CROSS COUNTRY
Men’s
CROSS COUNTRY 2011 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Overall individual finish followed by individual finish within team in parentheses. Pella Northfield, Minn. Des Moines Winneconne, Wis. Dubuque Waverly Winneconne, Wis. Central Dutch St. Olaf Grand View Wis.-Oshkosh Iowa Conference NCAA Div. III NCAA Div. III Invitational Invitational Invitational Brooks Inv. Championship Central Regional Championship 6k (9-3) 8k (9-17) 8k (9-30) 8k (10-15) 8k (10-29) 8k (11-12) 8k (11-21)
Jon Bach 24:28.7 31:34 DNC DNC 31:14 DNC 101st (24th) 193rd (23rd) 153rd (22nd) Nick Barnes 23:57.8 30:40 30:41 DNC 30:56 DNC 94th (22nd) 171st (20th) 59th (15th) 149th (20th) Eric Beattie DNC 36:27 35:34 DNC DNC DNC 22nd (26th) 79th (21st) Leo Bird 23:32.1 30:20 30:51 DNC 30:12 DNC 85th (20th) 164th (19th) 62nd (17th) 137th (17th) Aaron Brown 21:53.1 28:53 28:45 DNC 29:39 DNC 49th (13th) 116 (13th) 35th (10th) 122nd (16th) Jordan Burns 21:09.9 28:23 28:09 28:20 28:04 DNC 29th (9th) 91st (11th) 29th (8th) 307th (8th) 72nd (11th) Justin Burns DNC 29:52 DNC DNC DNC DNC 144th (14th) Sam Burt 22:35.5 29:59 30:16 DNC 29:31 DNC 60th (14th) 147th (15th) 53rd (12th) 117th (15th) Brandon Clough 20:16.2 27:02 27:28 27:35 27:02 27:09 9th (4th) 37th (6th) 20th (6th) 240th (6th) 37th (5th) 80th (5th) Cody Doughan 20:24.5 27:02 DNC 29:04 27:52 27:25 13th (7th) 36th (5th) 356th (10th) 63rd (7th) 97th (6th) Brent Ewing 20:20.3 26:42 27:26 27:06 26:58 26:55 10th (5th) 23rd (3rd) 19th (5th) 171st (4th) 32nd (4th) 64th (4th) Clayton Fritz 23:24.8 30:19 DNC DNC 28:39 DNC 84th (19th) 162nd (18th) 91st (13th) Nathan Good 21:23.4 27:42 28:41 DNC 28:01 DNC 33rd (11th) 61st (9th) 34th (9th) 67th (9th) Andrew Hamer 20:09.6 27:25 27:25 27:29 27:23 27:48 7th (3rd) 46th (7th) 18th (4th) 231st (5th) 49th (6th) 188th (7th) Eli Horton 19:47.0 25:44 26:34 26:39 25:53 25:40 24:58 2nd (1st) 1st (1st) 5th (1st) 116th (2nd) 11th (1st) 10th (1st) 52nd (1st) Drew Jackson 20:26.3 26:51 27:17 26:57 26:26 26:19 15th (8th) 26th (4th) 14th (3rd) 151st (3rd) 20th (2nd) 36th (2nd) Lars Larson 22:43.3 30:09 30:48 DNC 29:13 DNC 65th (16th) 157th (17th) 61st (16th) 109th (14th) Ryan McPherren 23:13.9 31:04 30:35 DNC 30:28 DNC 81st (17th) 181st (22nd) 58th (14th) 144th (19th) Carlin Michalek 23:42.5 31:58 33:01 DNC 31:30 89th (21st) 198th (24th) 73rd (20th) 157th (23rd) DNC Austin O’Brien 19:52.1 26:18 27:10 26:27 26:35 26:44 3rd (2nd) 9th (2nd) 12th (2nd) 92nd (1st) 25th (3rd) 59th (3rd) Derek Puffett 23:59.1 31:02 31:37 DNC 31:52 DNC 95th (23rd) 180th (21st) 67th (18th) 159th (24th) Colin Shawgo 24:54.4 32:05 32:36 DNC 31:13 DNC 106th (25th) 199th (25th) 73rd (20th) 152nd (21st) Tim Shepherd 20:21.8 27:36 27:56 28:34 27:54 DNC 11th (6th) 54th (8th) 26th (7th) 325th (9th) 64th (8th) Chris Sirridge 21:16.0 27:57 DNC DNC 28:16 DNC 31st (10th) 73rd (10th) 80th (12th)
2011 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Pella Northfield, Minn. Des Moines Winneconne, Wis. Dubuque Waverly Winneconne, Wis. Central Dutch St. Olaf Grand View Wis.-Oshkosh Iowa Conference NCAA Div. III NCAA Div. III Invitational Invitational Invitational Brooks Inv. Championship Central Regional Championship 6k (9-3) 8k (9-17) 8k (9-30) 8k (10-15) 8k (10-29) 8k (11-12) 8k (11-21)
Andy Sneller 23:21.5 DNC DNC DNC 30:22 DNC 83rd (18th) 142 (18th) Michael Splavec 22:41.7 30:02 30:30 DNC DNC DNC 64th (15th) 153rd (16th) 57th (13th) Nathan Thiessen 21:36.2 28:36 29:01 DNC 28:01 DNC 40th (12th) 105th (12th) 37th (11th) 69th (10th) Team finish 2nd of 7 3rd of 14 3rd of 5 23rd of 47 4th of 9 9th of 26 Points 31 86 57 696 115 249 1-5 Spread :34 1:18 :52 1:02 1:09 1:28 Varsity team score counters in bold
2011 SEASON AND CAREER BESTS 8,000-meter career bests Name Eli Horton Austin O’Brien Drew Jackson Andrew Hamer Brent Ewing Brandon Clough Cody Doughan Tim Shepherd Nathan Good Chris Sirridge Nathan Thiessen Jordan Burns Clayton Fritz Aaron Brown Lars Larson Leo Bird Sam Burt Ryan McPherren Colin Shawgo Justin Burns Michael Splavec Andy Sneller Nick Barnes Derek Puffett Jon Bach Carlin Michalek Eric Beattie
Time Date 24:58 11-21-11 26:08 10-16-10 26:19 11-12-11 26:32 10-16-10 26:42 9-17-11 27:02 9-17-11 27:02 9-17-11 27:36 9-17-11 27:42 9-17-11 27:52 10-15-11 28:01 10-29-11 28:04 10-29-11 28:39 10-29-11 28:45 9-30-11 29:13 10-29-11 29:17 10-16-10 29:31 10-29-11 29:45 9-18-10 29:47 10-16-10 29:52 9-17-11 30:00 10-16-10 30:22 10-29-11 30:40 9-17-11 31:02 9-17-11 31:14 10-29-11 31:30 10-29-11 35:34 9-30-11
8,000-meter season bests Name Eli Horton Austin O’Brien Drew Jackson Brent Ewing Cody Doughan Brandon Clough Andrew Hamer TIm Shepherd Nathan Good Chris Sirridge Nathan Thiessen Jordan Burns Aaron Brown Justin Burns
Time Date 24:58 11-21-11 26:18 9-17-11 26:19 11-12-11 26:42 9-17-11 27:02 9-17-11 27:02 9-17-11 27:23 10-29-11 27:36 9-17-11 27:42 9-17-11 27:52 10-15-11 28:01 10-29-11 28:04 10-29-11 28:45 9-30-11 29:52 9-17-11
Site NCAA Div. III Championship Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv. NCAA Div. III Regionals Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv. St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv. Iowa Conference Meet Iowa Conference Meet Iowa Conference Meet Grand View Inv. Iowa Conference Meet Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv. Iowa Conference Meet St. Olaf Inv. Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv. St. Olaf Inv. Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv. Iowa Conference Meet St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. Iowa Conference Meet Iowa Conference Meet Grand View Inv.
