For Immediate Release
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
NSIC Media Relations
TFRRS Performance List

NSIC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Mason Phillips  (So., Bailey, Colo. / Platte Canyon HS)
Sioux Falls
- Won the individual title in a highly competitive field at the Fort Hays State Open
- Clocked a career-best 24:48.0 on the 8K course at the Sandy Plum course
- Has gone 3-for-3 in individual wins at meets this fall, also winning the Augustana Twilight and the Roy Griak Invite
- Named NSIC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for third time this season (9/6/17 & 9/26/17)
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week
Bob Waxlax Invite	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Augie took first at the Bob Waxlax Invite with 16 points - Jesus Urtusuastegui, who took first and never looked back with a time of 25:51.3 - Rounding out the team scoring for Augustana was Logan Burns (second), Aaron Runge (third), Nate Souther (fifth) and Austin Miller (seventh)
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 21 at the NSIC Championships at Moorhead Soccer Complex in Moorhead, Minn. - 12:15 p.m.

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week
Bob Waxlax Invite	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Sophomore Benjamin Allen and junior Caleb Troe continued their strong starts by finishing sixth and eighth - Allen and Troe were within just 12 seconds of each other with Allen leading the team at 26:19.8 - Troe run of 26:31.7 was the fourth fastest CSP time at the Wapicada course - Cole Oslin (26:51.5), Tyler Hudson (26:59.9) and Peyton Holmes (27:13.1) each had strong finishes and season-best times, placing 12th, 13th and 15th
Team Notes
- Aix athletes set new season best times
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 21 at the NSIC Championships at Moorhead Soccer Complex in Moorhead, Minn. - 12:15 p.m.

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week
Jimmie Invitational	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Derek Myers led the Marauders with a third place finish at the Jimmie Invitational, posting a time of 25:15.00 in the 8K race - Taking fourth with the same time as Myers was Tyler Erickson, the senior from Roseau, MN. - Coming in fifth was senior Kevin Carpenter at 25:22.00
Team Notes
- The Marauders posted 30 team points to easily take first place at the Jimmie Invitational out of ten teams - The runner-up was MSU Moorhead with 44 points - Five of the top 12 finishers were Marauders and two others placed in the top 33
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 21 at the NSIC Championships at Moorhead Soccer Complex in Moorhead, Minn. - 12:15 p.m.

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week
Lewis Crossover	Results
Top Performer(s)
- For the fourth time in four meets this season, senior Cody Sedbrook was the top Bulldog, completing the 8,000-meter race in 25:45.0 - Sedbrook was 35tg out of 361 runners - Junior Isaac Overmyer was next (76th place, 25:45.0) followed by senior Grant Pulver (80th place; 26:15.8), junior Luke Laher (89th place; 26:23.3) and senior Blake Anderson (110th place; 26:40.8)
Team Notes
- UMD finished 14th among 31 schools at the Lewis University Conference - All but two of the team that place ahead of the Bulldogs cracked the top 25 -- or received votes in their respective national polls
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 21 at the NSIC Championships at Moorhead Soccer Complex in Moorhead, Minn. - 12:15 p.m.

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week
Lewis Conference Crossover Meet	Results
Top Performer (s)
Junior Caleb Burke had the top Minnesota State individual result at the event with his time of 25:49.7  placing him 44th
Team Notes
- MSU finished 17th of the 31 teams at the Conference Crossover, including three from the NSIC
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 21 at the NSIC Championships at Moorhead Soccer Complex in Moorhead, Minn. - 12:15 p.m.

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week
Jimmie Invitational	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Junior Josh Young was the champion at the Jimmie Invitational on Oct. 6, running a winning time of 24:52 for the 8K - Sophomore Nadir Yusuf was runner-up with a time of 25:01 - Freshman Hunter Kjelshus finished 11th, just outside the top 10, with a time of 26:03
Team Notes - MSUM finished second at Jimmie Invitational - Dragons finished 14 points behind Mary - MSUM had three runners in top 11
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 21 at the NSIC Championships at Moorhead Soccer Complex in Moorhead, Minn. - 12:15 p.m.

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week
Jimmie Invite	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Devan Shumway placed 52nd overall with a time of 28:14.
Team Notes
-Placed eighth in the team standings at the Jimmie Invite hosted by Jamestown.
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 21 at the NSIC Championships at Moorhead Soccer Complex in Moorhead, Minn. - 12:15 p.m.

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week
Jimmie Invite – Jamestown, N.D.	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Tanner Peltier led the Northern State men with a time of 26:07 - Peltier was freshmen Donovan Miller, with a personal best of 26:10
Team Notes
- The Northern State men finished fifth as a team with an average time of 27:01.80
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 21 at the NSIC Championships at Moorhead Soccer Complex in Moorhead, Minn. - 12:15 p.m.

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week
Fort Hays State Tiger Open	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Mason Phillips won the individual title in a highly competitive field at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open - Phillips clocked a career-best 24:48.0 on the 8K course at the Sandy Plum course - Phillips has now gone 3-for-3 in meets this fall - After opening the year with a victory at the Augustana Twilight, Phillips became USF’s first-ever Roy Griak individual champion - In a talented field on Saturday, Phillips took the lead with 400 meters to go and defeated Chandler Reid of Adams State (24:52.4) by four seconds - Steven Brown was third with a career-best 25:04.7 clocking at the FHSU Tiger Open - In the FHSU Tiger Open, USF placed five runners in the top 50 of 167 entered in the competition
Team Notes
- In the team standings at the FHSU Tiger Open, USF had 114 points to finish behind team champion Western State, 51 (four runners in top 10); Adams State, 77; Central Missouri, 93 - USF Men’s Team has three top five placings this fall. USF, which was earlier ranked #15 in the USTFCCCA national poll, won the Augustana invite was fifth at the Roy Griak Meet and fourth at the FHS Tiger Open - This past week, USF was ranked fifth in the Central Region rankings
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 21 at the NSIC Championships at Moorhead Soccer Complex in Moorhead, Minn. - 12:15 p.m.

Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs

Last Week
Bob Waxlax Invite	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Bashir Aidrus paced SMSU with a ninth place time in the 8K race crossing the line at 26:44
Team Notes
- SMSU placed third out of three teams with 78 points
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 21 at the NSIC Championships at Moorhead Soccer Complex in Moorhead, Minn. - 12:15 p.m.

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week
Briar Cliff Invitational at McCook Lake, S.D.	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Senior Antoine Bardou placed 8th overall out of 153 runners with time of 26:17 on 8,000-meter course - WSC finished sixth with 160 points
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 21 at the NSIC Championships at Moorhead Soccer Complex in Moorhead, Minn. - 12:15 p.m.

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week
Lewis Conference Crossover in Romeoville, Ill.	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Jesse Frank led the men, shaving over a minute off his previous season-best time, at 26:12.0 - Freshman Cole Cohorst posted a career-best time of 26:50.9
Team Notes
- Placed 22nd out of 31 teams
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 21 at the NSIC Championships at Moorhead Soccer Complex in Moorhead, Minn. - 12:15 p.m.