In his first ever 10,000-meter race, Iowa third-year distance runner Max Murphy stole the spotlight and punched his ticket to the NCAA Championships at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet on Nov. 10. And for the second time in the 2023 season, Murphy rearranged the school record books first when he shattered the Iowa men’s.
The Iowa men’s cross country team has been on and off throughout its past Big Ten Championship performances. This year, the Hawkeyes want more. The Hawkeye men finished seventh as a team in last October’s meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan, setting the scene for this year’s goal of improving and breaking into the top five..
The Iowa men’s and women’s cross country programs both earned 11th-place team finishes at the Bradley Pink Classic in Peoria, Illinois, on, Oct. 13. Leading the pack once again for the Iowa women was fourth-year Amber Aesoph. She earned 30th place as an individual in the 6,000-meter race, as well as a new personal-best time.
Distance runner Jack Pendergast is the only fourth-year athlete on the Iowa men’s cross country roster this season. Although he plans to utilize his fifth year of eligibility to compete as a Hawkeye, Pendergast is making the most of his fourth season. Pendergast’s journey to the Black and Gold started during his senior year of.