Completed Event: Cross Country versus Cyclone Preview on September 4, 2026 , , Men: 3rd, Women: 5th
Final
Cross Country
Cyclone Preview
Men: 3rd, Women: 5th
Iowa State University Athletics
Iowa State Women Finish Top 10, Kipkore Runner Up at Nuttycombe
10.09.2026 | Cross Country
MADISON, Wis. – The Iowa State women's cross country team competed against a loaded field at the Nuttycombe Invitational. The Cyclones finished amongst the top 10 in the team race while Betty Kipkore was the individual runner up by just .01 seconds.
In her season debut, Kipkore stayed with the lead pack throughout the race, along with teammate Rosemary Longisa. Kipkore jumped from 44th at the 2K checkpoint to 15th at the 4K then used a kick uphill at the finishing stretch to secure the runner-up finish. Longisa, who also made her Iowa State debut on the grass, secured a top 10 individual finish to help the Cyclone cause.
2025 All-American Mercy Kibet also made her season debut, running 22nd in 19:44.2 while Makayla Clark finished in 21:06.0 in her season debut.
In the women's "B" race, Ruby Hughes (86th) and Sheridan Wheeler (94th) each finished in the top 100.
"A" Race Team Results
1. No. 9 West Virginia, 66; 2. No. 13 Florida, 111; 3. No. 3 Northern Arizona, 130; 4. No. 4 New Mexico, 157; 5. No. 16 Colorado, 166; 6. No. 20 Toledo, 214; 7. No. 17 Washington State, 263; 8. No. 14 Utah, 277; 9. No. 19 Missouri, 331; 10. No. 5 Iowa State, 368; 11. No. 22 Northwestern, 408; 12. No. 11 Stanford, 417; 13. No. 21 Minnesota, 421; 14. No. 29 Penn State, 424; 15. Princeton, 428; 16. No. 23 Washington, 431; 17. No. 24 Providence, 443; 18. Oklahoma, 466; 19. Tennessee, 492; 20. Wake Forest, 493; 21. Louisville, 499; 22. Furman, 573; 23. Gonzaga, 580; 24. Oregon State, 588; 25. No. 30 Boise State, 591; 26. Michigan State, 616; 27. UCLA, 627; 29. Nebraska, 694; 29. Air Force, 736; 30. Harvard, 767; 31. Georgetown, 803; 32. Georgia, 806; 33. Wisconsin, 810
"A" Race Individual Results
1. Judy Chepkoech, Florida, 19:19.5; 2. Betty Kipkore, Iowa State, 19:19.6; 10. Rosemary Longisa, Iowa State, 19:24.7; 22. Mercy Kibet, Iowa State, 19:44.2; 135. Makayla Clark, Iowa State, 21:06.0; 199. Sophia Keditukei, Iowa State, 22:15.1; 219. Olivia Verde, Iowa State, 23:18.3
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