2015 NSIC Cross Country Championships

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2015 Results
Women's Team Champion
Minnesota Duluth - 54 points		 Men's Team Champion
Augustana - 46 points
Women's Individual Champion
Alexis Zeis, U-Mary, 21:41.7		 Men's Individual Champion
Glen Ellingson, Augie, 25:49.9
Women's Newcomer of the Year
Hannah Palmeter, SMSU, 22:37.0 (4th)		 Men's Newcomer of the Year
Josh Young, MSUM, 26:34.5 (8th)
Women's Coach of the Year
Joanna Warmington, Minnesota Duluth		 Men's Coach of the Year
Tracy Hellman, Augustana

WOMEN'S RESULTS
Minnesota Duluth Wins NSIC Women's Cross Country Championship
Falcon Heights, Minn. – Minnesota Duluth won its second NSIC Women's Cross Country Championship in the past three years as the Bulldogs scored 54 team points after placing three runners in the top seven.  Leading the way for the Bulldogs was Breanna Colbenson, who placed fifth in the 6,000-meter race with a time of 22:39.28. The University of Mary was second with 70 points followed by Augustana with 73.

The University of Mary’s Alexis Zeis was the individual champion as she traversed the sloppy course in 21:41.67, over 30 seconds faster than her winning time at the Roy Griak Invite a few weeks ago.  Augustana’s Leah Seivert was second (22:13.67) followed by defending NSIC champion from Northern State Sasha Hovind (22:19.31).  SMSU’s junior college transfer Hannah Palmeter was fourth with a time of 22:36.94.  Palmeter was named NSIC Newcomer of the Year as she was the top finisher competing in her first year of NSIC competition.

UMD’s Emilee Trost was sixth (22:43.03) while teammate Hannah Olson was seventh (22:43.84) as UMD remains perfect on the season, finishing first at each event that have competed at. UMD's Joanna Warmington was voted by her peers as NSIC Coach of the Year. 

The top ten finishers are named All-NSIC First Team while finishers 11-20 earn All-NSIC Second Team honors. 
 
2015 All-NSIC Performers
First Team  Year  Team  Time
1 Alexis Zeis  So. U-Mary 21:41.7
2 Leah Seivert  So.  Augustana 22:13.7
3 Sasha Hovind  Jr. Northern State 22:19.3
4 Hannah Palmeter  Jr.  SMSU 22:37.0
5 Breanna Colbenson  Jr.  Minnesota Duluth 22:39.3
6 Emilee Trost  So.  Minnesota Duluth 22:43.1
7 Hannah Olson  Sr. Minnesota Duluth 22:43.9
8 Makenzie Smith  Jr.  MSU Moorhead 22:58.8
9 Mackenzie Kelly  Fr.  Augustana 23:03.8
10 Dakotah Bullen  Jr.  Northern State 23:09.3
Second Team
11 Kaycie Stewart  So.  U-Mary 23:10.3
12 Annie Kruse  So.  Augustana 23:20.9
13 Katelynn Engh  Jr. U-Mary 23:33.2
14 Jordan Paschke  Sr.  Winona State 23:34.1
15 Raissa Hansen  So.  Winona State 23:36.1
16 Jaiden Schuette  Fr.  U-Mary  23:36.7
17 Erica Seidenkranz  Sr.  Minnesota Duluth 23:49.2
18 Lily Paul  Fr.  Minnesota State  23:51.4
19 Amber Seidenkranz  So.  Minnesota Duluth 23:52.3
20 Amanda Kaiser  Jr. Winona State  23:59.7
 
Team Scores
1 Minnesota Duluth 54
2 U-Mary 70
3 Augustana 73
4 Winona State 116
5 Northern State 119
6 MSU Moorhead 141
7 Minnesota State 181
8 Sioux Falls 246
9 St. Cloud State 247
10 SMSU 296
11 Minot State 324
12 Bemidji State 332
13 Upper Iowa 381
14 Concordia-St. Paul 397
15 Wayne State 416
 
