Saturday, October 28
Vermillion, S.D. - Bluffs Golf Course
1 p.m.
North Dakota State
at
Summit League Championships
Photo by: Richard Svaleson
Anderson Leads NDSU Women to Summit League Runner-Up Finish
10/28/2017 3:17:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
Results
VERMILLION, S.D. – The North Dakota State University women's cross country team finished second at the Summit League Championships held Saturday afternoon at Bluffs Golf Course. The Bison were led by an outstanding performance from freshman Kelby Anderson, who finished third overall with one of the top 6k times in NDSU history.
Anderson (Bismarck Century HS) clocked 21:08.5 for her fastest 6k this season by nearly two minutes. It was the eighth-fastest 6k in NDSU cross country history, trailing only six races by All-American Erin Teschuk and one by all-region performer Brecca Wahlund.
Sophomore Ashley Perez was the No. 2 finisher for NDSU, taking 11th place in 21:44.1. Junior Annika Rotvold was 12th in 21:47.2, junior Emma Kusch Dahle was 15th in 22:04.0, and freshman Jen Dufner completed the Bison team scoring in 17th place with a time of 22:07.3.
South Dakota claimed the women's team championship with 30 points, and NDSU was second with 57.
Anderson was named the Newcomer of the Championships with the top finish by a true freshman runner. She becomes the fourth NDSU woman to earn the honor and the first since 2011.
Anderson, Perez, Rotvold, Dufner and freshmen Brynnan Covington and Peyton Frolek all registered personal-best times for the 6k.
Perez and Rotvold earned All-Summit League second-team honors for the first time in their careers. The Bison women now have three team runner-up finishes at the past four conference meets.
The Bison women will race next at the NCAA Midwest Regional hosted by Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, on Nov. 10.
VERMILLION, S.D. – The North Dakota State University women's cross country team finished second at the Summit League Championships held Saturday afternoon at Bluffs Golf Course. The Bison were led by an outstanding performance from freshman Kelby Anderson, who finished third overall with one of the top 6k times in NDSU history.
Anderson (Bismarck Century HS) clocked 21:08.5 for her fastest 6k this season by nearly two minutes. It was the eighth-fastest 6k in NDSU cross country history, trailing only six races by All-American Erin Teschuk and one by all-region performer Brecca Wahlund.
Sophomore Ashley Perez was the No. 2 finisher for NDSU, taking 11th place in 21:44.1. Junior Annika Rotvold was 12th in 21:47.2, junior Emma Kusch Dahle was 15th in 22:04.0, and freshman Jen Dufner completed the Bison team scoring in 17th place with a time of 22:07.3.
South Dakota claimed the women's team championship with 30 points, and NDSU was second with 57.
Anderson was named the Newcomer of the Championships with the top finish by a true freshman runner. She becomes the fourth NDSU woman to earn the honor and the first since 2011.
Anderson, Perez, Rotvold, Dufner and freshmen Brynnan Covington and Peyton Frolek all registered personal-best times for the 6k.
Perez and Rotvold earned All-Summit League second-team honors for the first time in their careers. The Bison women now have three team runner-up finishes at the past four conference meets.
The Bison women will race next at the NCAA Midwest Regional hosted by Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, on Nov. 10.
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