Sam Burt Michael Splavec Lars Larson Clayton Fritz Leo Bird Ryan McPherren Andy Sneller Nick Barnes Derek Puffett Carlin Michalek Colin Shawgo Eric Beattie
29:31 30:02 29:13 28:39 30:12 30:28 30:22 30:40 31:02 31:30 31:13 35:34
Best average time No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Top five’s avg. 20:05.1 (6k) 26:30 (8k) 26:32 (8k) 26:35 (8k) 26:56 (8k)
Best team score No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Top five spread :34 :52 1:02 1:09 1:18
Top individual finishes No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Finish 1st 2nd 3rd 5th 7th
Iowa Conference Meet St. Olaf Inv. Iowa Conference Meet Iowa Conference Meet Iowa Conference Meet Iowa Confernece Meet Iowa Conference Meet St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. Iowa Conference Meet Iowa Conference Meet Grand View Inv.
Meet Central Inv. NCAA Div. III Regionals St. Olaf Inv. Iowa Conference Meet Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv.
Score (no. of teams) 31 (7 teams) 57 (5 teams) 68 (14 teams) 115 (9 teams) 249 (26 teams)
Best spread Site NCAA Div. III Championship St. Olaf Inv. NCAA Div. III Regionals St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. Iowa Conference Meet St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv. Iowa Conference Meet Iowa Conference Meet Grand View Inv. St. Olaf Inv.
10-29-11 9-17-11 10-29-11 10-29-11 10-29-11 10-29-11 10-29-11 9-17-11 9-17-11 10-29-11 10-29-11 9-30-11
Meet Central Inv. Grand View Inv. St. Olaf Inv. Iowa Conference Meet NCAA Div. III Regionals
Meet Central Inv. Grand View Inv. Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv. Iowa Conference Meet St. Olaf Inv.
Name (time) Eli Horton Eli Horton Austin O’Brien Eli Horton Andrew Hamer
Meet St. Olaf Inv. Central Inv. Central Inv. Grand Vew Inv. Central Inv.
2011 SEASON AND CAREER BESTS Top team finishes No. Finish 1. 2nd 2. 3rd 3. 3rd 4. 4th 5. 9th
Meet (distance) Central Inv. (6k) St. Olaf Inv. (8k) Grandview Inv. (8K) Iowa Conference Meet NCAA Div. III Regionals
2011 MEET RESULTS Central Dutch Invitational Sept. 3, 2011 at Pella, Iowa Central College cross country course 6,000 meters Team standings 1. Iowa Central, 28; 2. Central, 31; 3. Grinnell, 85; 4. Simpson, 106; 5. Buena Vista, 148; 6. William Penn, 172; 7. Southwestern, 199. Individual results 1. Jamal Boma, Iowa Central 2. Eli Horton 3. Austin O’Brien 7. Andrew Hamer 9. Brandon Clough 10. Brent Ewing 11. Tim Shepherd 13. Cody Doughan 15. Drew Jackson 29. Jordan Burns 31. Chris Sirridge 33. Nathan Good 40. Nathan Thiessen 49. Aaron Brown 60. Sam Burt 64. Michael Splavec 65. Lars Larson 81. Ryan McPherren 83. Andy Sneller 84. Clayton Fritz 85. Leo Bird 89. Carlin Michalek 94. Nick Barnes 95. Derek Puffett 101. Jon Bach 106. Colin Shawgo
19:24 19:47 19:53 20:10 20:17 20:21 20:22 20:25 20:27 21:10 21:16 21:24 21:37 21:54 22:36 22:42 22:44 23:14 23:22 23:25 23:33 23:43 23:58 24:00 24:29 24:55
St. Olaf Invitational Sept. 17, 2011 at Northfield, Minn. St. Olaf cross country trail 8,000 meters Team standings 1. Minn. St.-Mankato, 36; 2. St. Olaf (Minn.), 56; 3. Central, 86; 4. Carleton (Minn.) 140; 5. Saint Mary’s (Minn.), 163; 6. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 163; 7. Ausburg (Minn.), 195; 8. Winona St. (Minn.), 201; t-9. Michigan Tech, 218; t-9. Minn.-Duluth, 218; 11. St. Scholastica, 338; 12. Macalester (Minn.), 344; 13. Crown (Minn.), 443; 14. Martin Luther (Minn.), 451.