2015 NSIC Women's Cross Country Championships

Marauder Athletics Alexis Zeis talks about her individual win and University of Mary's second place finish at the NSIC Women's Cross Country Championships

Posted by Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) on Saturday, October 24, 2015
MEN'S RESULTS
Falcon Heights, Minn. - Augustana won its seventh straight NSIC Men's Cross Country Championship as the Vikings scored 46 teams points after placing three runners in the top four.  Leading the way for the Vikings was Glen Ellingson, who finished first overall in the 8,000-meter race with a time of 25:49.9.  The University of Sioux Falls finished second with 67 points while MSU Moorhead was third with 81 points.

Augustana’s Keegan Carda was second with a time of 25.57.2, just seven seconds behind his teammate.  U-Mary’s Chris Jessop finished at 26:05.5, edging Augie’s Harald Karbo by one-tenth of a second to take third place. 

The Vikings Nick Larsen and Logan Burns finished 19th and 20th in the race as five Augustana runners earned all-conference honors.  The Vikings' Head Coach Tracy Hellman was voted by his peers as the NSIC Coach of Year for the seventh straight season.

MSU Moorheads Josh Young was named NSIC Newcomer of the Year after his eight place finish. He was the top finisher competing in their first year of NSIC competition. 

The top ten finishers are named All-NSIC First Team while finishers 11-20 earn All-NSIC Second Team honors.
 
2015 All-NSIC Performers
First Team  Year  Team  Time
1 Glen Ellingson Jr. Augustana 25:49.9
2 Keegan Carda Jr. Augustana 25:57.2
3 Chris Jessop Jr. U-Mary 26:05.5
4 Harald Karbo Sr. Augustana 26:05.6
5 Jase Kraft So. Sioux Falls 26:12.2
6 Seth Reel Jr. Winona State 26:24.9
7 Matt Horan Sr. Sioux Falls 26:32.4
8 Josh Young Fr. MSU Moorhead 26:34.5
9 Thomas Neale Sr. U-Mary 26:37.6
10 Ethan Tabbert Sr. Sioux Falls 26:38.3
Second Team
11 Kevin Carpenter So. U-Mary 26:40.9
12 Brady Speicher Jr. MSU Moorhead 26:45.7
13 Mason Phillips Fr. Sioux Falls 26:46.5
14 Steven Gordon Jr. U-Mary 26:46.9
15 Jay Biwer So. MSU Moorhead 26:48.7
16 Cody Sedbrook So. Minnesota Duluth 26:49.1
17 Blake Anderson So. Minnesota Duluth 26:51.9
18 Henry Jessen So. Minnesota Duluth 26:53.8
19 Nick Larsen So. Augustana  26:58.7
20 Logan Burns So. Augustana  27:02.9
 
Team Scores
1 Augustana  46
2 Sioux Falls 67
3 MSU Moorhead 81
4 U-Mary 100
5 Minnesota Duluth 124
6 Minnesota State 135
7 Winona State 137
8 Northern State 263
9 St. Cloud State 287
10 SMSU 301
11 Wayne State 317
12 Minot State 350
13 Concordia-St. Paul 356

Next action for NSIC Cross Country will be at the NCAA Regional on Saturday, November 7 at Tom Rutledge CC Course in Joplin, Missouri. The NCAA DII National Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, November 21 also in Joplin.
 
2015 NSIC Men's Cross Country Championships

Augustana University Vikings Glen Ellingson talks about his individual win and Augustana's seventh straight team title at the NSIC Men's Cross Country Championships

Posted by Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) on Saturday, October 24, 2015

 
NSIC Team Champions (Last eight years)
Year Men (points) Women (points)
2015 Augustana (46) Minnesota Duluth (54)
2014 Augustana (22) Augustana (48)
2013 Augustana (18) Minnesota Duluth (50)
2012 Augustana (18) Augustana (23)
2011 Augustana (24) Augustana (22)
2010 Augustana (19) Augustana (39)
2009 Augustana (36) Augustana (38)
2008 Minnesota State (22) Augustana (32)

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