For Immediate Release
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Lindsay Cunningham (Jr., Wisconsin Dells, Wis. / Wisconsin Dells HS) - Winona State
- Won the Lewis Crossover, running to a first-place time of 20:50.12
- Won the race by 19 seconds with a 5:35.3 average mile 
- Paced the Warriors to a third-place finish in the 20-team field
- The win marks Cunningham's eighth individual championship in nine cross country events during her collegiate career
- Named NSIC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for the third time this season (9/13/22 & 9/27/22)

Other Top Performances
Ella Bakken (AUGIE) helped lead the Augustana women's team to an overall fourth place finish at the Dordt Invitational. She placed fifth this weekend while running in a time of 18:21.4 in the 5K race.
Mary Goodwin (BSU) ran a time of 18:58.0 in the 5,000-meter at the Jimmie Invite for a program record.
Alyssa Becker (UMary ) dominated the Jimmie Invitational to lead the Marauders to a team win. She placed first over the 5K course with a time of 17:35.1.  She won the race by 50.1 seconds with teammate Andrijana Fundak placing second. UMary posted team score of 20 for the win.
Calilee Peterson (UMD) placed fourth at the Lewis Crossover in a time of 21:19.9 to help the Bulldogs place second in the 20 team field. 
Amanda Montplaisir (MSU) finished first at the 2022 Lucian Rosa Invitational in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Saturday. She posted a time of 21:20.25 for the 6K event which included 13 teams and included 137 individuals. She helped lead Minnesota State to a second-place finish in the team standings.
Brooke Baumann (MSUM) finished seventh in 18:53.0 at the Jimmy Invite.
Paulette Dominguez (MINOT) ran a career-best 5K time of 19:18.4 to finish 12 overall at the Jimmie Invitational.
Jennifer Clark (NSU) finished fourth at the Jimmie Invite with a time of 18:45.9 to help the Wolves place second as a team. 
Khot Juac (USF) recorded a time of 22:09.51 at the Lewis Crossover in Romeoville, Illinois.  She placed 14th out of 185 runners and helped lead USF to a seventh place finish out of 20 teams.
 
NSIC Women's Cross Country Athletes of the Week
9/6/22
Amanda Montplaisir- Minnesota State
9/13/22
Lindsay Cunningham - Winona State
9/27/22
Lindsay Cunningham - Winona State (2)
10/11/22
Lindsay Cunningham - Winona State (3)

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 25 team national championships and crowned 96 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

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