IOWA CITY, Iowa. – Senior Caroline Meyers and freshman Julian Head led the way for the Illinois State cross country program, as the women notched a fourth-place finish, while the men logged a seventh-place finish at the Hawkeye Invitational on Friday evening.
A transfer from UMKC, Meyers crossed the finish line in a time of 14:45.7 to place 27th overall and was the top finisher for the Redbird women.
Fellow UMKC transfer Claire Fuhlhage followed closely behind to finish 29th. To round out the scoring, a trio of freshman – Lucie Grandjean, Mattison Plummer and Lauren Schulze – each posted top-40 finishes, as the ISU women finished as the top Missouri Valley school at the meet.