Sioux Falls, SD (NSUWolves.com)– The Northern State University cross country team tallied two NSIC All-Conference performances and five personal best times from the NSIC Championships on Saturday. The Wolves took 13th (men) and eighth (women). The men raced to an average 8k time of 27:35, while the women recorded an average 6k time of 22:40.
HOW IT HAPPENED FOR THE MEN
- Three Wolves landed in the top-100 led by Eddie Burlingame with a time of 27:08.1 in 87th overall
- Blake Stoks and Phoenix Anderson followed with times of 27:13.8 and 27:34.3 in 89th and 98th place
- The Zach pair of Zachary Terrio and Zachary Palmer raced to times of 27:52.3 and 28:03.5, while Marco Springman and Turner Thorson notched times of 28:10.7 and 29:21.4
- Patrick Severson rounded out the Northern State competitors with a time of 30:41.4
HOW IT HAPPENED FOR THE WOMEN
- Emaleigh Olesiak and Abby Hasart led the way for the women with 12th and 17th place finishes, earning All-Conference honors with times of 21:20.9 and 21:43.2; the pair tallied personal bests on the day
- Madisyn Gellhaus landed in the top-50 with a personal best time of 22:41.0, while Madeline Nye and Gwen Richter took 83rd and 84th with personal bests of 23:43.2 and 23:46.9
- Kendal Uttecht was the final Wolf in the top-100 with a time of 24:16.8
- Rounding out the competitor list for the Wolves was Grace LeClair, Allison Lundin, and Breck Ekenberg with times of 24:48.3, 25:33.3, and 26:57.5 respectively
UP NEXT
The Wolves will return to Sioux Falls and Yankton Trails Park for the NCAA Central Region Championships on November 21. Race start times are set for 10 a.m. for the men and 11:15 a.m. for the women from Yankton Trails Park.