DUBUQUE, Iowa – No. 2 Wartburg men's cross country and No. 21 women's cross country continued its dominance over the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) with its seventh-consecutive sweep of A-R-C men's and women's team titles. This marked the eighth-straight A-R-C championship for the men's team and the seventh-straight title for the women's team.
The men's race was highlighted by back-to-back A-R-C MVP
Isaiah Hammerand, who set a new all-time Wartburg record with a time of 22:44.2. On the women's side, both
Haley Meyer and
Maddie Merna PR'd in route to top-five individual finishes.
Team Results
Men's race
Women's race
Wartburg's All-Conference Finishers
Men's race
1
PR • +1pts • #313 • Yr: JR
2
PR • +2pts • #344 • Yr: SR
3
PR • +3pts • #324 • Yr: SR
4
PR • +4pts • #341 • Yr: SR
5
PR • +5pts • #321 • Yr: SR
7
PR • +7pts • #319 • Yr: SR
12
PR • +12pts • #349 • Yr: SO
Women's race
3
PR • +3pts • #367 • Yr: SR
5
PR • +5pts • #366 • Yr: SR
6
PR • +6pts • #364 • Yr: SO
8
PR • +8pts • #370 • Yr: FR
9
PR • +9pts • #378 • Yr: SO
10
PR • +10pts • #369 • Yr: SR
Notes/Streaks
- Seventh-straight sweep for Wartburg cross country at the A-R-C Championships
- Eighth-straight title for the men's squad and seventh-straight title for the women's team
- Hammerand's time of 23:44.2 is the top time in Wartburg history
- Surpassed Christopher Collet's time of 23:47.5 set in 2022
- 22 Knights finished with All-Conference honors between the two races (must place in top-20)
- Men's (11): Isaiah Hammerand, Lance Sobaski, Eli Larson, Tyler Schermerhorn, Jack Kinzer, Ander Julian, Solomon Zaugg, Andrew Smith, Gavin Grunhovd, Cooper Cook and Ahmed Aldamak
- Women's (11): Haley Meyer, Maddie Merna, Lydia Maas, Marissa Pewe, Ava Vance, Lily Peterson, Karle Kramer, Nadia Bowden. Claire Hoyer, Sydney Bochmann and Bethany Warren
- Hammerand secured his second career A-R-C MVP after repeating as this season's individual champion
- Joins Collet and Joe Freiburger as the only back-to-back and multi-MVP runners in program history
- Eighth-straight season of earning men's coaching staff of the year honors for head coach Ryan Chapman
- Has now earned coaching staff of the year six times on the women's side, including in back-to-back seasons
- Seventh-straight season with an MVP for the men's team
- Back-to-back seasons with a Rookie of the Year Honor for the men's team
Next Time Out
The Knights will be in action next on Friday, Nov. 7 for the Saga Cup hosted by Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