Individual results 1. Eli Horton 9. Austin O’Brien 23. Brent Ewing 26. Drew Jackson 36. Cody Dough 37. Brandon Clough 46. Andrew Hamer 54. Tim Shepherd 61. Nathan Good 73. Chris Sirridge 91. Jordan Burns 105. Nathan Thiessen 116. Aaron Brown 144. Justin Burns 147. Sam Burt 153. Michael Splavec 157. Lars Larson 162. Clayton Fritz 164. Leo Bird 171. Nick Barnes 180. Derek Puffett 181. Ryan McPherren 193. Jon Bach 198. Carln Michalek 199. Colin Shawgo 222. Eric Beattie
25:44 26:18 26:42 26:51 27:02 27:02 27:25 27:36 27:42 27:57 28:23 28:36 28:53 29:52 29:59 30:02 30:09 30:19 30:20 30:40 31:02 31:04 31:34 31:58 32:05 36:27
Grand View Invitational Sept. 30, 2011 at Des Moines, Iowa Ewing Park 8,000 meters Team standings 1. Drake, 24; 2. Morningside, 48; 3. Central, 57; 4. Scrc, 102; 5. Grandview, 139; 6. Southwestern, 175. Individual results 1. Dong Brady, Drake 5. Eli Horton 12. Austin O’Brien 14. Drew Jackson 18. Andrew Hamer 19. Brent Ewing 20. Brandon Clough 26. Tim Shepherd 29. Jordan Burns 34. Nathan Good 35. Aaron Brown 37. Nathan Thiessen 53. Sam Burt 57. Michael Splavec
25:47 26:34 27:10 27:17 27:25 27:26 27:28 27:56 28:09 28:41 28:45 29:01 30:16 30:30
2011 MEET RESULTS
58. Ryan McPherren 59. Nick Barnes 61. Lars Larson 62. Leo Bird 67. Derek Puffett 72. Colin Shawgo 73. Carlin Michalek 79. Eric Beattie
30:35 30:41 30:48 30:51 31:37 32:36 33:01 35:34
137. Leo Bird 142.Andy Sneller 144. Ryan McPherren 149. Nick Barnes 152. Colin Shawgo 153. Jon Bach 157. Calin Michalek 159. Derek Puffett
30:12 30:22 30:28 30:56 31:13 31:14 31:30 31:52
Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational Oct. 15, 2011 at Winneconne, Wis. Lake Breeze Golf Course 8,000 meters
NCAA Division III Central Regional Nov. 14, 2011 at Waverly, Iowa Max Cross Country Course 8,000 meters
Team standings (47 teams) 1. North Central, 49; 2. Washinton (Mo.), 137; 3. Wheaton (Ill.), 154; 4. Calvin (Minn.), 156; 5. Wis.-Oshkosh, 158; 6. Chicago, 231; 7. MIT, 240; 8. NYU, 246; 9. Wis.-Platteville, 251; 10. Augustana, 278; 23. Central, 696.
Team standings 1. Nebraska Wesleyan, 93; 2. St. Olaf (Minn.), 107; 3. Hamline (Minn.), 133; 4. Loras, 141; 5. Luther, 161; 6. Saint John’s (Minn.), 201; 7. St. Thomas (Minn.), 236; 8. Bethel (Minn.), 238; 9. Central, 249; 10. Wartburg, 289.
Individual results 1. Tim Nelson, Wis.-Stout 92. Austin O’Brien 116. Eli Horton 151. Drew Jackson 171. Brent Ewing 231. Andrew Hamer 240. Brandon Clough 262. Chris Sirridge 307. Jordan Burns 325. Tim Shepherd 356. Cody Doughan
Individual results 1. Ben Sathre, St. Thomas (Minn.) 10. Eli Horton 36. Drew Jackson 59. Austin O’Brien 64. Brent Ewing 80. Brandon Clough 97. Cody Doughan 118. Andrwe Hamer
24:46 26:27 26:39 26:57 27:06 27:29 27:35 27:52 28:20 28:34 29:04
Iowa Conference Championships Oct. 29, 2011 at Decorah, Iowa Luther College cross country course 8,000 meters Team standings 1. Loras, 53; 2. Luther, 56; 3. Wartburg, 79; 4. Central, 115; 5. Cornell, 135; 6. Simpson, 142; 7. Coe, 170; 8. Buena VIsta, 206; 9. Dubuque, 295. Individual results 1. Kyle Heineman, Coe 11. Eli Horton 20. Drew Jackson 25. Austin O’Brien 32. Brent Ewing 37. Brandon Clough 49. Andrew Hamer 63 Cody Doughan 64. Tim Shepherd 67. Nathan Good 68. Nathan Thiessen 72. Jordan Burns 80. Chris Sirridge 91. Clayton Frtiz 109. Lars Larson 122. Aaron Brown
25:14 25:53 26:26 26:35 26:58 27:02 27:23 27:52 27:54 28:01 28:01 28:04 28:16 28:39 29:13 29:39
24:56 25:40 26:19 26:44 26:55 27:09 27:25 27:48
NCAA Division III Championship Nov. 21, 2011 at Winneconne, Wis. Lake Breeze Golf Club 8,000 meters Team standings 1. North Central, 110; 2. Haverford (Pa.), 172; 3. Washington (Mo.), 206; 4. SUNY Geneseo (N.Y.), 235; 5. Wis.Oshkosh, 277. Individual results 1. Ben Sathre, St. Thomas 52. Eli Horton
23:44 24:58
INDIVIDUAL CAREER BIOS Jon Bach, Fr. Pleasantville, Iowa; Carlisle HS Best Time (8k): 31:14; Iowa Conference Meet, 10-29-11 Best Finish: 101st; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11 Nick Barnes, So. Atloona, Iowa; Southeast Polk HS Best Time (8k): 30:40; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Best Finish: 59th; Grand View Inv., 9-30-11 Leo Bird, So. Gilbert, Iowa; Ames HS Best Time (8k): 29:17; Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv., 10-16-10 Best Finish: 20th; Lamb-Kohawk Inv., 10-1-10 Aaron Brown, Fr. Grimes, Iowa; Dallas Center-Grimes HS Best Time (8k): 28:45; Grand View Inv., 9-30-11 Best Finish: 35th; Grand View Inv., 9-30-11 Jordan Burns, Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Prairie HS Best Time (8k): 28:04; Iowa Conference Meet, 10-29-11 Best Finish: 29th; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11, Grand View Inv., 9-30-11 Justin Burns, Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Prairie HS Best Time (8k): 29:52; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Best Finish: 144th; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Sam Burt, So. Des Moines, Iowa; Hoover HS Best Time (8k): 29:31; Iowa Conference Meet, 10-29-11 Best Finish: 24th; Lamb-Kohawk Inv., 10-1-10 Brandon Clough, Jr. Marshalltown, Iowa; GMG HS Best Time (8k): 27:02; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Best Finish: 9th; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11 Awards/honors: Three varsity letters Cody Doughan, So. Bettendorf, Iowa; Pleasant Valley HS Best Time (8k): 27:02; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Best Finish: 12th; Lamb-Kohawk Inv., 10-1-10 Awards/honors: Two varsity letters; 2011 Dutch Spirit Award Brent Ewing, Jr. Cincinnati, Iowa; Centerville HS Best Time (8k): 26:42; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Best Finish: 10th; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11 Awards/honors: First varsity letter; 2011 academic all-conference Clayton Fritz, So. Indianola, Iowa; Indianola HS Best Time (8K): 28:39; Iowa Conference Meet, 10-29-11 Best Finish: 84th; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11 Nathan Good, So. Saint Peters, Mo.; Fort Zumwalt East HS Best Time (8k): 27:42; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Best Finish: 14th; Lamb-Kohawk Inv., 10-1-10 Awards/honors: One varsity letter
