FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State University head cross country coach Dennis Newell has announced his complete group of newcomers for the 2022 cross country season.
 
The Bison men will add nine new runners this fall, while the NDSU women bring in five new faces.

"We are excited about our incoming class of freshmen and transfers," said Newell. "We made a strong effort to bring in gifted students, talented athletes, and great human beings. This group will add depth to an already strong culture that will continue to pursue greatness the right way, on and off the course."
 

Athlete	Bio
	Men
Regan Bosch Fargo, N.D. Fargo Davies HS	High School: Placed 6th in the 800m, 12th in the 3200m, and 14th in the 1600m at the North Dakota Class A state track meet as a senior in 2022 … High school personal-bests of 1:55 in the 800m, 4:26 in the 1600m, and 9:42 in the 3200m … Also ran on the Davies 4x800m relay that took 5th at state in 2022 … Placed 16th at the North Dakota Class A state cross country meet as a senior in 2021.
Demetrius Farmakis Genoa City, Wis. Badger HS	High School: Sectional champion and placed 12th at the Wisconsin Division 1 state cross country meet as a senior in 2021 … Placed 8th in the 1600m and 11th in the 3200m at the Wisconsin D1 state track meet as a senior in 2022 … High school track personal-bests of 4:21 in the 1600m and 9:18 in the 3200m.
Will Gerber Siren, Wis. Grantsburg HS	High School: Four-time Wisconsin state cross country qualifier … Finished 4th at the Division 3 state cross country meet as a senior in 2021, and took 9th as a junior … Placed 5th in both the 1600m and 3200m at the state track meet as a senior in 2022 … High school track personal-bests of 4:23 in the 1600m and 9:39 in the 3200m.
Brady Huggins De Soto, Kan. De Soto HS	High School: Four-time Kansas state cross country qualifier … Placed 25th at the Class 5A state cross country meet as a senior in 2021, and took 52nd as a junior in 2020 … State runner-up in the 4x800m relay as a senior in 2022, as well as placing 9th in the 3200m at the state track meet … High school PR of 9:41 in the 3200m.
Hunter Klimek Motley, Minn. Staples-Motley HS Iowa Central CC	Prior to NDSU: Competed at Iowa Central Community College for two seasons from 2020-22 … Qualified for all six NJCAA National Championship meets in his time at Iowa Central – two each in cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track … Finished 14th at the NJCAA DI Cross Country Championships as a freshman in 2020 … Top-10 at the national indoor meet in both the 3000m and 5000m as a freshman … Placed 36th at the NJCAA national cross country meet as a sophomore in 2021 … Also took 25th at the NJCAA Half Marathon Championships … Finished 2nd in the 4x800m relay and 4th in the distance medley relay at the NJCAA Indoor Championships in 2022 … Region champion and 8th at the outdoor national meet in the 3000m steeplechase in 2022, running 9:21.86 … PRs of 14:56 in the 5000m and 8:30 in the 3000m.   High School: Placed 5th at the Minnesota state cross country meet as a senior in 2019 … Three-time state meet qualifier in cross country for Staples-Motley HS.
Evan Liewer Gretna, Neb. Gretna HS	High School: Placed 9th at the Nebraska Class A state cross country meet as a senior in 2021 … Took 12th at the NXR Heartland Regional Championships in 2021, running 16:07 for the 5k course … In track, finished 18th in both the 1600m and 3200m at the Nebraska state meet as a senior in 2022 … Placed 11th in the 3200m as a junior … High school personal-bests of 4:30 in the 1600m and 9:36 in the 3200m.
Marshall Loveland Minneapolis, Minn. Totino-Grace HS	High School: Placed 8th in the 800m at the Minnesota Class AA state meet as a senior in 2021, running a personal-best 1:57 … In cross country, placed 12th at the Section 5AA meet as a senior in 2020 before the state meet was canceled.
Hunter McHenry Grand Forks, N.D. Red River HS	High School: Placed 3rd at the North Dakota Class A state cross country meet as a senior in 2021 … Took 24th at the NXR Heartland Regional Championship as a senior, running 15:37 for the 5k … 2021 EDC Cross Country champion … Took 8th at the state cross country meet as a junior … In track, placed 4th in the 4x800m relay, 6th in the 3200m, and 7th in the 1600m at the North Dakota state meet as a senior in 2022 … High school track personal-bests of 4:20 in the 1600m and 9:25 in the 3200m.
Dameon Zenawick Grand Forks, N.D. Red River HS	High School: Placed 12th at the North Dakota Class A state cross country meet as a senior in 2021 … Took 16th at the NXR Heartland Regional Championship as a senior, running 16:11 for the 5k … Four-time North Dakota state cross country qualifier … In track, placed 4th in the 4x800m relay, 9th in the 1600m, and 10th in the 3200m at the North Dakota state meet as a senior in 2022 … Took 3rd in the 4x800m relay at state as a junior … High school track personal-bests of 1:59 in the 800m, 4:23 in the 1600m, and 9:41 in the 3200m.
	Women
Dreah Frolek Lidgerwood, N.D. Lidgerwood HS	High School: Earned five Top 10 finishes at the North Dakota Class B state cross country meet in her high school career, including four finishes in the Top 5 at state … Placed 3rd at the state cross country meet as both a freshman in 2018 and as a sophomore in 2019 … High school track personal-bests of 5:20 in the 1600m and 11:39 in the 3200m … Placed 3rd in the 1600m and 5th in the 3200m at the state track meet as a senior in 2022.
Ava Larsen Cold Spring, Minn. Rocori HS	High School: Placed 43rd at the Minnesota Class AA state cross country meet as a senior in 2021 … Cross country 5k personal-best of 19:07 … High school track personal-bests of 2:24 in the 800m, 5:19 in the 1600m, and 11:32 in the 3200m.
Kate LeBlanc Eden Prairie, Minn. Minnetonka HS	High School: Minnesota Class AAA state runner-up in the 4x400m relay as a senior in 2022 … Also placed 4th in the 4x800m relay and 9th in the 400m dash at the state meet as a senior … Placed 7th in the 400m at the state meet as a junior in 2021 … State runner-up in the 4x400m and 4x800m as a junior … High school track personal-bests of 57.45 in the 400m, 2:16 in the 800m, 5:09 in the 1600m, and 11:35 in the 3200m.
Aleah Miller Alexandria, Minn. Alexandria HS	High School: Minnesota Class AA state champion in the 1600m as a senior in 2022 … Placed 10th in the 1600m and took 12th in the 3200m at the state track meet as a junior in 2021 … High school personal-bests of 2:18 in the 800m, 4:56 in the 1600m, and 11:14 in the 3200m … In cross country, Miller won the 2021 NXR Heartland Regional Championships, running 18:28 for the 5k victory.
Hope Pringle West Fargo, N.D. West Fargo HS MSU Moorhead	Prior to NDSU: Competed in indoor track and cross country at MSU Moorhead in 2021 ... Placed 48th at the NSIC Cross Country Championships in 2021 ... Personal-best cross country 6k time of 22:57.8 at the NCAA Division II Central Region meet. High School: Three-time all-state in cross country ... Placed 7th at the North Dakota Class A state cross country meet as a senior in 2019 … Led West Fargo HS to state title … Cross country 5k best of 18:50 … PRs of 11:18 for 3200m and 5:23 for 1600m.