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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The IUPUI men's cross country team capped a strong weekend with a solid showing at Saturday's (Oct. 19) ISU Pre-Nationals at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course, placing 23rd of 46 teams competing with 626 points. All 45 of the Jaguars' opponents were regionally ranked and seven were nationally ranked, including the country's top two teams.

As expected, the nation's top-ranked team Colorado won the meet with 35 points and was followed by the nation's No. 2 team, Oregon (91 pts). Georgetown (148), No. 26 Furman (262) and No. 22 Colorado State (272) rounded out the Blue Race's top-five.

"That was really great, I thought for us," IUPUI Head Coach Chuck Koeppen said. "We beat some really good teams, so this was a good day for us. Our guys really did well. I thought our first four guys really did great but we need a little help after that. We need somebody to step up after that though.

"If we get better at that fifth spot, we're going to be pretty decent."

IUPUI, which came in ranked No. 10 in the Great Lakes Region, proved it belonged, putting two runners among the top 100 on way to finishing in the middle of the field. Senior Tom Ohlman was the Jaguars' top performer on Saturday, finishing 84th of 310 runners in a season-best time of 25:21.5. Junior Joey Zielinski was eight spots behind him at 92nd, covering the 8K course in a season-best time of 25:23.7. Head Coach Chuck Koeppen's team got a solid five-second personal record time of 25:28.3 from sophomore Peyton Reed, who placed 103rd overall.

Junior Miguel Lozano was 130th at 25:40.4 and sophomore Damon Pruett was 217th at 26:16.6.

Sophomores Abiel Mogos and Sammy Tebeje rounded out the Jaguars' seven entries at 272nd and 273rd, respectively. Both ran times of 26:49.7, marking a season-best effort for Tebeje.

IUPUI, which hadn't run the Pre-Nats since 2009, will now look to the 2014 Summit League Championships, being held in Fargo, N.D., on Nov. 1 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern.

Team Results
1. Colorado - 35
2. Oregon - 91
3. Georgetown - 148
4. Furman - 262
t-5. Colorado State - 272
t-5. Tulsa - 272
7. Texas - 329
t-8. Mississippi - 363
t-8. Penn State - 363
10. Cornell - 400
11. UC Santa Barbara - 404
12. Eastern Michigan - 411
13. NC State - 454
14. Missouri - 462
15. Yale - 465
16. Louisville - 467
17. Washington State - 480
t-18. Air Force - 520
t-18. Iowa - 520
20. Bradley - 559
21. Indiana State - 579
22. Texas-Arlington - 621
23. IUPUI - 626
24. California - 646
25. UTEP - 663
26. Akron - 694
27. North Texas - 703
28. Southern Illinois - 712
29. Lehigh - 713
30. Purdue - 726
31. Wichita State - 730
32. Wyoming - 782
33. Kansas - 789
34. Southern Utah - 809
35. Liberty - 853
36. Butler - 897
37. Ohio State - 902
38. Baylor - 972
39. Montana State - 986
40. Ohio - 1,031
41. Duke - 1,038
42. Houston - 1,113
43. La Salle - 1,121
44. Lipscomb - 1,167
45. Central Arkansas - 1,188
46. Texas Tech - 1,218

Individual Results
84. Tom Ohlman - 25:21.5
92. Joey Zielinski - 25:23.7
103. Peyton Reed - 25:28.3**
130. Miguel Lozano - 25:40.4
217. Damon Pruett - 26:16.6
272. Abiel Mogos - 26:49.7
273. Sammy Tebeje - 26:49.7
**personal record