Andrew Hamer, Sr. Murray, Iowa; Murray HS Best Time (8k): 26:32; Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv., 10-16-10 Best Finish: 4th; Central Inv.-Pella, 9-4-10 Awards/honors: Four varsity letters; 2011, 2010, 2009 co-captain; 2008 Newcomer of the Year Award Eli Horton, Fr. Runnells, Iowa; Southeast Polk HS Best Time (8k): 24:58; NCAA Div. III Championship, 11-21-11 Best Finish: 1st; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Awards/honors: One varsity letter; 2011 all-Iowa Conference; 2011 all-Central Region; 2011 NCAA Div. III national qualifier; 2011 Most Valuable Performer Award; 2011 Newcomer of the Year Award; Iowa Conference men’s cross country performer of the week, 9-2-11 Drew Jackson, Fr. Johnston, Iowa; Johnston HS Best Time (8k): 26:19; NCAA Div. III Regionals, 11-12-11 Best Finish: 14th; Grand View Inv., 9-30-11 Awards/honors: One varsity letter; 2011 Most Improved Runner Award Lars Larson, Jr. Fort Dodge, Iowa; Fort Dodge HS Best Time (8k): 29:13; Iowa Conference Meet, 10-29-11 Best Finish: 18th; Lamb-Kohawk Inv., 10-1-10 Awards/honors: One varsity letter; 2011 academic all-conference Ryan McPherren, So. Oskaloosa, Iowa; Oskaloosa HS Best Time (8k): 29:45; St. Olaf Inv., 9-18-10 Best Finish: 19th; Lamb-Kohawk Inv., 10-1-10 Carlin Michalek, Fr. Victor, Iowa; HLV HS Best Time (8k): 31:30; Iowa Conference Meet, 10-29-11 Best Finish: 73rd; Grand View Inv., 9-30-11 Austin O’Brien, So. Bettendorf, Iowa; Pleasant Valley HS Best Time (8k): 26:08; Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv., 10-16-10 Best Finish: 3rd; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11 Awards/honors: Two varsity letters; 2010 Newcomer of the Year Award Derek Puffett, Fr. Mitchellville, Iowa; Southeast Polk HS Best Time (8k): 31:02; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Best Finish: 67th; Grand View Inv., 9-30-11 Colin Shawgo, So. Nevada, Iowa; Nevada HS Best Time (8k): 29:47; Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv., 10-16-10 Best Finish: 25th; Lamb-Kohawk Inv., 10-1-10 Tim Shepherd, Fr. Knoxville, Iowa; Knoxville HS Best Time (8k): 27:36; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Best Finish: 11th; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11 Awards/honors: One varsity letter
INDIVIDUAL CAREER BIOS Chris Sirridge, Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill.; Crystal Lake Central HS Best Time (8k): 27:52; Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv., 10-15-11 Best Finish: 31st; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11 Awards/honors: One varsity letter
Michael Splavec, So. West Des Moines, Iowa; Valley HS Best Time (8k): 30:00; Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv., 10-16-10 Best Finish: 21st; Lamb-Kohawk Inv., 10-1-10 Awards/honors: One varsity letter
Andy Sneller, Fr. Lynville, Iowa; Lynville-Sully HS Best Time (8k): 30:22; Iowa Conference Meet, 10-29-11 Best Finish: 83rd; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11
Nathan Thiessen, Fr. Davenport, Iowa; North HS Best Time (8k): 28:01; Iowa Conference Meet, 10-29-11 Best Finish: 37th; Grand View Inv., 9-30-11
HONORS AND AWARDS Team awards
Most Valuable Performer Award--Eli Horton Most Improved Runner Award--Drew Jackson Dutch Spirit Award--Cody Doughan Newcomer of the Year Award--Eli Horton 2011 captain--Andrew Hamer
Academic all-Iowa Conference team Name Brent Ewing Lars Larson
Yr. Jr. Jr.
Hometown/High school Cincinnati, Iowa/Centerville Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge
Major Exercise science Art
ROSTER 2011 Central College men’s cross country roster Name Yr. Hometown/High school Jon Bach Fr. Pleasantville, Iowa/Carlisle Nick Barnes So. Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk Leo Bird So. Gilbert, Iowa/Ames Aaron Brown Fr. Grimes, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes Jordan Burns Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Prairie Justin Burns Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Prairie Sam Burt So. Des Moines, Iowa/Hoover Brandon Clough Jr. Marshalltown, Iowa/GMG Cody Doughan So. Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley Brent Ewing Jr. Cincinnati, Iowa/Centerville Clayton Fritz So. Indianola, Iowa/Indianola Nathan Good So. Saint Peters, Mo./Fort Zumwalt East Andrew Hamer Sr. Murray, Iowa/Murray Eli Horton Fr. Runnells, Iowa/Southeast Polk Drew Jackson Fr. Johnston, Iowa/Johnston Lars Larson Jr. Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge Ryan McPherren So. Oskaloosa, Iowa/Oskaloosa Carlin Michalek Fr. Victor, Iowa/HLV Austin O’ Brien So. Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley Derek Puffett Fr. Mitchellville, Iowa/Southeast Polk Colin Shawgo So. Nevada, Iowa/Nevada Timothy Shepherd Fr. Knoxville, Iowa/Knoxville Chris Sirridge Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central Andy Sneller Fr. Lynnville, Iowa/Lynnville-Sully Michael Splavec So. West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley Nathan Thiessen Fr. Davenport, Iowa/North Head coach: Joe Dunham Associate head coach: Stephen Fyfe Assistant: Bryan George
Letter/Award Freshman Reserve Reserve Freshman Freshman Freshman Reserve Third letter Second letter First letter Reserve Reserve Fourth letter First letter First letter First letter Reserve Freshman Second letter Freshman Reserve First letter First letter Freshman Reserve Freshman
