SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – North Dakota State junior distance runner Jake Arason has been named the TicketSmarter Summit League Men's Cross Country Peak Performer of the Week, league officials announced Tuesday.
 
Arason earned the honor following his performance at the Bradley Pink Classic on Oct. 14, where he finished 22nd overall out of 290 runners, clocking a lifetime-best 23:59.7 for the eight-kilometer race.
 
The Grand Forks (Red River HS) product led the Bison to a seventh-place finish as a team, helping NDSU enter the USTFCCCA Regional Rankings at No. 14 in the Midwest this week.
 
Arason has been among NDSU's top three finishers at three out of four meets this season.