TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State cross country will compete in a pair of meets over the weekend, with the Sycamores fielding teams in both the Nike XC Town Twilight meet on Friday and the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic on Saturday.
Race times for the Nike XC Town Twilight are at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday night. The two races at the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic will commence at 9:30 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Saturday morning.
| 2023 Nike XC Town Twilight |
| Date |
Friday, September 29 | 7 p.m. (women's 5k) // 8 p.m. (men's 8k) |
| Location // Venue |
Terre Haute, Ind. // LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course |
| Live Results |
Live Results Feed |
| Social Media |
@IndStXCTF // @IndStAthletics |
Who's in the Field?
Teams scheduled to compete in the Nike XC Town Twilight alongside the Sycamores are Anderson (Ind.), Asbury, Bethel (Tenn.), Cuyahoga CC, DePauw, Eastern Illinois, Franklin, IU East, IUPUC, Judson, Madonna, Mineral Area College, Oberlin, Oklahoma Wesleyan, Rose-Hulman, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and St. Francis (Ind.)
Teams scheduled to compete in the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic alongside the Sycamores are Adams State, Appalachian State, Azusa Pacific, Bellarmine, Bowling Green, Butler, Cedarville, Charleston Southern, Clemson, College of Charleston, Davidson, Dayton, East Tennessee State, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Eastern Washington, Grand Valley State, Illinois-Springfield, Kent State, Lee (Tenn.), Louisville, Malone, Marshall, Memphis, Miami (Ohio), North Alabama, North Central (Ill.), Northern Colorado, Northwood, Pittsburg State, Purdue, Queens, Rice, Roberts Wesleyan, Samford, Southern Indiana, UIC, UNC Asheville, West Texas A&M and Xavier.
Last Time Out
Jackson Krieg and
Emma Gresham led the way for Indiana State in the men's 8k and women's 5k races, respectively, helping the Sycamores earn top-10 team finishes in both races at the John McNichols Invitational. Indiana State finished sixth on the men's side and eighth on the women's side.
Krieg had the top time for the Trees in the 8k, with his mark of 24:48.9 placing 30th overall.
Logan Pietrzak was right behind him in 31st at 24:49.9, while
Jason Dworak (24:54.4) also earned a top-40 finish.
Ethan Breen (25:01.0) and
Cael Light (25:06.9) rounded out the top five for the Sycamores in 42nd and 47th, respectively.
Jocqael Thorpe ran a time of 25:15.0, while
Layton Hall crossed the line in 25:25.2 to close out Indiana State entries towards the team scores.
Gresham was the top finisher among any Sycamore in either race, her 5k time of 18:08.6 placing her 22nd overall. She was followed by
Rachel Conhoff (18:24.1) in 33rd, while
Morgan Dyer was the third Sycamore to cross the line, finishing 51st with a time of 18:47.8.
Hadley Gradolf (18:49.8) and
Sara Skaff (18:57.0) rounded out the top five for the Trees, while
Kyra Young (19:08.1) and
Halle Miller (19:09.8) closed out the Sycamores' entries towards team scores.
Sycamores in the Spotlight
Prior to the John McNichols Invitational, Indiana State was featured across the NCAA Cross Country social media platforms, showcasing the Sycamores' history, campus and course on a national stage.
Welcome to the Forest
Although just two meets into the season, Indiana State has seen 13 athletes make their Sycamore debuts during the 2023 campaign.
Isaac Bryant,
Tommy Claxton,
Parker Mimbela,
Jackson Ward and
Ryan York all competed in their first races for Indiana State's men's team during the opening two meets of the year. On the women's side,
Rachel Conhoff,
Kamilla Gibson,
Hadley Gradolf,
Emma Gresham,
Halle Miller,
Robyn Schemel,
Brenna Sobecki and
Allison Steffey have all made their Indiana State debuts this season.
Conhoff, Gresham, Gradolf and Miller have been among Indiana State's top seven on the women's side in both races this season. York and Claxton have been the top newcomers on the men's side in both meets contested thus far.
Familiarity
Indiana State has a leg up on its competitors in Friday's Nike XC Town Twilight, as the Sycamores regularly train at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.
In addition, Indiana State has already competed once at the course this season, playing host to its annual John McNichols Invitational earlier in the month.
Record-Setters
Saturday's Live in Lou Cross Country Classic gives Indiana State another opportunity to post strong times on a fast course. Nearly every Sycamore in last year's edition of the meet posted a personal-best time.
Jackson Krieg,
Jason Dworak and
Logan Pietrzak's times from the 2022 Live in Lou Cross Country Classic are all among the top 15 men's 8k times in program history.
Up Next
Indiana State's final meet before the MVC Championships is the Bradley Pink Classic, slated for the afternoon of October 13.
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