GPA 3.655 3.597
CROSS COUNTRY 2011 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Overall individual finish followed by individual finish within team in parentheses. Pella Northfield, Minn. Des Moines Winneconne, Wis. Dubuque Waverly Winneconne, Wis. Central Dutch St. Olaf Grand View Wis.-Oshkosh Iowa Conference NCAA Div. III NCAA Div. III Invitational Invitational Invitational Brooks Inv. Championship Central Regional Championship 6k (9-3) 8k (9-17) 8k (9-30) 8k (10-15) 8k (10-29) 8k (11-12) 8k (11-21)
Jon Bach 24:28.7 31:34 DNC DNC 31:14 DNC 101st (24th) 193rd (23rd) 153rd (22nd) Nick Barnes 23:57.8 30:40 30:41 DNC 30:56 DNC 94th (22nd) 171st (20th) 59th (15th) 149th (20th) Eric Beattie DNC 36:27 35:34 DNC DNC DNC 22nd (26th) 79th (21st) Leo Bird 23:32.1 30:20 30:51 DNC 30:12 DNC 85th (20th) 164th (19th) 62nd (17th) 137th (17th) Aaron Brown 21:53.1 28:53 28:45 DNC 29:39 DNC 49th (13th) 116 (13th) 35th (10th) 122nd (16th) Jordan Burns 21:09.9 28:23 28:09 28:20 28:04 DNC 29th (9th) 91st (11th) 29th (8th) 307th (8th) 72nd (11th) Justin Burns DNC 29:52 DNC DNC DNC DNC 144th (14th) Sam Burt 22:35.5 29:59 30:16 DNC 29:31 DNC 60th (14th) 147th (15th) 53rd (12th) 117th (15th) Brandon Clough 20:16.2 27:02 27:28 27:35 27:02 27:09 9th (4th) 37th (6th) 20th (6th) 240th (6th) 37th (5th) 80th (5th) Cody Doughan 20:24.5 27:02 DNC 29:04 27:52 27:25 13th (7th) 36th (5th) 356th (10th) 63rd (7th) 97th (6th) Brent Ewing 20:20.3 26:42 27:26 27:06 26:58 26:55 10th (5th) 23rd (3rd) 19th (5th) 171st (4th) 32nd (4th) 64th (4th) Clayton Fritz 23:24.8 30:19 DNC DNC 28:39 DNC 84th (19th) 162nd (18th) 91st (13th) Nathan Good 21:23.4 27:42 28:41 DNC 28:01 DNC 33rd (11th) 61st (9th) 34th (9th) 67th (9th) Andrew Hamer 20:09.6 27:25 27:25 27:29 27:23 27:48 7th (3rd) 46th (7th) 18th (4th) 231st (5th) 49th (6th) 188th (7th) Eli Horton 19:47.0 25:44 26:34 26:39 25:53 25:40 24:58 2nd (1st) 1st (1st) 5th (1st) 116th (2nd) 11th (1st) 10th (1st) 52nd (1st) Drew Jackson 20:26.3 26:51 27:17 26:57 26:26 26:19 15th (8th) 26th (4th) 14th (3rd) 151st (3rd) 20th (2nd) 36th (2nd) Lars Larson 22:43.3 30:09 30:48 DNC 29:13 DNC 65th (16th) 157th (17th) 61st (16th) 109th (14th) Ryan McPherren 23:13.9 31:04 30:35 DNC 30:28 DNC 81st (17th) 181st (22nd) 58th (14th) 144th (19th) Carlin Michalek 23:42.5 31:58 33:01 DNC 31:30 89th (21st) 198th (24th) 73rd (20th) 157th (23rd) DNC Austin O’Brien 19:52.1 26:18 27:10 26:27 26:35 26:44 3rd (2nd) 9th (2nd) 12th (2nd) 92nd (1st) 25th (3rd) 59th (3rd) Derek Puffett 23:59.1 31:02 31:37 DNC 31:52 DNC 95th (23rd) 180th (21st) 67th (18th) 159th (24th) Colin Shawgo 24:54.4 32:05 32:36 DNC 31:13 DNC 106th (25th) 199th (25th) 73rd (20th) 152nd (21st) Tim Shepherd 20:21.8 27:36 27:56 28:34 27:54 DNC 11th (6th) 54th (8th) 26th (7th) 325th (9th) 64th (8th) Chris Sirridge 21:16.0 27:57 DNC DNC 28:16 DNC 31st (10th) 73rd (10th) 80th (12th)
2011 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Pella Northfield, Minn. Des Moines Winneconne, Wis. Dubuque Waverly Winneconne, Wis. Central Dutch St. Olaf Grand View Wis.-Oshkosh Iowa Conference NCAA Div. III NCAA Div. III Invitational Invitational Invitational Brooks Inv. Championship Central Regional Championship 6k (9-3) 8k (9-17) 8k (9-30) 8k (10-15) 8k (10-29) 8k (11-12) 8k (11-21)
Andy Sneller 23:21.5 DNC DNC DNC 30:22 DNC 83rd (18th) 142 (18th) Michael Splavec 22:41.7 30:02 30:30 DNC DNC DNC 64th (15th) 153rd (16th) 57th (13th) Nathan Thiessen 21:36.2 28:36 29:01 DNC 28:01 DNC 40th (12th) 105th (12th) 37th (11th) 69th (10th) Team finish 2nd of 7 3rd of 14 3rd of 5 23rd of 47 4th of 9 9th of 26 Points 31 86 57 696 115 249 1-5 Spread :34 1:18 :52 1:02 1:09 1:28 Varsity team score counters in bold
2011 SEASON AND CAREER BESTS 8,000-meter career bests Name Eli Horton Austin O’Brien Drew Jackson Andrew Hamer Brent Ewing Brandon Clough Cody Doughan Tim Shepherd Nathan Good Chris Sirridge Nathan Thiessen Jordan Burns Clayton Fritz Aaron Brown Lars Larson Leo Bird Sam Burt Ryan McPherren Colin Shawgo Justin Burns Michael Splavec Andy Sneller Nick Barnes Derek Puffett Jon Bach Carlin Michalek Eric Beattie
Time Date 24:58 11-21-11 26:08 10-16-10 26:19 11-12-11 26:32 10-16-10 26:42 9-17-11 27:02 9-17-11 27:02 9-17-11 27:36 9-17-11 27:42 9-17-11 27:52 10-15-11 28:01 10-29-11 28:04 10-29-11 28:39 10-29-11 28:45 9-30-11 29:13 10-29-11 29:17 10-16-10 29:31 10-29-11 29:45 9-18-10 29:47 10-16-10 29:52 9-17-11 30:00 10-16-10 30:22 10-29-11 30:40 9-17-11 31:02 9-17-11 31:14 10-29-11 31:30 10-29-11 35:34 9-30-11
8,000-meter season bests Name Eli Horton Austin O’Brien Drew Jackson Brent Ewing Cody Doughan Brandon Clough Andrew Hamer TIm Shepherd Nathan Good Chris Sirridge Nathan Thiessen Jordan Burns Aaron Brown Justin Burns
Time Date 24:58 11-21-11 26:18 9-17-11 26:19 11-12-11 26:42 9-17-11 27:02 9-17-11 27:02 9-17-11 27:23 10-29-11 27:36 9-17-11 27:42 9-17-11 27:52 10-15-11 28:01 10-29-11 28:04 10-29-11 28:45 9-30-11 29:52 9-17-11
Site NCAA Div. III Championship Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv. NCAA Div. III Regionals Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv. St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv. Iowa Conference Meet Iowa Conference Meet Iowa Conference Meet Grand View Inv. Iowa Conference Meet Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv. Iowa Conference Meet St. Olaf Inv. Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv. St. Olaf Inv. Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv. Iowa Conference Meet St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. Iowa Conference Meet Iowa Conference Meet Grand View Inv.
