Division I Men
This past weekend in Tallahassee, Fla. ICCAC teams traveled to the 2022 NJCAA National Cross Country Championships and the Division I Men's team of Iowa Central was on a mission to finish on top of the nation once again. Iowa Central was led by Aspel Kiprob who finished 6th with a time of 24:40. The Iowa Central team individual finished top 40 and placed second in the nation with a team score 115. The Iowa Western team finished 14th with a team score 407.
ICCAC Division I Men Teams
1. Colby CC - 33
2. Iowa Central - 115
14. Iowa Western - 407
ICCAC Division I Men All-Americans:
1. Sanele Masondo - Colby, 24:07.2
6. Aspel Kiprob – Iowa Central, 24:45.1 (Second Team)
Division I Women
NJCAA DI Women XC Championships
On the women's side of Division I, Mercy Biwott from Iowa Western finished second in the nation with a 18:05.8 and helped the Iowa Western team finish 10th. The Iowa Central team finished 5th in the Nation led by Chloe Garcia Grafing who ran a 18:38.5 and Taylor Mcreedy ran a 18:57.6 to finish 11th in the nation. The two ICCAC teams finished top 10 and had three runners finish top 15 in the nation.
ICCAC Division I Women Team:
1. Southern Idaho - 61
5. Iowa Central - 199
10. Iowa Western - 304
ICCAC Division I Women All-Americans:
1. Faith Nyathi - El Paso, 17:47.8
2. Mercy Biwott – Iowa Western, 18:05.8 (First Team)
8. Chloe Garcia Grafing – Iowa Central, 18:38.5 (Second Team)
Division II Men
NJCAA DII Men XC Championships
In the Division II Men's race the winner of Region 11 D'Artagnon Beaver finished 45th with a time of 27:52.7 to be the top finisher for the ICCAC in Division II. DMACC's Quintio Kimery finished 60th with a time of 28:22.9. The Southeastern team finished 22nd with a score of 574 and DMACC finished 24th with a score of 648. NIACC was the top team in the ICCAC with a score of 485 to finish 17th in the nation.
ICCAC Division II Men Team:
1. Paradise Valley - 68
17. NIACC - 485
22. Southeastern - 574
24. DMACC - 648
Division II Women
NJCAA DII Women XC Championships
The race in Division II was a showdown of many great ICCAC runners and the field. Aisha Ramone of Southeastern ran a 19:32.6 to finish fifth in the nation. Natalia Segura of DMACC ran a great race and finished 14th with a time of 19:48.9. The Southeastern team finished 10th in the nation as a team with 360 points and DMACC as a team finished 15th with 435. Hawkeye ran a great race by their team and finished 26th as a team with 650 points.
ICCAC Division II Women Team:
1. Lansing - 57
10. Southeastern - 360
15. DMACC - 435
26. Hawkeye - 650
ICCAC Division II Women All-Americans:
1. Hayley Burns - Coconino, 18:22.8
5. Aisha Ramone - Southeastern, 19:32.6 (First Team)