Former Drake University runner Adam Fogg and ex-Iowa State athlete Finley McLear were busy this week completing in Ireland and the United Kingdom last week.
Fogg, a UA Mission Run Baltimore Distance squad member, first raced the mile at the Cork City Sports event in Cork on Wednesday, July 8. Fogg, a British runner, led through 1,500 meters before settling for third place in 3 minutes, 55.13 seconds. McLear, also a British runner, raced to eighth place in 4:04.05. The winner was American Reuben Reina in 3:54.08.
Two days later at the Morton Games in Dublin, Fogg ran a better time, 3:52.82, while placing fifth in the mile. American Samuel Prakel picked up the win in 3:50.97.
McLear wasn’t done after one race, either. He ran the preferred 800-meter distance at the British Milers Club Grand Prix in Watford on Saturday, July 11. McLear notched a 1:46.99 for the 800 while placing a close third. Germany’s Adrian Engstler was the victor in 1:46.63.
Fogg and McLear lead off this edition of the WEEKEND UPDATE of the best performances by Iowa-based collegiate and post collegiate distance runners and triathletes.
Both produced less-than-desired performances at the Novuna UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, last month. Fogg, a former Missouri Valley Conference champion, took seventh in a heat of the 1,500 meters in 3:46.41, but didn’t advance. McLear likewise didn’t advance after grabbing fourth in a heat of the 800 in 1:49.84.
With no world championships or Olympics this year, that was the marquee championship for both runners. The U.S. championships will occur next week from July 23-26.
Six-time NJCAA champion Adva Cohen became a nine-time Israeli champion in the 3,000 steeplechase at her country’s championship in Tel Aviv on July 9. The former Iowa Central Community College standout who now competes for the Armor Dark Sky team in Flagstaff, Arizona, ran 9:48.81 to win by more than a minute. Cohen holds the Israel national record of 9:19.90 from September of 2025 at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
Moving to the U.S., where former Davenport Assumption and University of Iowa competitor Mallory Lindaman continued her strong season. Lindaman raced in the Women’s 800 Pre event on Friday, July 10 and ended up third in 2:03.93. Fellow American Olivia Howell won in 2:02.73.
Shifting to Iowa and the always competitive Moonlight Chase 4-mile race in Eldridge on July 11. Running Wild Elite athlete Joe Langridge, 23, of Moline, Illinois, was the champion in a new best of 19:31. That time ranks second best in RWE history. He edged Runablaze Iowa’s Matt Lorenz, the Fifth Season 8K winner on the Fourth of July, by two seconds. Lorenz, 27, resides in Cedar Rapids.
RWE men’s team coordinator Devin Allbaugh, the club leader for the distance at 19:20 from earlier this season, settled for third place in 19:41. Allbaugh, 36, is an ex-Pleasant Valley runner who lives in Bettendorf. Teammate Steve Froeschle, 32, of Davenport was next in 19:44. He competed for Davenport Assumption and St. Ambrose. New RWE member Max Murphy, who recently ended his college career at North Carolina after starting with Iowa, took sixth in 19:53. That time by the former Pleasant Valley prep, 24, ranks eighth in club history.
RWE’s Dan Froeschle, 36, of Davenport was a distant seventh in 20:13. Froeschle ran for Davenport Assumption. William Penn senior-to-be Andrew Miller, 21, of Le Claire came in eighth in 20:16. The ex-Pleasant Valley athlete was sixth in the NAIA 3,000 steeplechase final in May. Southeastern Community College track and cross country coach Lucas Keifer, 31, of Burlington cracked the top 10 in 20:17. Keifer also represents RWE. The last man in the top 10 was RWE’s Elliott Klauer, 29, of Bettendorf in 20:35.
