Cross Country Accomplishments
Accomplishments since the inaugural season of 2004:
22 U.S. Citizen/USTFCCCA all-Americans
14 NJCAA all-Americans
184 NJCAA Region XI honorees (107 men, 77 women)
1 NJCAA Division II national championship - Men, 2020
2 NJCAA individual national champions (Melvin Kipkemboi, 2020; Sarah Bertry 2021)
4 NJCAA Region XI championships - Men in 2011, 2012, 2020 (NJCAA Region XI Division II), 2021 (NJCAA Region XI Division II)
6-time Men's Mustang Gallop Champions - 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
2006 Augustana Invitational champions - Men's junior college division
2-time men's and women's Chief Invitational champions - 2007, 2008
2-time men's St. Ambrose Fighting Bee Invitational champions - 2014, 2017
2-time men's Trent Smith Invitational champions - 2017, 2020
2011 Dr. Tucker Invitational champions - men
2017 men's Roy Griak Invitational Division III runner-up - men
2018 men's Grand View Viking Invitational champions
2020 men's and women's Southwestern Spartan Classic champions
2022 Indian Hills men's invitational champions
NIACC AT NATIONALS
A look back at how the NIACC men's and women's teams have placed at the national meet:
| Year | Men | Women |
| 2004 | 22nd | No team score |
| 2005 | 11th | 20th |
| 2006 | 12th | No team score |
| 2007 | 21st | 28th |
| 2008 | 13th | 18th |
| 2009 | 11th | 20th |
| 2010 | 14th | 14th |
| 2011 | 4th | 15th |
| 2012 | 6th | 24th |
| 2013 | 15th | 13th |
| 2014 | 8th | 13th |
| 2015 | 12th | 30th |
| 2016 | 9th | 28th |
| 2017 | 18th | 29th |
| 2018 | 25th | 23rd |
| 2019 | 18th | 16th |
| NJCAA Division II | ||
| 2020 | 1st | 10th |
| 2021 | 10th | 16th |
| 2022 | 17th | No team score |
| 2023 | 15th | 19th |
| 2024 | 23rd | 24th |
NJCAA Men's All-Americans
2011 - Trent Smith, honorable mention
2015 - Imad Amenzou, honorable mention
2017 - Brian Jacques, second team
2020 (NJCAA Division II) - Melvin Kipkemboi, first team; Jorge Ruiz, second team; Vicente Correia, honorable mention; Jalen Petersen, honorable mention.
2021 (NJCAA Division II) - Melvin Kipkemboi, first team
U.S. Citizen Men's All-Americans
USTFCCCA Men's All-Americans
NIACC WOMEN'S ALL-REGION PERFORMERS
Since the 2005 season, a total of 73 NIACC women have earned all-region honors:
2005 (3) - Elly Meyer (1st team, individual champion); Amber Wilde (2nd team); Stacy Allen (2nd team).
2006 (2) - Roxanne Soesbe (1st team); Stacy Waddle (2nd team).
2007 (4) - Kacy Nehowig (2nd team); Kelly Ipsen (2nd team); Magen Krones (honorable mention); Steph Wedo (HM).
2008 (7) - Konnie Kiefer (2nd team); Monica Garcia (HM); Hannah Poolman (HM); Megan Krones (HM); Sarah Humphrey (HM); Emily Mujica (HM); Marille Svaardh (HM).
2009 (5) - Kalyn Kruckenberg (1st team); Monica Garcia (HM); Konnie Kiefer (HM); Erin Lynn (HM); Hannah Poolman (HM).
2010 (4) - Anna Buenneke (1st team, individual champion); Kalyn Kruckenberg (1st team); Tanesha Edmond (HM); Ashley Ubbelohde (HM).
2011 (4) - Anna Buenneke (1st team, individual champion); Ashley Ubbelohde (HM); Emma Pogreba (HM); Tanesha Edmond (HM).
2012 (3) - Rachael Moore (2nd team); Lindsay Brunson (HM); Emily Scharn (HM).
2013 (4) - Hannah Palmeter (1st team); Lindsay Brunson (HM); Stephanie Faught (HM); Emily Scharn (HM).
2014 (5) - Hannah Palmeter (1st team); Nicolle Hewett (2nd team); Alyssa Cowan (HM); Lattie Crozier (HM); Kalama Towarap (HM).
2015 (5) - Jessica Blumberg (2nd team), Alyssa Cowan (HM), Lattie Crozier (HM), Kendra Schmidt (HM), Jordan Lane (HM).
2016 (3) - Kendra Schmidt (2nd team); Amy Fullerton (HM); Keisha Gonzague (HM).
2017 (3) - Julia Dunlavey (2nd team); Keisha Gonzague (HM); Amy Fullerton (HM).
2018 (6) - Emma Davison (2nd team); Julia Dunlavey (2nd team); Cecelia Hemsworth (HM); Ally Trager (HM), Alana Wickering (HM), Caitlyn Regan (HM).
2019 (6) - Paula Jimenez (2nd team); Emma Davison (2nd team); Whitney Martin (HM); Alana Wickering (HM); Cecelia Hemsworth (HM); Miricle Corbo (HM).
