2019 Joe Piane Invitational
Date	Friday, Oct. 4 | 3 p.m. ET
Location	South Bend, Ind. | Burke Golf Course
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Indiana State cross country teams will head north this Friday to compete at the prestigious Joe Piane Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame. The women's Gold Division Race will begin at 3:15 p.m. ET and will be followed by the men's Gold Division Race at 4 p.m.
 
AT THE STARTING LINE
Indiana State treks north this weekend to compete at the Joe Piane Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame. The Joe Piane Invitational will begin at 3:15 p.m.  ET at Burke Golf Course. Last season the Calvin College men and Utah Valley women won the Gold Division races. 
 
NO STEPS DOWN
After competing in a stacked field of competition last weekend at the John McNichols Invitational, the Sycamores don't get a break from strong competition. Both teams will race in the Gold Division races on Friday, which features nine regionally-ranked teams on the men's side including Akron, Butler, Miami (OH) and Oakland from the Great Lakes Region. The women will matchup with eight regionally-ranked teams, featuring Butler and Miami (OH) from the Great Lakes Region.
 
SOPHOMORES IN CHARGE
The sophomore duo of Jocelyn Quiles and Nick Yeend has been impressive to start the season. Yeend has been the leader for the men in both races of the season, placing sixth at the Crusader Open with a personal-best 6K time of 18:44.40 and then 38th at the John McNichols Invitational with a career-best time of 25:17.90 in the 8K. Quiles ran a personal-best 5K time at the Crusader Invite, clocking in at 18:04.70 for ninth place and then placed 51st at the John McNichols Invitational at 18:04.90.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Indiana State hosted the loaded John McNichols Invitational two weeks ago when they welcomed some of the nation's best cross country teams to Terre Haute. Yeend led the men, placing 38th overall in the 8K at 25:17.90 while Noah Hufnagel took 48th at 25:29.60. Fellow sophomore Quiles was the women's leader, clocking a 5K time of 18:04.90 for 51st place and she was followed by Alli Workman who took 75th at 18:29.80.
 
BATTLE AT LAVERN
The LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course welcomed some of the best teams in the nation on both sides to compete at the John McNichols Invitational two weeks ago. There were a total of 46 teams that competed over that weekend, (22 men and 24 women), including nationally-ranked Northern Arizona (1), Iowa State (5), Stanford (7), Indiana (16) and Purdue (24) on the men's side, and Washington (3), Michigan (4), Arkansas (5), Stanford (8) and Indiana (28) on the women's side.
 
THE POWER OF FIVE
The Trees will have veteran leadership leading the way on both the men's and women's teams, with fifth-year seniors Ryan Cash and Brooke Moore returning. Cash is coming off of a stellar outdoor track and field season where he placed second in the steeplechase. Moore is the returning MVC runner-up in cross country and she captured the 1500-meter run title during outdoor season.
 
PLANTING SEEDS
The future is bright for both the men's and women's cross country teams. Youth will be a major theme for both, as the men boast nine freshmen and four sophomores out of their 15-man lineup, and the women have two freshmen and 12 sophomores.
 
TABBED FOURTH IN THE MVC
Both the Sycamore men and women were tabbed to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason coaches poll. The men gathered 54 points in the poll while Bradley was chosen as the favorite with all nine first place votes and 81 total points. The women tallied 65 points while the Bradley women were selected as the favorite with eight first place votes and 98 points.
 
A BALANCED ATTACK
Head coach Kyle Walsh has some help this season with the addition of new assistant coach, Billy Poole-Harris. Poole-Harris joined the Sycamores after previously serving as a volunteer assistant at Northern Illinois and before that, the head coach of Whitney M. Young High School.
 
HOME, SWEET HOME
The blue and white have the opportunity to host three home meets at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in 2019. Starting on Sept. 21, the Trees host the John McNichols Invitational, hosted in honor of legendary Sycamore head coach John McNichols. ISU will also host the 2019 Under Armour Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 19 before welcoming the NCAA Championships back to Terre Haute on Nov. 23.
 
For the latest information on the Sycamore Cross Country and Track & Field teams, make sure to check out GoSycamores.com. You can also find the team on social media including Facebook and Twitter.