ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The Knights took on a nationally competitive field at the annual Interregional Invitational hosted by Augustana College.  Wartburg won the men's race with 64 team points, while the women placed eighth with 254 team points at Saukie Golf Course.
 
Isaiah Hammerand won the 8k in 23:46.2, averaging 4:46.9 per mile and ranking second overall in Wartburg's top 8K performances in school history. Lydia Maas led the Knights in the 6k with a 12th-place finish in 21:32.2, which marked a new PR.
 
Meet Notes

• 10 ranked teams in the women's field (three top ten teams) and nine ranked teams in the men's field (four top ten teams)
• New PR for Maas
• Hammerand becomes first individual winner at the Interregional Invite for Wartburg since Christopher Collet in 2022
• Hammerand's time ranks second in Wartburg program history, trailing only his own record time of 23:44.2 (set last season at the A-R-C Championships)

 
The Knights Women's Results (6K) 
12. Maas - 21:32.2, 12 points 
51. Leah McDonald - 22:10.9, 48 points 
58. Madison Popelar - 22:20.1, 55 points 
62. Sydney Bochmann - 22:22.6, 59 points 
85. Anna Quillin - 22:32.7, 80 points 
90. Claire Hoyer - 22:35.2, 84 points 
104. Ava Vance - 22:42.7, 95 points 
116. Morgan Engel - 22:51.1 
136. Maya Zopel - 23:04.4 
152. Abbey Angus - 23:14.7
 
The Knights Men's Results (8K) 
1. Hammerand - 23:46.2, 1 point 
7. Ayden Buchanan - 24:19.9, 7 points 
9. Solomon Zaugg - 24:27.6, 9 points 
10. Andrew Smith - 24:28.7, 10 points 
38. Ethan Boston - 24:55.4, 37 points 
41. Evan Cook - 24:57.5, 40 points 
42. Clay Warson - 24:57.6, 41 points 
47. Aidan Decker - 25:03.6 
79. Alex Horstman - 25:21.8 
241. Ahmed Aldamak - 26:41.9
 
Up Next
The Orange and Black will be in action next at the American Rivers Conference Championships at noon on Saturday, Oct. 31, in Storm Lake, Iowa.