For Immediate Release
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Results
Championship Website
MINOT, N.D. – Augustana University won its ninth NSIC Women's Cross Country Championship as the Vikings scored 54 teams points after placing five runners in the top 20. Ella Bakken led the Vikings with a fourth place finish with a time of 20.43.4.
The University of Mary’s Alyssa Becker covered the 6,000-meter course in a time of 19:51.20 to win the individual NSIC Cross Country Championship. Becker was also voted by the league coaches as the NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year for women’s cross country.
Ella Voit of Winona State took home NSIC Newcomer of the Year honors as she was the top finisher competing in their first year of NSIC competition. She was 10
th with a time of 21:13.90.
The Viking’s Head Coach Tracy Hellman was voted by his peers as the NSIC Coach of Year for the eighth time in his career.
The top ten finishers are named All-NSIC First Team while finishers 11-20 earn All-NSIC Second Team honors.
| First Team All-Conference |
| Place |
Name |
Team |
Time |
| 1 |
Alyssa Becker |
UMary |
19:51.2 |
| 2 |
Sophia Taarud |
Winona State |
20:31.8 |
| 3 |
Kristine Kalthoff |
UMary |
20:37.1 |
| 4 |
Ella Bakken |
Augustana |
20:43.4 |
| 5 |
McKenna Taylor |
Winona State |
20:46.4 |
| 6 |
Andrijana Fundak |
UMary |
20:46.8 |
| 7 |
Ashley Overgaauw |
Augustana |
20:52.5 |
| 8 |
Franny Seidel |
Minnesota Duluth |
21:12.1 |
| 9 |
Maddie Verkerke |
Minnesota Duluth |
21:12.9 |
| 10 |
Ella Voit |
Winona State |
21:13.9 |
| Second Team All-Conference |
| Place |
Name |
Team |
Time |
| 11 |
Madison Matzek |
Minnesota State |
21:25.2 |
| 12 |
Alexi MacDonald |
Minnesota State |
21:28.9 |
| 13 |
Eleni Lovgren |
Augustana |
21:31.0 |
| 14 |
Taylor Melton |
Augustana |
21:36.1 |
| 15 |
Paulette Dominguez |
Minot State |
21:40.0 |
| 16 |
Caroline Sudbeck |
Augustana |
21:46.8 |
| 17 |
Morgan Gehl |
Sioux Falls |
21:48.1 |
| 18 |
Tenley Nelson |
Augustana |
21:48.5 |
| 19 |
Maddie Swanson |
Sioux Falls |
21:48.9 |
| 20 |
Lindsey Young |
Augustana |
21:49.4 |
Team Scores
| Place |
Team |
Score |
| 1 |
Augustana |
54 |
| 2 |
University of Mary |
72 |
| 3 |
Winona State |
75 |
| 4 |
Minnesota Duluth |
98 |
| 5 |
Minnesota State |
107 |
| 6 |
Sioux Falls |
190 |
| 7 |
Minit State |
201 |
| 8 |
MSU Moorhead |
255 |
| 9 |
Bemidji State |
267 |
| 10 |
St. Cloud State |
279 |
| 11 |
Minnesota Crookston |
310 |
| 12 |
Northern State |
317 |
| 13 |
Wayne State |
378 |
| 14 |
SMSU |
379 |
| 15 |
Concordia-St. Paul |
436 |
The NCAA Regional will take place on Saturday, November 9th in Joplin, Missouri. The NCAA Championships are set for Saturday, November 23 at Arcade Creek CC Course in Sacramento, California.
For more info, including full results, photos and more go to the
Championship Website.
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