Women's Cross Country @ IHCC

IHCC Women Run in Rock Island

2011-09-26T13:40:00.000-07:00

Rock Island, IL -- Both of the Indian Hills women's cross country runners who represented the college in the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational on Friday came away with personal-best times over the 6K course.

Freshman Katie Hocker ran a very strong race and had her best time of the year in finishing in 24:49, 1:19 faster than her previous best time. Hocker was under 20 minutes at the three-mile mark.

Breeann Buseman, also a freshman, improved nearly four full minutes from her time earlier in the year, running 34:59.

The Warriors' next meet will be the Dan Huston Invitational in Waverly Oct. 8.

Pair of Warriors Compete in Pella

2011-09-06T15:18:00.000-07:00

Pella -- The Indian Hills women's cross country team had one top-30 finisher among the two IHCC runners who took part in the Central Dutch Invitational on Saturday.

Freshman Katie Hocker was 28th overall with a time of 22:16 over the 5K course.

Breeann Buseman, also a freshman, had a time of 30:15.5 for the Warriors.

Indian Hills will compete in the Les Duke Invitational in Grinnell this Saturday.

Warriors Battle Heat at Huston Invitational

2010-10-11T07:26:00.000-07:00

Waverly, IA -- The Indian Hills women's cross country team had four runners take part in the Dan Huston Invitational, hosted by Wartburg College, on Saturday. The race was run with temperatures in the 80s which made it a very challenging 6K course for the women, according to IHCC coach Jim Streeby.

Sarah Lindemulder led the IHCC runners across the line with a time of 31:38. Susana Merrick was next in 34:10. Katie Harper came in third for IHCC in 36:40 and Astred Ambriz ran 37:31.

There were over 320 finishers in the women's race.

The Indian Hills women will now have nearly three weeks to prepare for the Super Regionals in Council Bluffs on Oct. 29.

IHCC Women Run in Illinois

2010-09-27T09:14:00.000-07:00

Rock Island, IL -- The Indian Hills' women's cross country team took part in the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational, hosted by Augustana University on Friday.

Sarah Lindemulder led the four-person contingent from IHCC with a time of 27:59. Susana Merrick was next in 32:16. Katie Harper finished the 6K race in 33:58 and Astred Aguilar ran 34:56.

The Warriors' next action will be Oct. 9 when they run in the Dan Huston Invitational in Waverly.

Lindemulder Leads IHCC Women in Ames

2010-09-20T06:37:00.000-07:00

Ames -- Sarah Lindemulder's 60th-place finish led the Indian Hills women's cross country team in Saturday's Iowa Intercollegiate Meet. Lindemulder's time was 23:02 for the 5K race. It was the 4th meet in a row that the sophomore turned in the top time for the IHCC women.

According to coach Jim Streeby, Katie Harper, a freshman from Ollie, has been working hard and increasing her mileage each week. That hard work paid off for Harper whose time in this meet was 1:43 faster than in her first 5k race to start the season. Harper was 93rd and teammate Astred Aguilar next in 94th place for IHCC.

The Warriors will run in the Brisman-Lundeen Invitational in Davenport on Friday afternoon.

Warriors Compete at Grinnell

2010-09-13T09:43:00.000-07:00

Grinnell - The Indian Hills women's cross country team went to Grinnell on Saturday for the Les Duke Invitational. It was a 6K race for the women at the Oakland Acres Golf Course, the first time for IHCC's three freshmen to run that distance.

Sarah Lindemulder once again paced Indian Hills. Lindemulder, who was battling an illness ran 30:27. Susana Merrick was next for IHCC with a time of 34:33. Katie Harper (36:29) and Astred Aguilar (37:04) rounded out the scoring for Indian Hills.

The Warriors will head to Ames for their next action in a meet this Saturday.

Warriors Show Improvement at Dutch Invite

2010-09-07T06:36:00.000-07:00

Pella -- Sophomore Sarah Lindemulder shaved three minutes off her time from the week before, leading the Indian Hills women at the Dutch Invitational on Saturday.

Lindemulder ran the 5K race in 22:48, compared to her time of 25:48 for the ICCAC Time Trial in Council Bluffs one week earlier.

Susana Merrick was second for the Warriors with a time of 27:28. Astred Aguilar ran 29:24 and Katie Harper 29:25 for IHCC.

Coach Jim Streeby's team will take part in the Les Duke Invitational in Grinnell next Saturday.

IHCC Gets Season Underway

2010-08-30T13:14:00.000-07:00

Council Bluffs -- Indian Hills sent three runners to the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Time Trial on Saturday. The meet was run in hot, muggy conditions over a 5K course hosted by Iowa Western Community College.

Sophomore Sarah Lindemulder led the IHCC women with a 23rd-place finish in a time of 25:48. Freshmen Katie Harper and Astred Aguilar also competed for the Warriors with Harper finishing 44th in a time of 30:26 and Aguilar in 50th place in 34:04.

Coach Jim Streeby said, "It was a really hot day for running and even though all the times were slow, it was still a good opportunity for the ladies to get their feet wet."

Indian Hills will travel to Pella this Saturday, Sept. 4 for the Dutch Invitational.

Lindemulder Runs at Central Meet

2010-05-10T10:32:00.000-07:00

Pella, IA - Indian Hills freshman Sarah Lindemulder took part in the Central College Open on Friday and finished 20th in the 1500 meters. Lindemulder was third overall in a time of 5:40.46.

