The North Dakota State men's cross country team will run at the Summit League Championships this Saturday, Oct. 29, in Grand Forks, N.D.
 
The University of North Dakota will host the meet at Ray Richards Golf Course. The men's eight-kilometer race is scheduled for noon, following the women's 6k at 11 a.m.
 
The Bison men return their top three finishers from last year's Summit League Championships in Mason Kindel (12th), Jake Arason (14th), and Payton Smith (21st). Three different NDSU men have led the squad in races this season, with Arason joined by sophomore Symon Keiser and junior Hunter Klimek at the front of the pack.
 
The NDSU men are currently ranked 14th in the Midwest Region following a strong performance at the Bradley Pink Classic on Oct. 14, taking seventh place out of 35 teams in the meet.
 
NDSU is in search of its first-ever Summit League team title in men's cross country. The Bison have claimed league runner-up honors five times in the last 11 years. Individually, Greg Liebl's second-place finish in 2007 remains the best finish by a Bison at the Summit League meet.

 
Recent NDSU Men's Summit League Results
 
Year                  Team Result       Top Finisher                    
2021                    3rd                     Mason Kindel, 12th
2020 (Mar. '21)    2nd                    Alex Bartholomay, 5th
2019                    2nd                    Alex Bartholomay, 7th
2018                    2nd                    Elliott Stone, 4th
2017                    2nd                    Elliott Stone, 5th
2016                    3rd                     Elliott Stone, 11th
2015                    3rd                     Elliott Stone, 12th
2014                    4th                     Marty Joyce, 8th
2013                    4th                     Brett Kelly, 8th
2012                    6th                     Brett Kelly, 20th
2011                    2nd                    Travis Fitzke, 4th