Wartburg College Athletics

Julie Drewes

Cross Country Closes Competition at Dan Huston Invite and D3 Pre-National Meet

10/3/2026 6:16:00 PM

WAVERLY, Iowa & NORTHFIELD, Minn. — No.5/5 men's cross country finished first overall at the Running of the Cows Pre-Nationals meet while the women's team took 16th overall on Saturday, Oct. 3. The Knights also hosted the Dan Huston Invite, where Wartburg took second and third overall.

At the Max Championship Cross Country Course in Waverly, the Knights secured a second-place finish in the men's 8K with 60 points and third in the women's 6K with 99 points. Clay Warson led the men, finishing fifth in 25:16.5, while Cooper Cook added an 11th-place finish with a time of 25:31.5. Abbey Angus was the top finisher for the women, placing 16th in 23:13.3, closely followed by Julia Burney in 17th at 23:18.3.

The Knights Men's Results (8K - Waverly)

5. Warson - 25:16.5, 5 points

11. Cooper Cook - 25:31.5, 10 points

15. Derek Coulter - 25:38.8, 14 points

16. Kasey Levinsohn - 25:40.6, 15 points

17. Drew Moser - 25:40.6, 16 points

20. Nathan Kinzer - 25:48.3, 19 points

22. Rylan Martin - 25:51.0, 21 points

23. Dawson Fricke - 25:54.1

28. Caden Kueker - 25:59.6

29. Connor Martin - 26:01.1

30. Gage Heyne - 26:06.0

36. Carter Mulford - 26:13.9

37. Luke Hagenberg - 26:15.4

38. Ben Neville - 26:16.5

39. Henry Nichols - 26:16.8

43. James Maso - 26:19.9

46. Jakob Regennitter - 26:21.7

50. AJ Angus - 26:30.3

52. Riley Kuhn - 26:32.2

55. Nathan Ahern - 26:37.0

61. Wes Hulseberg - 26:53.7

62. Simon Wendel - 26:55.6

64. Hutton Edney - 26:59.3

65. Nolan Wieneke - 27:00.7

76. Brendan Owens - 27:15.0

78. Marcus Camacho - 27:22.6

79. Nathan Moore - 27:23.9

83. Garrison Hubka - 27:26.9

87. Silas Gann - 27:28.7

90. Cooper Bankston - 27:30.3

101. Adam Wilke - 27:43.2

108. Dax Duffy - 27:48.5

110. Camden Kilker - 27:49.3

113. Ryan Heden - 27:53.1

117. Myles Matthias - 27:58.0

119. Austin Soldwisch - 28:01.6

124. Joel Ramirez-Parra - 28:08.1

127. Jack Behrens - 28:12.7

137. Alex Pries - 28:28.7

157. Toben Edney - 29:02.8

168. Jackson Cicchinelli - 29:21.9

233. Jonathan Meyer - 32:25.4

The Knights Women's Results (6K - Waverly)

16. Abbey Angus - 23:13.3, 14 points

17. Burney - 23:18.3, 15 points

21. Marissa Pewe - 23:26.7, 19 points

24. Peyton Morey - 23:37.7, 22 points

33. Ella Johnson - 23:58.3, 29 points

38. Lily Cooper - 24:01.8, 34 points

44. Janae Hansen - 24:08.9, 40 points

51. Stella Rose - 24:19.7

53. Addie Thompson - 24:25.7

57. Cali Trygstad - 24:30.2

58. Jillian Borgelt - 24:33.8

60. Megan Pickar - 24:42.6

76. Grace Vortherms - 25:17.5

93. Reagan Cogdill - 25:53.4

95. Nadia Bowden - 25:55.8

103. Bryn Wright - 26:16.4

106. Lailah Utnage - 26:21.8

107. Zoe Cordes - 26:32.2

117. Makenna Hetrick - 26:59.1

In Northfield, the Knights excelled in the men's 8K, winning with a total of 110 points. Isaiah Hammerand led the charge, winning the race in 24:05.1, followed by Ayden Buchanan in eighth place at 24:42.3. The women's team faced a challenging field and placed 16th overall, with Lydia Maas achieving a top finish of 29th in 22:06.7.

Wartburg College Men's Results (8K - Northfield)

1. Hammerand - 24:05.1, 1 point

8. Buchanan - 24:42.3, 8 points

27. Smith - 25:07.4, 27 points

29. Solomon Zaugg - 25:07.8, 29 points

45. Evan Cook - 25:15.9, 45 points

62. Aidan Decker - 25:23.0, 61 points

66. Alex Horstman - 25:24.9, 65 points

70. Ethan Boston - 25:28.3

132. AJ Schermerhorn - 25:57.9

0. Ahmed Aldamak - DNF

Wartburg College Women's Results (6K - Northfield)