Lindemulder also ran in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure the following morning in Ottumwa and finished 3rd in a time of 21:07.

Lindemulder Competes at Grinnell

2010-04-19T12:41:00.000-07:00

Grinnell, IA -- Indian Hills Community College cross country coach Jim Streeby has four of his cross country athletes running in track meets this spring for what the coach calls “fun and a little speed work.”

Streeby says the focus is on running only distance events, from the 3000 meters up to 10,000 meters, and all four runners showed improvement at this past weekend’s Dick Young Classic in Grinnell.

In the women’s 5000 meters, freshman Sarah Lindemulder took 14 seconds off her time from the Central College meet earlier in the spring. Her time at Grinnell was 21:17.21.

There were a number of four-year schools from Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado in the Grinnell meet.

Bronson and Lawson Sparkle in Final Meet for IHCC

2009-11-16T08:51:00.000-08:00

OTTUMWA --- Some career-best times highlighted the Indian Hills cross country team’s performance at their season-ending meet last Saturday. The Warriors men’s and women’s squads ended the fall campaign at the NJCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in Peoria, Illinois.
Indian Hills sophomores Rachel Bronson and Brittany Lawson both had their best-ever times in closing out their IHCC careers.
Bronson’s time for the women’s 5K race was 23:09, almost two-and-a-half minutes faster than her previous best time this year and four minutes better than her time at the national championship last year.
Lawson ran 23:41 which was 1:27 better than her fastest time this year and over two minutes better than her time when she started her career.
IHCC coach Jim Streeby said, “These two sophomores are what Indian Hills is all about – small town Iowa girls, working hard to survive academically and financially while trying to become better runners. They are first-class ladies and lots of fun to have around. It has been my pleasure to get to know them and I will miss them a lot.”
The other IHCC women’s runner to take part in the meet was freshman Sarah Lindemulder who just missed her best time of the year. Lindemulder’s time was 22:20.

IHCC Runners Brave the Conditions in Cedar Rapids

2009-10-12T13:16:00.000-07:00

Cedar Rapids, IA -- Two Indian Hills runners took part in the women's portion of Saturday's Lamb-Kohawk Invitational, hosted by Coe College. Sarah Lindemulder and Brittany Lawson represented IHCC in the meet which was run in 30-degree weather with snow flurries and a brisk northwest wind.
Lindemulder's time was 25:53, good for 14th place, which earned her a t-shirt for a top-15 finish.
Lawson placed 26th with her time of 28:50 which represented a personal best for the IHCC sophomore, over a minute faster than her previous best.
The Warriors will take the remainder of the month to train for the Super Regionals which will be held in Peoria, Illinois on October 31.

IHCC Women Post PR's in Friday Meet

2009-09-28T09:36:00.000-07:00

Davenport -- All three runners who took part in the Brissman/Lundeen Invitational on Friday posted their best times of the season over the 6K course at Credit Island in Davenport as the IHCC women took part in their third meet of the fall.

Freshman Sarah Lindemulder improved her previous best time by 13 seconds as she placed 187th to lead the Indian Hills' runners.

Sophomores Rachel Bronson and Brittany Lawson both ran very well, according to IHCC coach Jim Streeby. Bronson took nearly 2:30 off her previous best time and Lawson's time was 50 seconds better than she had run before.

The majority of the over 30 teams that ran in the meet were four-year schools and more than 700 runners from schools in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin took part along with a number of good unattached or open runners.

The Indian Hills women will continue training in preparation for their next meet in Cedar Rapids on October 10.

Warriors Compete at Les Duke Invite

2009-09-14T08:09:00.000-07:00

Grinnell, IA -- The Indian Hills women's cross country team took part in the 49th Les Duke Invitational on Saturday. It was a 6K course at Oakland Acres with over 200 women's runners competing.

The top finish for the IHCC women was turned in by freshman Sara Lindemulder with a time of 26:56, good for 102nd place. Lindemulder's time was the second-fastest of the runners from two-year schools in the meet.

The other Warriors who took part in the meet were freshman Susana Merrick (30:15), sophomore Brittany Lawson (30:54) and soph Rachel Bronson (31:47).

Indian Hills will be idle until traveling to Davenport for the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational on September 25.

Warrior Harriers Open at Pella

2009-09-08T13:45:00.000-07:00

Pella, IA -- The Indian Hills women's cross country team had their first meet of the fall on Saturday at the Dutch Invitational, hosted by Central College.
Sara Lindemulder, a freshman for the Warriors who was an outstanding all-around athlete at Davis County High School, led the IHCC women with a 42nd-place finish in the 5K race. Her time was 21:33. She was followed by a pair of Indian Hills sophomores -- Brittany Lawson was 92nd (25:08) and Rachel Bronson 93rd (25:35).
New coach Jim Streeby said, "We have a lot of work to do, but they have a great attitude and are a fun bunch to work with."
The field for the meet at Pella included six four-year schools and four two-year schools.
Next up for the Warriors is the Les Duke Invitational at Grinnell on Sept. 12. Over 30 teams and 350 runners are expected to compete in the women's and men's competition.

2008 Season Review

2009-06-18T13:56:00.000-07:00

Sophomore Whitney Reno had a strong 2008 season to lead the IHCC women’s cross country team. Reno had a 13th-place finish at the Region XI championship meet in Iowa Falls with a time of 21:17 over the 5K course.

The IHCC women began the season at the Region XI Time Trial in Fort Dodge and Reno finished in 5th place in that meet.