For Immediate Release
Tuesday, September 13, 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 University of Wisconsin Green Bay Phoenix Open
- Finished the 6K race with a time of 20:57.9, defeating several NCAA Division I competitors
- Finished nearly 90 seconds faster than the next closest competitor
- Dating back to 2021, continued string of winning every regular season event she has entered for WSU
- Paced WSU to the team championship, with the Warriors claiming the top three spots

Other Top Performances
Mary Goodwin (BSU) ran a program record 14:26.66 in the 4k at the Dragon Twilight Friday night to finish 20th in the race.

Alyssa Becker (UMary) placed second at the Dragon Twilight with an impressive time of 13:19.80 over the 4K course. She was the lone NCAA Division II runner in the top five in a field dominated by NCAA Division I competition. The 13th ranked Marauders finished second in team standings to NCAA D1 North Dakota State.

Maddie Verkerke (UMD) won the UMD Bulldog Open as she ran the 5K in a time of 18:04.1, helping UMD to the team title. 

Brooke Baumann (MSUM) was the top finisher for MSUM at Dragon Twilight, finishing with a 4K time of 14:29.32. 

Nicole Reeves (MINOT), following up a solid collegiate debut a week earlier, ran the third-fastest 4K in Minot State history and claimed a Top 20 finish at the MSU Moorhead Dragon Twilight, finishing 20th in 14:34.64.

Mary Franssen (NSU) tallied the top finish for NSU with a time of 19:28.08 to take 15th overall at the SDSU Classic.

Khot Juac (USF) finished third out of 67 runners in the 5K at the SDSU Classic with a time of 18:34.39. She helped lead the women's team to a second-place team finish. 

 
NSIC Women's Cross Country Athletes of the Week
9/6/22
Amanda Montplaisir- Minnesota State
9/13/22
Lindsay Cunningham - Winona State

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.

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.