MADISON, Wis. – The Iowa State men’s cross country team captured the runner-up finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational Friday afternoon. It is the best team finish by the Cyclones in Madison since they won the meet in 2021.

The Cyclones trailed only fellow Big 12 member and second-ranked BYU in the team race.

Robin Kwemoi Bera led the Cyclones with a fifth-place individual finish in 23:18.2 while Said Mechaal and Silas Winders were also top-25 finishers in the championship race. It was the first race of the season for all three Cyclones.

In the “B” race, Seth Clevenger led ISU with a seventh-place finish in 24:40.3 while Quinton Orr was 13th in 24:59.3.

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The Cyclones will take three weeks to prepare for Pre-Nationals, also held in Madison this season. The women’s “A” race will begin at 10 a.m. with the men’s “A” race to follow at 10:40 a.m.

Championship Individual Results
1. Parker Wolfe, North Carolina, 23:04.0; 5. Robin Kwemoi Bera, Iowa State, 23:18.2; 19. Said Mechaal, Iowa State, 23:53.5; 22. Silas Winders, Iowa State, 23:57.7; 29. Gable Sieperda, Iowa State, 23:59.7; 33. Devan Kipyego, Iowa State, 24:01.6; 44. Ryan Watts, Iowa State, 24:09.5; 52. Hanibal Haile, Iowa State, 24:13.6

Championship Team Results
1. No. 2 BYU, 44; 2. No. 5 Iowa State, 107; 3. No. 20 Wake Forest, 148; 4. No. 6 North Carolina, 194; 5. No. 27 Washington, 243; 6. No. 26 Michigan, 258; 7. No. 14 Eastern Kentucky, 260; 8. No. 21 Colorado, 270; 9. No. 18 Princeton, 271; 10. No. 17 Villanova, 309; 11. No. 15 Virginia, 313; 12. No. 19 Syracuse, 325; 13. Georgetown, 342; 14. No. 16 Portland, 349; 15. Florida State, 356; 16. No. 30 Air Force, 372; 17. Gonzaga, 389; 18. No. 25 Montana State, 397; 19. No. 29 Tulsa, 412; 20. No. 23 Iona, 419; 21. Furman, 455; 22. Illinois, 562; 23. Texas A&M, 616; 24. Providence, 654

“B” Race Individual Results
1. Berkley Nance, BYU, 24:21.4; 7. Seth Clevenger, Iowa State, 24:40.3; 13. Quinton Orr, Iowa State, 24:59.3; 21. Allen Bonnessen, Iowa State, 25:30.8; 28. Emanuel Galdino, Iowa State, 26:05.0