For Immediate Release 
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Championship Website

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana University won its 16th NSIC Men's Cross Country Championship in the past 17 meets as the Vikings scored 25 teams points with six of the top 11 finishers. The championship was held at Yankton Trails in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; hosted by Augustana University.

Luis Pfister of Minnesota State was the individual champion as he traversed the 8K course in 24:09.4.

Augustana’s Zach Waterman was named NSIC Newcomer of the Year after his sixth place finish with a time of 24:28.4. The NSIC Newcomer of the Year is awarded to the highest placing student-athlete competing at their first NSIC Championship.

Augustana’s first year head coach Scott Tanis was voted by his peers as the NSIC Coach of Year. 

The top ten finishers are named All-NSIC First Team while finishers 11-20 earn All-NSIC Second Team honors. 

  1 Pfister, Luis             SO Minnesota St          24:09.36   1 
  2 Anderson, Isaiah          JR Augustana (S          24:13.23   1 
  3 Keller, Bryant            SO Augustana (S          24:20.43   1 
  4 Brown, Payton             SO Augustana (S          24:22.70   1 
  5 Hoechst, Chase            JR Msu Moorhead          24:25.10   1 
  6 Waterman, Zach            FR Augustana (S          24:28.38   1 
  7 Dickenson, Isaac          SO Minnesota Duluth      24:31.04   1 
  8 Kendall, Jack             SO Minnesota St          24:35.70   1 
  9 Gregoire, Jared           SR Msu Moorhead          24:42.44   1 
 10 Levesque, Joseph          FR Augustana (S          24:45.04   1 
 11 Cilek, Kilen              FR Augustana (S          24:45.17   2 
 12 Vokes, Emerson            FR Augustana (S          24:52.62   2 
 13 Schumacher, Alex          SO Augustana (S          24:56.54   2 
 14 Foster, Noah              JR Minnesota Duluth      24:57.18   2 
 15 Mohamed, Salman           JR Msu Moorhead          24:58.19   2 
 16 Haverly, Addisu           SO Augustana (S          24:58.94   2 
 17 Maas, Blake               FR Augustana (S          25:01.65   2 
 18 Campbell, Cole            SR Jamestown             25:05.57   2 
 19 Lortscher, Clark          JR Jamestown             25:07.25   2 
 20 Ross, Erek                JR Minnesota St          25:09.54   2 

Team Scores
1. Augustana  - 25
2. Minnesota State - 68
3. MSU Moorhead - 70
4. Jamestown - 129
5. Minnesota Duluth - 161
6. Mary - 175
7. Minnesota Crookston - 190
8. Sioux Falls - 281
9. Minot State - 289
10. Wayne State - 291
11. Winona State - 297
12. Concordia-St. Paul - 316
13. Northern State - 375
14. SMSU – 400
15. SCSU - INC

The NCAA regional will take place on Saturday, November 21 at Yankton Trails in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; hosted by Augustana University. The NCAA Championships are set for Saturday, December 4 at Rim Rock in Lawrence, Kansas.