Sam Burt Michael Splavec Lars Larson Clayton Fritz Leo Bird Ryan McPherren Andy Sneller Nick Barnes Derek Puffett Carlin Michalek Colin Shawgo Eric Beattie
29:31 30:02 29:13 28:39 30:12 30:28 30:22 30:40 31:02 31:30 31:13 35:34
Best average time No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Top five’s avg. 20:05.1 (6k) 26:30 (8k) 26:32 (8k) 26:35 (8k) 26:56 (8k)
Best team score No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Top five spread :34 :52 1:02 1:09 1:18
Top individual finishes No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Finish 1st 2nd 3rd 5th 7th
Iowa Conference Meet St. Olaf Inv. Iowa Conference Meet Iowa Conference Meet Iowa Conference Meet Iowa Confernece Meet Iowa Conference Meet St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. Iowa Conference Meet Iowa Conference Meet Grand View Inv.
Meet Central Inv. NCAA Div. III Regionals St. Olaf Inv. Iowa Conference Meet Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv.
Score (no. of teams) 31 (7 teams) 57 (5 teams) 68 (14 teams) 115 (9 teams) 249 (26 teams)
Best spread Site NCAA Div. III Championship St. Olaf Inv. NCAA Div. III Regionals St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. Iowa Conference Meet St. Olaf Inv. St. Olaf Inv. Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv. Iowa Conference Meet Iowa Conference Meet Grand View Inv. St. Olaf Inv.
10-29-11 9-17-11 10-29-11 10-29-11 10-29-11 10-29-11 10-29-11 9-17-11 9-17-11 10-29-11 10-29-11 9-30-11
Meet Central Inv. Grand View Inv. St. Olaf Inv. Iowa Conference Meet NCAA Div. III Regionals
Meet Central Inv. Grand View Inv. Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv. Iowa Conference Meet St. Olaf Inv.
Name (time) Eli Horton Eli Horton Austin O’Brien Eli Horton Andrew Hamer
Meet St. Olaf Inv. Central Inv. Central Inv. Grand Vew Inv. Central Inv.
2011 SEASON AND CAREER BESTS Top team finishes No. Finish 1. 2nd 2. 3rd 3. 3rd 4. 4th 5. 9th
Meet (distance) Central Inv. (6k) St. Olaf Inv. (8k) Grandview Inv. (8K) Iowa Conference Meet NCAA Div. III Regionals
2011 MEET RESULTS Central Dutch Invitational Sept. 3, 2011 at Pella, Iowa Central College cross country course 6,000 meters Team standings 1. Iowa Central, 28; 2. Central, 31; 3. Grinnell, 85; 4. Simpson, 106; 5. Buena Vista, 148; 6. William Penn, 172; 7. Southwestern, 199. Individual results 1. Jamal Boma, Iowa Central 2. Eli Horton 3. Austin O’Brien 7. Andrew Hamer 9. Brandon Clough 10. Brent Ewing 11. Tim Shepherd 13. Cody Doughan 15. Drew Jackson 29. Jordan Burns 31. Chris Sirridge 33. Nathan Good 40. Nathan Thiessen 49. Aaron Brown 60. Sam Burt 64. Michael Splavec 65. Lars Larson 81. Ryan McPherren 83. Andy Sneller 84. Clayton Fritz 85. Leo Bird 89. Carlin Michalek 94. Nick Barnes 95. Derek Puffett 101. Jon Bach 106. Colin Shawgo
19:24 19:47 19:53 20:10 20:17 20:21 20:22 20:25 20:27 21:10 21:16 21:24 21:37 21:54 22:36 22:42 22:44 23:14 23:22 23:25 23:33 23:43 23:58 24:00 24:29 24:55
St. Olaf Invitational Sept. 17, 2011 at Northfield, Minn. St. Olaf cross country trail 8,000 meters Team standings 1. Minn. St.-Mankato, 36; 2. St. Olaf (Minn.), 56; 3. Central, 86; 4. Carleton (Minn.) 140; 5. Saint Mary’s (Minn.), 163; 6. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 163; 7. Ausburg (Minn.), 195; 8. Winona St. (Minn.), 201; t-9. Michigan Tech, 218; t-9. Minn.-Duluth, 218; 11. St. Scholastica, 338; 12. Macalester (Minn.), 344; 13. Crown (Minn.), 443; 14. Martin Luther (Minn.), 451.
