Women's Results
Men's Results
The Augustana women's cross country team won its third consecutive Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championship while the men's team won its first NSIC championship Saturday in Bemidji, Minn. In addition, cross country coach
Tracy Hellman has been named NSIC Men's and Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year.
The women, who won the 2008 NSIC championship and the North Central Conference championship in 2007, finished in first place with 38 points. Minnesota Duluth was the next closest competitor with 57 points while U-Mary came in third with 81 points.
Augie finished with four runners in the top 10, including senior
Molly Clark who ran the course in 22:30.0, earning her a second place finish. Freshman
Kyle Blakeslee came in sixth with a time of 22:52.2 followed closely by junior
Miriam Hovda who finished in 22:52.7. Senior
Jillian Tholen finished ninth, running the course in 23.11.1.
The Vikings also had three more who finished in the top 20. Freshman Leah Hansen earned a 14th place finish after coming in at 23:23.7. Freshman
Annie Pfeifle completed the race in 23:27.7 and senior
Caitlin Polgreen came in at 23:30.8 to earn 16th and 18th place, respectively.
On the men's side, Augie finished with 36 points, beating Minnesota State who came in with 68 points and MSU Moorhead who had 86 points.
The Augie men also put four runners in the top 10, with sophomore
Tom Karbo finishing in second place in 25:45.8. Senior
Matt Braithwaite finished fourth in a time of 22:55.0 with sophomore
Travis Beniak taking fifth with a time of 26:04.0. Senior
Austin Vande Berg finished in eighth place in 26:21.6.
Finishing in the top 20 was freshman
Ryan Evans, completing the course in 26:48.0 for a 17th place finish, and junior
Daniel Black, who finished in 26:55.9 to earn 19th place.
Runners finishing in the top 10 in their respective races earned All-NSIC First Team honors, while the 11th thru 20th place finishers earned All-NSIC Second Team recognition.
The Vikings will compete again at the Central Regional Championships on Saturday, November 7, in Wayne, Neb.
Women's Team Scores
1. Augustana - 38
2. Minnesota Duluth - 57
3. U-Mary - 81
4. Minnesota State - 141
5. Winona State - 147
6. Wayne State - 160
7. St. Cloud State - 180
8. Northern State - 191
9. MSU Moorhead - 192
10. Bemidji State – 328
11. Concordia St. Paul – 335
Men's Team Scores
1. Augustana - 36
2. Minnesota State - 68
3. MSU Moorhead - 86
4. St. Cloud State - 118
5. Minnesota Duluth - 125
6. Northern State - 145
7. U-Mary - 207
8. Wayne State - 212
9. Winona State - 243
10. Concordia-St. Paul - 252
