TO YOUR MARKS
The Washburn Ichabod men's and women's cross country teams are back in action this weekend for their third meet of the season at the DBU Old Glory Gallop in Fort Worth, Texas.
 
ABOUT THE OLD GLORY GALLOP
DBU's Old Glory Gallop is a wonderful mix of Texas, Patriotism, and Cross Country. This multi-regional meet is an opportunity for collegiate cross-country teams to compete among a group of regionally diverse teams and enjoy the great things of Texas! Teams and spectators can experience photos with 1,500-pound longhorns, cowboys leading off the race on horseback, lasso tricks, great food and beverages, country music, and custom branded gear. Last but not least, student-athletes and teams have the opportunity to win custom awards if they place first at the meet.
Individual student-athletes have the chance to win a custom "cowboy crown" to ensure everyone knows they had the fastest time at The Old Glory Gallop. Teams with the highest score will be honored to return to their campus with a custom 6-inch champion belt buckle to prove their victory. The top seven finishers on each of the first place teams will also receive a custom 3-inch championship belt buckle.
 
RACE COVERAGE
Live results: https://my.raceresult.com/311853/
 
TIMING
The men's race is an 8K starting at 8:15 a.m., followed by the women's 6K race at 9:15 a.m.
 
WHO IS GOING
Scheduled to compete for the Ichabod women's squad will be Riley Britton, Jordyn Cleary, Grace Collins, Jolie Evans, Lexie Fontaine, Rylee Ismert, Kyla Lochtefeld, Katy Menke and Ebba Wetterberg.
The men's lineup will consist of Alex Adams, Connor Burkdoll, Daniel Harkin, Sebastiaan Horselenberg, Aidan Junior, Taylor Karcz, Donald Kibet, Adrian Lehman, Lukas Mehl, Shane Mullen, Sam Nesbitt, Tommy Roehl, Devin Trent, Ludovico Vacarri, Kyle Wagoner and Trent Zimbelman.
 
WASHBURN NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Washburn Ichabod men's squad is ranked third in the USTFCCCA Regional poll behind Northwest Missouri and Pittsburg State and have been third in all four regional polls so far this season. The Ichabods men are No. 20 in the fourth national poll after sitting 18th in last week's poll.
The Ichabod women's team was ranked 10th in the region for the second week in a row.
 
MIAA PRESEASON POLLS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Washburn Ichabod men's cross country team was picked fourth and the women's squad was picked in seventh in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Polls that were released prior to the start of the season.
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE ICHABODS
MEN
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Washburn men's cross country team stepped onto one of the premier stages in the Midwest Friday morning, lining up at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Missouri against a national-caliber field featuring 24 NCAA Division I teams, an NCAA Division III team and a junior college. The Ichabods, the only NCAA Division II team finished 10th overall scorning 334 points.
Leading the way for Washburn was senior Tommy Roehl who crossed the finish line in a time of 24:29.7 placing 60th overall.
Fellow senior and returning All-American Donald Kibet, finished 100th overall covered the 8,000-meter layout in 24:48.5. Senior Shane Mullen crossed in 24:49.5 for 102nd place, and he was followed within seconds by sophomore Sebastiaan Horselenberg in 103rd at 24:49.8, and junior Alex Adams, who ran 24:57.3 for 120th with sophomore Sam Nesbitt right behind in 123rd in a time of 24:57.7.
Junior Ludovico Vaccari (136th, 25:03.5) and Lukas Mehl (139th, 25:03.9) all landed within 33 seconds of Roehl, creating a remarkably small spread across the team's top eight finishers.
UCLA won the team title of the Black Division Race with 86 team points followed by Ohio State (112), Illinois-Chicago (122), Iowa Western CC (137) and Kansas (178).
 
WOMEN
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabod women's cross country team turned in one of its strongest performances in program history, capturing the team title in the 6K Open division at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Mo. The Ichabods scored 81 team points to edge 20 other teams including four NCAA Division I programs and MIAA foes Central Missouri and Newman.
Senior Kyla Lochtefeld led the way in her Ichabod debut, running to a fourth-place individual finish in 22:08.0. Freshman Jordyn Cleary finished 21st in 22:45.2 and senior Lexie Fontaine, placed 29th at 22:55.1 giving the Ichabods three finishers inside the top 30.
Junior Jolie Evans placed 34th in a time of 23:00.6 and junior Grace Collins sealed the Ichabods' win with a 38th overall finish in a time of 23:10.8 wrapping up Washburn's five scoring runners.
Freshman Rylee Ismert ran 23:31.1 for 54th, while sophomore Riley Britton finished in 24:17.1 for 92nd. Junior Katy Menke added a 109th-place time of 24:44.9, and sophomore Riley Ammons crossed in 26:09.0 in 161st overall and freshman Ebba Wetterberg did not finish.
The Ichabods' 81-point total marked one of the lowest in program history topping Southeast Missouri (85 points), Maryville (120), Indiana Wesleyan (144) and Ouachita Baptist rounded out the top five with 150 points.
The team title was the Ichabods' first since the season-opening win at the Terry Masterson Twilight Classic on the three-mile track topping 12 other teams.
 
UP NEXT
The Ichabods will compete in the MIAA Cross Country Championships in Pittsburg, Kan. at Four Oaks Golf Course on Oct. 25.