TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Indiana State men's and women's cross country teams both appear in the Great Lakes Regional rankings for the fifth consecutive week, the USTFCCCA announced Monday afternoon. The Sycamore men fell one spot to No. 11 while the women moved up to No. 13.
 
The USTFCCA Regional Rankings are determined subjectively by a single member coach in each respective region. The regional representative is tasked with weighing returning teams' strength with current season results (if applicable) in determining predicted team finishes at the NCAA Regional Championships.
 
Indiana State will host the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Meet on November 9 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.
 
At the Joe Piane Invitational on Friday, the ISU men took third in the Gold Division Race with 104 points and fell only to Youngstown State (98) and Calvin College (80).
 
It was a familiar face leading the men at Notre Dame on Friday. Akis Medrano was the top finisher for the third consecutive race, this time winning the entire Men's 8K Gold Division Race with a time of 24:31.86, just about two seconds off of his personal-best. Cam Trout ran the best race of his cross country career, taking 18th overall and clocking a time of 25:10.53. Freshman Nick Yeend took the third scoring spot for the Sycamore men, placing 29th with a time of 25:26.15. Rounding out the top-five for the men were freshman Cale Kilian and junior Ryan Cash in 32nd and 36th with times of 25:28.55 and 25:35.41, respectively.
 
On the women's side, Indiana State took third in the Gold Division Race with 123 points to trail only Saint Louis (120) and Utah Valley (74).
 
Redshirt junior Brooke Moore led the ISU women and ran her best race of the season in the women's 5K, taking sixth overall by crossing the finish line at 17:33.03, which was also her best time since Oct. 29, 2016. Alli Workman also made her way up to the front of the Sycamore scoring group, placing 21st with a personal-best time of 18:05.15. Freshman Jocelyn Quiles was not far behind Workman, taking 23rd overall with also with a career-best time of 18:08.42. Michaela Ward took the fourth scoring spot for the women, crossing the line in 26th place with a time of 18:18.60, while fifth-year senior Jessi Conley was the fifth scorer for the women, placing 47th at 18:40.17.
 
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