For Immediate Release
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Ryan Hartman (Fr., Wausau, Wis. / Wausau West HS) - Augustana
- Led the Vikings to a runner-up finish at the Chile Pepper Festival, hosted by the University of Arkansas (10/1/21)
- Placed 20th out of 328 runners, finishing in a time of 24:31.1
- Helped the Vikings to a second place finish scoring 131 points
- His mile average time was 4:55.9
- Named NSIC Athlete of the Week for the second time this season (9/8/21)

Other Top Performances
Mandar Freed (CSP) finished 10th at the Bob Waxlax Invitational as he clocked a 27:06.1 in the 8k race, He shattered his personal record by over 30 seconds.
Jesse Kaas (UMary) led the Marauders to team to victory at the Jimmie Invitational. He crushed the course in a time of 25:32.4 to win the race by nearly six seconds over teammate Dawson Strom on the 8K Parkhurst Cross Country Course. This is the second win of the season for Kaas in three outings.  UMary has won two out of its three meets this season.
Jacob Jensen (MINOT) finished sixth overall at the Jimmie Invitational with the second fastest 8K in school history for NCAA D-II of 26:32.5.
Aaron Voigt (USF) finished 18th in 25:22 at the highly competitive Lewis Crossover in Romeoville, Illinois. The Cougars took 10th as a team with 331 points. In the 8,000 meter race, Voigt had a season best and set a career mark for the distance.
Dalton Baker (UIU) placed 21st overall to lead the Peacocks with a time of 27:05.6 at the Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The men's team finished 12th in the 8K race with an average time of 29:09.
Will McGonigal (WSC) placed 21st at the Dordt Defender Classic Saturday in Sioux Center, Iowa. He covered 8,000-meter course in 26:33.
Josh Jarpey (WSU) claimed his first individual championships of the 2021 fall season, winning the Waxlax Invitational, hosted by St. Cloud State University. He ran a 25:35.1 time on the 8K course and won the race by nearly one minute. He led WSU to a second place finish overall.
NSIC Men's Cross Country Athletes of the Week
9/8/21
Ryan Hartman - Augustana
9/14/21
Jesse Kaas - University of Mary
9/21/21
Will McGonigal - Wayne State
9/28/21
Jackson Harrison - Northern State
10/5/21
Not Selected
10/12/21
Ryan Hartman - Augustana (2)

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 24 team national championships and crowned 81 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.