Indiana cross country fails to qualify for NCAA Championships, season ends at regionals
Arjun Jha finished in the top-ten and qualified for nationals as an individual runner.
Arjun Jha finished in the top-ten and qualified for nationals as an individual runner.
The Hoosiers’ results will determine if they qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Sanchez finished 45th at the Big Ten Championships on Oct. 29.
Jenna Barker won the women’s 6K, and Keelan Grant won the men’s 8K.
Arjun Jha and Sarah Schmitt each secured individual All-Big Ten honors.
The Hoosiers aim for a bounceback performance in the conference’s premier meet.
Sophomores Gabriel Sanchez and Mariah Wehrle have turned opposing recruiting profiles into leading roles.
Arjun Jha was the top Hoosier finisher for the second meet in a row.
The meet is the last for the Hoosiers before the Big Ten Championships.
The meet featured 10 ranked men’s teams and 12 ranked women’s teams Friday.
The meet will be the first of the season for the top runners on both Hoosier teams.
The teams will next compete in the Joe Piane Invitational on Friday.
Both Indiana teams placed second to Purdue in the John McNichols Invitational on Saturday.
Purdue scored first in the men’s and women’s meets.
The Hoosiers’ second meet of the season is hosted by Indiana State University.
Indiana opened its season with the Indiana Open against Miami University.
The course is named after former head coach Sam Bell.
Sanchez placed first in the Indiana Open on Saturday.
IU sophomore Gabriel Sanchez came in first in the men's race.
Saturday’s meet will be IU’s first at home since 2017.