The Statesmen placed 21st out of 26 teams with 588 points as Rio Grande (Ohio) claimed the crown with 89 points in a meet that featured 265 runners.

Brandon Nicholson (Fr., Cedar Falls, Cedar Falls HS) led Penn on the 8K course by finishing 88th overall in a time of 28:16:01.

Jordan Letzring (Jr., Alta, Alta HS) was next in 96th place in a time of 28:26:41. Donovan DeVore (So., Wilton, Wilton HS) then finished in 175th in a time of 30:31.96.

Josh Roudabush (Jr., Brooklyn, BGM HS), in 203rd place in a time of 31:23.19, and Zack Schrock (So., Urbandale, Colfax-Mingo HS), in 240th place in a time of 35:04.46, rounded out the Statesmen finishes that counted towards the team tally.

Penn had two more individuals that competed for the first time this fall. Michael Pilcher (Fr., Eddyville, Eddyville-Blakesburg HS) was 250th overall in a time of 37:57.02, while Josh Molyneaux (Fr., Deep River, Tri-County HS) was 263rd in a time of 43:20.24.

Next: Penn is off a few weeks before returning to Oskaloosa to host the Midwest Collegiate Conference Championships on Saturday, November 7. The day begins with the women's race at 10 a.m. and then the men's race to follow at approximately 10:45 a.m.