2020 NJCAA Region XI Division II (4) - Sarah Bertry (1st team); Whitney Martin (2nd team); Addy Witt (HM); Lauren Kern (HM). Note: Bertry was 1st team all-ICCAC selection.
2021 NJCAA Region XI Division II (4) - Sarah Bertry (1st team); Lilly Stockberger (2nd team); Brianna Ross (HM); Madisyn Heller (HM). Note: Bertry was 1st team all-ICCAC selection.
2022 NJCAA Region XI Division II (1) - Lilly Stockberger (2nd team).
2023 NJCAA Region 11 Division II (1) - Juliana Droll (honorable mention).
2024 NJCAA Region 11 Division II (3) - Olivia Spurling (2nd team), Juliana Droll (2nd team), Bridget Canton (honorable mention)
NIACC MEN'S ALL-REGION PERFORMERS
Since the 2004 season, a total of 104 NIACC men have earned all-region honors:
2004 (4) — Andy Kaspar (1st team); Andrew Flugum (2nd team); Matt Crooks (2nd team); Brian Haeflinger (2nd team).
2005 (2) — Jimmy Lanik (1st team); Zach Bales-Henry (1st team).
2006 (5) — Dan Mayer (1st team, individual champion); Zach Bales-Henry (1st team); Beau Woosley (2nd team); Andrew Townsend (2nd team); Jeremiah Yassin (2nd team).
2007 (5) — Dan Mayer (2nd team); Sam Mayer (HM); Seth Blanchard (HM); Sean Coleman (HM); Juan Rodriguez (HM).
2008 (7) — Raleigh Morgan (2nd team), Casey Robertson (2nd team), Mayai Cobai (HM), Sam Meyer (HM), Torey Stallsmith (HM), Zach McDill (HM), Brandon Liebold (HM).
2009 (7) — Raleigh Morgan (1st team); Brandon Liebold (2nd team); Casey Robertson (HM); Brett Castek (HM); Jordan Crosser (HM); Devan Strowder (HM); Jacob Vonnahme (HM).
2010 (6) — Kipyegon Bett (2nd team); Brett Castek (HM); Andrew Corcoran (HM); Blake Nelson (HM); Tom Peterson (HM); Joe Tilleskjor (HM).
2011 (9) — Cody Manchester (1st team, individual champion); Marquez Hobson (1st team); Trent Smith (1st team); RJ Harris (1st team); Jonny Worley (1st team); Kipyegon Bett (2nd team); OJ Ojullu (2nd team); Andy Corcoran (HM); Blake Nelson (HM).
2012 (8) — Trent Smith (1st team); Jonny Worley (1st team); Sapolai Yao (2nd team); Mason Powers (HM); John-Ross Tangi (HM); Matt Bowman (HM); OJ Ojullu (HM); Alex Blomquist (HM).
2013 (4) — Jaime Zarate (1st team); Mason Powers (2nd team); John-Ross Tangi (2nd team); Alex Blomquist (HM).
2014 (5) — Trey Simons (1st team); Jaime Zarate (2nd team); Imad Amenzou (HM); Tyler Randall (HM); Colby Kraninger (HM).
2015 (4) — Imad Amenzou (1st team), Jacob Day (HM), Nick Frenz (HM), Tyler Randall (HM).
2016 (8) — Wal Khat (1st team), Zach Freund (2nd team), Jose Aguilera (HM), Blake Keller (HM), Colby Kraninger (HM), John Kraft (HM), Samuel Dean (HM), Nick Frenz (HM).
2017 (4) — Brian Jacques (1st team), Blake Keller (2nd team), David Carter (HM), John Kraft (HM).
2018 (4) - Abdiaziaz Wako (2nd team); Gavin Connell (2nd team); Sam Pedelty (HM); Isaac Branstad (HM).
2019 (4) - Jorge Ruiz (2nd team); Janvier Irakoze (HM), Jalen Petersen (HM), Aidan Bauermeister (HM).
2020 NJCAA Region 11 Division II (9) - Melvin Kipkemboi (1st team), Jorge Ruiz (1st team), Vicente Correia (1st team), Jalen Petersen (2nd team), Janvier Irakoze (2nd team), Stephen Ringo (HM), Richard Marcoux (HM), Caleb Sledd (HM), Stephen Votaw (HM). Note: Kipkemboi and Ruiz were 1st team all-ICCAC selections. Vicente was second-team all-ICCAC selection and Petersen was honorable mention all-ICCAC selection.
2021 NJCAA Region 11 Division II (6) - Melvin Kipkemboi (1st team), Christian Rodriguez (1st team), Peyton Seiler (1st team), Bryden Juelsgaard (2nd team), Richard Marcoux (2nd team), Caleb Sledd (HM). Note: Kipkemboi was a 1st team all-ICCAC selection.
2022 NJCAA Region 11 Division II (3) - Bryson Canton (1st team), Breyden Christensen (2nd team), Alfred Kiptoo (HM).
2023 NJCAA Region 11 Division II (2) - Breyden Christensen (1st team), Owen Almelien (2nd team).
2024 NJCAA Region 11 Division II (1) - Isaac Thompson (2nd team)
NIACC course records
Women’s 5K - Leanne Pompeani (Iowa Central) 17:36 (2016)
Men’s 8K - Karim Achengli (Iowa Central) 24:47 (2016)