For Immediate Release
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Lindsay Cunningham (Sr., Wisconsin Dells, Wis. / Wisconsin Dells HS) – Winona State
- Won the 2023 Greeno/Dirksen Invite, held in Lincoln, Nebraska
- Finished with a 5K time of 16:07.2
- Won the race by 48 seconds
- Led Winona State to the team championship in the Gold Division against Division I competition
- Has won every regular season race she has entered while at Winona State
- Named NSIC Athlete of the Week for the second straight week

Other Top Performances
 Madison Bryant (CSP)
- Was the top CSP runner placing 38th in the 6K race with a time of 25:28.2 at the St. Olaf Invite
Madison Hilliard (UMC) 
- Set a school record in the 5K with a time of 19:25.55 at the Greeno/Dirksen Invite
- Helped the team to their best time in the 5k in program history
MaKenna Thurston (MSU) 
- Placed second at Running of the Cows with a 6K time of 21:42
- Ran the Bull Huyck Championship Course, helping the Mavericks to a third place finish
 
NSIC Women's Cross Country Athletes of the Week
9/6/23
Khot Juac - Sioux Falls
9/12/23
Lindsay Cunningham – Winona State
9/19/23
Lindsay Cunningham – Winona State (2)

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 15-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in 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 union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 25 team national championships and crowned 110 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.