce Millar claimed 79^th place (24:20.7) with freshman Arjun Jha finishing eight seconds behind and taking 100^th place with the time of 24:28.3. Senior Kyle Burks, freshman Reese Jordan and sophomore Hunter Moore rounded out the field for Indiana.

The men's B 8k race featured five Hoosiers. with Joe Murphy being the first to cross the finish earning a second place finish with the time of 24:45.6. Senior Kenneth Hagen claimed 26^th place with the time of 25:25.9 with sophomore Teddy Browning finishing close behind at 25:29.1, earning 29^th place. Freshman Aaron Bennett (26:00.6) and sophomore Cooper Williams (26:26.5) rounded out the race for Indiana.

The Hoosiers will be back in action on Friday, October 12 at Bradley University to compete in the Bradley Pink Classic in Peoria, Ill.

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