Individual results 1. Eli Horton 9. Austin O’Brien 23. Brent Ewing 26. Drew Jackson 36. Cody Dough 37. Brandon Clough 46. Andrew Hamer 54. Tim Shepherd 61. Nathan Good 73. Chris Sirridge 91. Jordan Burns 105. Nathan Thiessen 116. Aaron Brown 144. Justin Burns 147. Sam Burt 153. Michael Splavec 157. Lars Larson 162. Clayton Fritz 164. Leo Bird 171. Nick Barnes 180. Derek Puffett 181. Ryan McPherren 193. Jon Bach 198. Carln Michalek 199. Colin Shawgo 222. Eric Beattie
25:44 26:18 26:42 26:51 27:02 27:02 27:25 27:36 27:42 27:57 28:23 28:36 28:53 29:52 29:59 30:02 30:09 30:19 30:20 30:40 31:02 31:04 31:34 31:58 32:05 36:27
Grand View Invitational Sept. 30, 2011 at Des Moines, Iowa Ewing Park 8,000 meters Team standings 1. Drake, 24; 2. Morningside, 48; 3. Central, 57; 4. Scrc, 102; 5. Grandview, 139; 6. Southwestern, 175. Individual results 1. Dong Brady, Drake 5. Eli Horton 12. Austin O’Brien 14. Drew Jackson 18. Andrew Hamer 19. Brent Ewing 20. Brandon Clough 26. Tim Shepherd 29. Jordan Burns 34. Nathan Good 35. Aaron Brown 37. Nathan Thiessen 53. Sam Burt 57. Michael Splavec
25:47 26:34 27:10 27:17 27:25 27:26 27:28 27:56 28:09 28:41 28:45 29:01 30:16 30:30
2011 MEET RESULTS
58. Ryan McPherren 59. Nick Barnes 61. Lars Larson 62. Leo Bird 67. Derek Puffett 72. Colin Shawgo 73. Carlin Michalek 79. Eric Beattie
30:35 30:41 30:48 30:51 31:37 32:36 33:01 35:34
137. Leo Bird 142.Andy Sneller 144. Ryan McPherren 149. Nick Barnes 152. Colin Shawgo 153. Jon Bach 157. Calin Michalek 159. Derek Puffett
30:12 30:22 30:28 30:56 31:13 31:14 31:30 31:52
Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational Oct. 15, 2011 at Winneconne, Wis. Lake Breeze Golf Course 8,000 meters
NCAA Division III Central Regional Nov. 14, 2011 at Waverly, Iowa Max Cross Country Course 8,000 meters
Team standings (47 teams) 1. North Central, 49; 2. Washinton (Mo.), 137; 3. Wheaton (Ill.), 154; 4. Calvin (Minn.), 156; 5. Wis.-Oshkosh, 158; 6. Chicago, 231; 7. MIT, 240; 8. NYU, 246; 9. Wis.-Platteville, 251; 10. Augustana, 278; 23. Central, 696.
Team standings 1. Nebraska Wesleyan, 93; 2. St. Olaf (Minn.), 107; 3. Hamline (Minn.), 133; 4. Loras, 141; 5. Luther, 161; 6. Saint John’s (Minn.), 201; 7. St. Thomas (Minn.), 236; 8. Bethel (Minn.), 238; 9. Central, 249; 10. Wartburg, 289.
Individual results 1. Tim Nelson, Wis.-Stout 92. Austin O’Brien 116. Eli Horton 151. Drew Jackson 171. Brent Ewing 231. Andrew Hamer 240. Brandon Clough 262. Chris Sirridge 307. Jordan Burns 325. Tim Shepherd 356. Cody Doughan
Individual results 1. Ben Sathre, St. Thomas (Minn.) 10. Eli Horton 36. Drew Jackson 59. Austin O’Brien 64. Brent Ewing 80. Brandon Clough 97. Cody Doughan 118. Andrwe Hamer
24:46 26:27 26:39 26:57 27:06 27:29 27:35 27:52 28:20 28:34 29:04
Iowa Conference Championships Oct. 29, 2011 at Decorah, Iowa Luther College cross country course 8,000 meters Team standings 1. Loras, 53; 2. Luther, 56; 3. Wartburg, 79; 4. Central, 115; 5. Cornell, 135; 6. Simpson, 142; 7. Coe, 170; 8. Buena VIsta, 206; 9. Dubuque, 295. Individual results 1. Kyle Heineman, Coe 11. Eli Horton 20. Drew Jackson 25. Austin O’Brien 32. Brent Ewing 37. Brandon Clough 49. Andrew Hamer 63 Cody Doughan 64. Tim Shepherd 67. Nathan Good 68. Nathan Thiessen 72. Jordan Burns 80. Chris Sirridge 91. Clayton Frtiz 109. Lars Larson 122. Aaron Brown
25:14 25:53 26:26 26:35 26:58 27:02 27:23 27:52 27:54 28:01 28:01 28:04 28:16 28:39 29:13 29:39
24:56 25:40 26:19 26:44 26:55 27:09 27:25 27:48
NCAA Division III Championship Nov. 21, 2011 at Winneconne, Wis. Lake Breeze Golf Club 8,000 meters Team standings 1. North Central, 110; 2. Haverford (Pa.), 172; 3. Washington (Mo.), 206; 4. SUNY Geneseo (N.Y.), 235; 5. Wis.Oshkosh, 277. Individual results 1. Ben Sathre, St. Thomas 52. Eli Horton
23:44 24:58
INDIVIDUAL CAREER BIOS Jon Bach, Fr. Pleasantville, Iowa; Carlisle HS Best Time (8k): 31:14; Iowa Conference Meet, 10-29-11 Best Finish: 101st; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11 Nick Barnes, So. Atloona, Iowa; Southeast Polk HS Best Time (8k): 30:40; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Best Finish: 59th; Grand View Inv., 9-30-11 Leo Bird, So. Gilbert, Iowa; Ames HS Best Time (8k): 29:17; Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv., 10-16-10 Best Finish: 20th; Lamb-Kohawk Inv., 10-1-10 Aaron Brown, Fr. Grimes, Iowa; Dallas Center-Grimes HS Best Time (8k): 28:45; Grand View Inv., 9-30-11 Best Finish: 35th; Grand View Inv., 9-30-11 Jordan Burns, Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Prairie HS Best Time (8k): 28:04; Iowa Conference Meet, 10-29-11 Best Finish: 29th; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11, Grand View Inv., 9-30-11 Justin Burns, Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Prairie HS Best Time (8k): 29:52; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Best Finish: 144th; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Sam Burt, So. Des Moines, Iowa; Hoover HS Best Time (8k): 29:31; Iowa Conference Meet, 10-29-11 Best Finish: 24th; Lamb-Kohawk Inv., 10-1-10 Brandon Clough, Jr. Marshalltown, Iowa; GMG HS Best Time (8k): 27:02; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Best Finish: 9th; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11 Awards/honors: Three varsity letters Cody Doughan, So. Bettendorf, Iowa; Pleasant Valley HS Best Time (8k): 27:02; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Best Finish: 12th; Lamb-Kohawk Inv., 10-1-10 Awards/honors: Two varsity letters; 2011 Dutch Spirit Award Brent Ewing, Jr. Cincinnati, Iowa; Centerville HS Best Time (8k): 26:42; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Best Finish: 10th; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11 Awards/honors: First varsity letter; 2011 academic all-conference Clayton Fritz, So. Indianola, Iowa; Indianola HS Best Time (8K): 28:39; Iowa Conference Meet, 10-29-11 Best Finish: 84th; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11 Nathan Good, So. Saint Peters, Mo.; Fort Zumwalt East HS Best Time (8k): 27:42; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Best Finish: 14th; Lamb-Kohawk Inv., 10-1-10 Awards/honors: One varsity letter
