EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Redshirt sophomore Luke Shappell provided a bright spot as the IU Indianapolis men's cross country team capped the season at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals at Angel Mounds on Friday (Nov. 14). Shappell finished 52nd of 215 runners in a time of 31:42.33 against an elite field. Collectively, the Jaguars finished 28th of 30 teams competing with 717 points. 

Cincinnati's Nickson Kogei won the race in a time of 29:42.74, edging out Butler's Jesse Hamlin for the individual title. Notre Dame collected the team title with 60 points, just ahead of Notre Dame (75), Wisconsin (99) and Michigan State (103). 

Shappell was the team's low man from the opening gun, hovering among the top-50 throughout. Behind him, Joey LaPatra was 158th overall at 33:40.77 and Joey Ashman was 166th at 33:52.22. 

Redshirt freshman Nick Cook placed 174th overall at 34:03.41 and sophomore Riley Nixon closed out the scoring five in 179th place at 34:12.34. 

Nolan King (34:28.29) and Sam Grimes (35:41.59) closed out the team's entries.