<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3GIi8n_0wF44w5Q00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3GIi8n_0wF44w5Q00" width="800" height="450" >EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The IU Kokomo men's cross country team was back in action Friday morning in Evansville for the Angel Mounds Invitational, held on the same course that will host the River States Conference Championship Meet in three weeks.In a field loaded down with NCAA Division I foes, the Cougars delivered a season best total team time of 2:16.26 (27:14.4 avg), good for 12th place and 17 seconds clear of Rose-Hulman in 13th. Bellarmine won the race as a team with a total team time of 2:03.26.Freshman Isaiah Wittenberg led the way for IU Kokomo with a 99th-place finish in a personal best time of 26:36.0. The time was a 1:21 PR and made him the second fastest freshman and sixth-fastest student-athlete ever in program history.Bryce Stateler followed in 123rd, crossing the finish line with a time of 27:03.8.Veteran Luis Saldana finished 134th in a season best time of 27;24.3, while Drew Lovelace crossed the finish line 144th with a season best time of 27:39.6.Hometown product Isaiah Kanable rounded out the IUK top-five Friday, finishing with a 25 second PR time of 27:42.9, good for 151st.Ayden Potts and Charlie Conkle closed out the IUK top-seven for the meet, finishing 165th and 175th respectively. Conkle's time of 28:12.7 is a 28 second PR.Jacob Bumgardner, Bryce Salgat, and Cale Webb each turned in personal best performances at Angel Mounds, while Steven Case delivered a season best time.Head coach Josh Colvin's Cougars will compete next weekend in Grand Rapids for the 2024 NAIA Great Lakes Challenge at Riverside Park, the final meet of the regular season.For the latest news, updates, and information on the IU Kokomo Cougars, fans can visit IUKCougars.com. Fans can also stay up to date on the latest Cougar news by following @IUKAthletics on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. </div></body>

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Men's Cross Country Finishes 12th Friday at Angel Mounds Invitational

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The IU Kokomo men's cross country team was back in action Friday morning in Evansville for the Angel Mounds Invitational, held on the same course that will host the River States Conference Championship Meet in three weeks. In a field loaded down with NCAA Division I foes,...