Women's Cross Country

NO. 17 WARRIORS SPRINT TO SECOND PLACE SHOWING

NO. 17 WARRIORS SPRINT TO SECOND PLACE SHOWING
Posted: Sep 25, 2021

Ankeny, IA – In its most impressive outing of the year, the Indian Hills Women's Cross Country team dashed to a second-place finish at the Grand View Invitational on the DMACC Ankeny Course Saturday. The Warriors, ranked No. 17 in the latest national rankings, totaled 71 points to finish second among the eight-team meet.

"This is by far the best women's group we have ever had," stated head coach Brent Ewing. "They showed that today. Our women should have a lot of confidence with only two more regular season races to go. Coach (Noah) Larrison has done a fantastic job of preparing them."

Freshman Emily Casterline (Pella, IA/Belvidere) led the way for the Warriors with a personal best time of 20:06 in the 5k event. The freshman's time was good enough for fifth overall among 65 runners. Casterline has paced the Warriors in each of the team's first three meets of the season.

Freshman Isabelle Mellin (Ottumwa, IA/Ottumwa) improved by 55 seconds from her top time this season to place 14th overall for Indian Hills with a time of 21:40. Mellin has now placed second for the Warriors in each of the team's three events.

Lizeth Flores (Harvard, IL/Harvard) placed 16th overall at 21:47, just ahead of teammate Morgan Klaus (Bloomfield, IA/Davis County) who placed 17th overall with a time of 21:50. Klaus' time is an improvement of over two minutes from her season opener at Central College.

"Lizeth and Morgan put together two great performances for our team today," Ewing added. "The two really impressed our coaching staff today."

Alexia McClure (Eldon, IA/Eldon) rounded out the scoring for the Warriors, finishing fifth on the team with a time of 22:09, good enough for 19th overall on the day.

The Warriors' averaged time of 21:31 was the best mark in program history.

Next up for the Warriors is the Trent Smith Invitational on Oct. 8 in Mason City, IA. Indian Hills wraps up its regular season with its home invite on Oct. 15.