Andrew Hamer, Sr. Murray, Iowa; Murray HS Best Time (8k): 26:32; Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv., 10-16-10 Best Finish: 4th; Central Inv.-Pella, 9-4-10 Awards/honors: Four varsity letters; 2011, 2010, 2009 co-captain; 2008 Newcomer of the Year Award Eli Horton, Fr. Runnells, Iowa; Southeast Polk HS Best Time (8k): 24:58; NCAA Div. III Championship, 11-21-11 Best Finish: 1st; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Awards/honors: One varsity letter; 2011 all-Iowa Conference; 2011 all-Central Region; 2011 NCAA Div. III national qualifier; 2011 Most Valuable Performer Award; 2011 Newcomer of the Year Award; Iowa Conference men’s cross country performer of the week, 9-2-11 Drew Jackson, Fr. Johnston, Iowa; Johnston HS Best Time (8k): 26:19; NCAA Div. III Regionals, 11-12-11 Best Finish: 14th; Grand View Inv., 9-30-11 Awards/honors: One varsity letter; 2011 Most Improved Runner Award Lars Larson, Jr. Fort Dodge, Iowa; Fort Dodge HS Best Time (8k): 29:13; Iowa Conference Meet, 10-29-11 Best Finish: 18th; Lamb-Kohawk Inv., 10-1-10 Awards/honors: One varsity letter; 2011 academic all-conference Ryan McPherren, So. Oskaloosa, Iowa; Oskaloosa HS Best Time (8k): 29:45; St. Olaf Inv., 9-18-10 Best Finish: 19th; Lamb-Kohawk Inv., 10-1-10 Carlin Michalek, Fr. Victor, Iowa; HLV HS Best Time (8k): 31:30; Iowa Conference Meet, 10-29-11 Best Finish: 73rd; Grand View Inv., 9-30-11 Austin O’Brien, So. Bettendorf, Iowa; Pleasant Valley HS Best Time (8k): 26:08; Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv., 10-16-10 Best Finish: 3rd; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11 Awards/honors: Two varsity letters; 2010 Newcomer of the Year Award Derek Puffett, Fr. Mitchellville, Iowa; Southeast Polk HS Best Time (8k): 31:02; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Best Finish: 67th; Grand View Inv., 9-30-11 Colin Shawgo, So. Nevada, Iowa; Nevada HS Best Time (8k): 29:47; Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv., 10-16-10 Best Finish: 25th; Lamb-Kohawk Inv., 10-1-10 Tim Shepherd, Fr. Knoxville, Iowa; Knoxville HS Best Time (8k): 27:36; St. Olaf Inv., 9-17-11 Best Finish: 11th; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11 Awards/honors: One varsity letter
INDIVIDUAL CAREER BIOS Chris Sirridge, Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill.; Crystal Lake Central HS Best Time (8k): 27:52; Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv., 10-15-11 Best Finish: 31st; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11 Awards/honors: One varsity letter
Michael Splavec, So. West Des Moines, Iowa; Valley HS Best Time (8k): 30:00; Wis.-Oshkosh Brooks Inv., 10-16-10 Best Finish: 21st; Lamb-Kohawk Inv., 10-1-10 Awards/honors: One varsity letter
Andy Sneller, Fr. Lynville, Iowa; Lynville-Sully HS Best Time (8k): 30:22; Iowa Conference Meet, 10-29-11 Best Finish: 83rd; Central Dutch Inv., 9-3-11
Nathan Thiessen, Fr. Davenport, Iowa; North HS Best Time (8k): 28:01; Iowa Conference Meet, 10-29-11 Best Finish: 37th; Grand View Inv., 9-30-11
HONORS AND AWARDS Team awards
Most Valuable Performer Award--Eli Horton Most Improved Runner Award--Drew Jackson Dutch Spirit Award--Cody Doughan Newcomer of the Year Award--Eli Horton 2011 captain--Andrew Hamer
Academic all-Iowa Conference team Name Brent Ewing Lars Larson
Yr. Jr. Jr.
Hometown/High school Cincinnati, Iowa/Centerville Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge
Major Exercise science Art
ROSTER 2011 Central College men’s cross country roster Name Yr. Hometown/High school Jon Bach Fr. Pleasantville, Iowa/Carlisle Nick Barnes So. Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk Leo Bird So. Gilbert, Iowa/Ames Aaron Brown Fr. Grimes, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes Jordan Burns Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Prairie Justin Burns Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Prairie Sam Burt So. Des Moines, Iowa/Hoover Brandon Clough Jr. Marshalltown, Iowa/GMG Cody Doughan So. Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley Brent Ewing Jr. Cincinnati, Iowa/Centerville Clayton Fritz So. Indianola, Iowa/Indianola Nathan Good So. Saint Peters, Mo./Fort Zumwalt East Andrew Hamer Sr. Murray, Iowa/Murray Eli Horton Fr. Runnells, Iowa/Southeast Polk Drew Jackson Fr. Johnston, Iowa/Johnston Lars Larson Jr. Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge Ryan McPherren So. Oskaloosa, Iowa/Oskaloosa Carlin Michalek Fr. Victor, Iowa/HLV Austin O’ Brien So. Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley Derek Puffett Fr. Mitchellville, Iowa/Southeast Polk Colin Shawgo So. Nevada, Iowa/Nevada Timothy Shepherd Fr. Knoxville, Iowa/Knoxville Chris Sirridge Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central Andy Sneller Fr. Lynnville, Iowa/Lynnville-Sully Michael Splavec So. West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley Nathan Thiessen Fr. Davenport, Iowa/North Head coach: Joe Dunham Associate head coach: Stephen Fyfe Assistant: Bryan George
Letter/Award Freshman Reserve Reserve Freshman Freshman Freshman Reserve Third letter Second letter First letter Reserve Reserve Fourth letter First letter First letter First letter Reserve Freshman Second letter Freshman Reserve First letter First letter Freshman Reserve Freshman
GPA 3.655 3.597
