CLINTON, Pa. - IU Indianapolis graduate transfer Izaiah Steury ran his way to a Horizon League title on Saturday (Oct. 31) and helped the Jaguars to a runner-up finish at the league championships at Youthtown XC Course. Steury clocked a winning time in the 8K race of 23:44.70 to win by six seconds over his closest competition. 

Senior Luke Shappell also earned a First Team All-League spot by virtue of his fourth-place finish in a time of 24:21.55 and junior Joey LaPatra earned second team honors with a time of 24:49.44, finishing 13th overall. Youngstown State earned the team title with 32 points and the Jaguars were second with 55, easily outdistancing third-place RMU. 

"Today was a tough race but we battled hard. The course wasn't forgiving at all, but getting out fast with Luke created a great opportunity to secure the win," Steury said. "This victory isn't just for me. It's for Luke, the team and all the Jags. I'm excited to keep building momentum heading into regionals and working towards competing at the (NCAA) national championships."

Juniors Nick Cook and Riley Nixon rounded out the Jaguars top five, placing 16th and 23rd, respectively. Cook crossed at 24:57.69 and Nixon finished at 25:14.40. 

Sophomore Eli Oetken finished 25th overall in a time of 25:07.53 and freshman Aidan Connors was 34th in a time of 25:31.76. 

Steury led wire-to-wire and became IU Indy's first individual champion since 2016 when Hall of Famer Robert Murphy won the Summit League title. Green Bay's Noah Jahnke was second at 23:50.55. 

The Jaguars will be back in action on Friday, Nov. 13 when they compete in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Lansing, Mich.