Wartburg Men's Cross Country Claims Runner-Up Finish at 2024 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships; Three A-R-C Runners Finish with All-American Honors

11/23/2024 1:42:27 PM

By: Ali Wilson, A-R-C Assistant Commissioner

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Wartburg College men’s team had an impressive second-place team finish at the 2024 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships. The American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) saw three individuals earn All-American status on Saturday. 

The Wartburg men finished with 173 points as a team to finish behind Wisconsin-La Crosse in the team race. The Loras men finished 27th with 619 team points. On the women’s side, the Knights finished 26th as a team with 577 team points. 

The top individual finisher for the conference on the men’s side was Isaiah Hammerand as he continued his impressive season with a 9th place finish in the 8k race with a time of 24:19.8. Jacob Green followed him in 15th place, and Lance Sobaski in 31st to have three Knights finish as All-Americans this season. 

Women Individual Results: 

  • Addy Parrott, Central - 49th 

  • Ellie Meyer, Wartburg - 50th 

  • Teghan Booth, Simpson - 87th

  • Peyton Steffen, Central - 101st

  • Haley Meyer, Wartburg - 139th

  • Lydia Maas, Wartburg - 161st

  • Karle Kramer, Wartburg - 189th

  • Sydney Bochmann, Wartburg - 246th

  • Ava Vance, Wartburg - 250th

  • Nadia Bowden, Wartburg - 264th

Men’s Individual Results: 

  • Isaiah Hammerand, Wartburg - 9th

  • Jacob Green, Wartburg - 15th

  • Lance Sobaski, Wartburg - 37th

  • Eli Larson, Wartburg - 41st

  • Isaac Bourne, Loras - 103rd

  • Shane Erb, Wartburg - 111th

  • Julian Watson, Loras - 113th

  • Carlo Dannenfelser, Loras - 180th

  • Connor Lancial, Wartburg - 186th

  • Derek Webster, Central - 202nd

  • Jacob Belha, Loras - 204th

  • Eric Rutherford, Loras - 209th

  • Anthony Carney, Dubuque - 229th

  • Lewis Kleman, Coe - 237th

  • Jack Beehler, Loras - 248th

  • Landis Musser, Loras - 278th

  • Tyler Schermerhorn, Wartburg - 291st

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About the American Rivers Conference
The Conference dates back to December 8, 1922, when representatives from 12 colleges got together and formed the "Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Association." Honoring its heritage in Iowa and its expansion outside the state, the American Rivers Conference brand was established on August 9, 2018, to build on the academic and athletic success provided by its legacy, the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The A-R-C has nine full-time members: Buena Vista University, Central College, Coe College, University of Dubuque, Loras College, Luther College, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Simpson College, and Wartburg College.