Nolan Olson, 16, of Urbandale was the top runner under age 20 in 11th place. The Waukee North senior-to-be ran 21:00. Carter Richter, who finished his freshman season at the University of Dubuque, was next to finish in 21:05. Richter, 20, ran for Davenport Central. Zack Ryan, an 18-year-old senior-to-be at Davenport Central, claimed 14th in 21:11. Recent St. Ambrose grad Chris Miserendino, a 22-year-old located in Bettendorf and racing for the Fitness Sports Distance Project, took 15th in 21:12. Will Dowda, 22, of Bettendorf ran 5:22 pace for 17th place. Dowda is a former North Scott and St. Ambrose competitor.
The race for the women’s title was equally exciting, as former Iowa City High and Iowa runner Rowan Boulter held off Brooklyn Smith, 17, of Geneseo, Illinois, by one second. The RWE athlete, 22, from Iowa City ran 24:32 for the club’s No. 5 all-time effort. Davenport Central junior-to-be Joley Sullivan ran 25:05 for fourth place. RWE’s Kasey Froeschle, 30, of Davenport claimed fifth in 25:38.
The 55th Midnight Madness 5K in Ames was held in mid-80 degree weather on July 10. Tyler Schermerhorn, a recent senior at Wartburg College, secured the victory in the downtown race in 15:22. Schermerhorn, 22, prepped at Ankeny Centennial and resides in Ankeny. He topped Knights sophomore-to-be and former Linn-Mar (Marion) runner Ethan Boston, 19, by 11 seconds. Brennen Bhave, a 19-year-old Ames High product now competing for Nebraska-Kearney, placed third in 15:42. Des Moines Christian grad Luke Hagenberg, a Wartburg sophomore-to-be, ran 16:23. for fourth. He was one second ahead of former Grand View University runner Sam Mickelson, 25, of East Dubuque, Illinois.
The women’s champion was Runablaze Iowa longtime standout Pasca Cheruiyot, 39, of Ames. Cheruiyot ran 18:03 to top Ames High senior-to-be Emma Stanley, 17, by 28 seconds. Ballard (Huxley) grad Ava Vance, 20, was the final award winner in third in 19:12. Vance will be a junior at Wartburg.
Former Sioux City North athlete Will Lohr, 22, captured the win at the humid Iowa Games Cross Country 5K race in temperatures in the 70s on the Iowa State course in Ames on July 11. Lohr ran 15:32 in a competition that serves as a corporate competition. He topped past winner Blake Whalen of the Runablaze team by 23 seconds. Whalen, 30, is a former Dubuque Senior and Iowa Central Community College runner. Taking third was Runablaze’s Karim Achengli, 34, of Urbandale in l6:30. He ran for Iowa Central. Ex-Ames and Simpson College competitor Ean Warrick, now with the FSDP squad, was fourth in 17:04. Felipe Saleana, 16, of Carlisle ran 17:26 for fifth.
The rest of the top 10 included former Northern Iowa standout Rob Semelroth, 52, of Des Moines leading the masters competition. Semelroth ran 17:51 for sixth. He edged Ryan Wagner, 25, of Centerville by seven seconds.
Sasha Gallagher, 30, of Ames was the women’s winner in a strong 18:49 time. Gallagher won by 1:43 over Newton High senior-to-be Alexis Sorensen, 17.
The 15th annual Lake Red Rock Balloonfest on July 11 featured two fast times in the 10K competition and two in the 5K. Current Central College student Nathan Vander Waal, a Pella High grad, won the race in 36:12 by holding off former Dutch runner Caleb Silver by nine seconds. Vander Waal enters his junior season this fall. Silver ran for BCLUW (Conrad) in high school. Lyndi DeVries, 41, of Pella was the women’s winner in 40:03 and fourth overall.
Former Colorado School of Mines runner Imani Gorbea was the women’s 5K winner in 18:37 and fourth overall. Pella High junior-to-be Lizzy Vandevoort was runner-up in the women’s competition in 19:07. The overall winner ran 17:29.
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This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Mile posts: Items on Adam Fogg, Adva Cohen, Mallory Lindaman, Joe Langridge, Rowan Boulter, Tyler Schermerhorn, Will Lohr
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