
Bison Dominate Marauders Invite, Claiming Top 10 Places in Men’s Race
9/6/2024 6:00:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota State men's cross country team won the Marauders Invite for the 2024 season opener on Friday afternoon, posting a perfect team score of 15 points.
Each of the first 10 runners across the finish line were Bison, as NDSU dominated the eight-kilometer race at McDowell Dam Recreation Area. Senior Hunter Klimek was the individual champion with a time of 24:34.74, and Symon Keiser was close behind as the runner-up in 24:38.79.
NDSU redshirt freshmen Ethan Moe (24:45) and Ivan Askim (24:54) placed third and fourth, respectively. Bison junior Jacob Knodle completed the team scoring in 24:55 for fifth place.
NDSU's Will Gerber (25:00), Regan Bosch (25:10), Carl Rekow (25:13), Tyson Mahar (25:14), and Demetrius Farmakis (25:25) completed the Bison sweep of the top 10 places.
Klimek's time gives him the 15th-fastest cross country 8k performance in NDSU's Division I era, and Keiser ranks 17th on the list.
The Bison will compete next at the Roy Griak Invitational hosted by Minnesota on Sept. 20.
Each of the first 10 runners across the finish line were Bison, as NDSU dominated the eight-kilometer race at McDowell Dam Recreation Area. Senior Hunter Klimek was the individual champion with a time of 24:34.74, and Symon Keiser was close behind as the runner-up in 24:38.79.
NDSU redshirt freshmen Ethan Moe (24:45) and Ivan Askim (24:54) placed third and fourth, respectively. Bison junior Jacob Knodle completed the team scoring in 24:55 for fifth place.
NDSU's Will Gerber (25:00), Regan Bosch (25:10), Carl Rekow (25:13), Tyson Mahar (25:14), and Demetrius Farmakis (25:25) completed the Bison sweep of the top 10 places.
Klimek's time gives him the 15th-fastest cross country 8k performance in NDSU's Division I era, and Keiser ranks 17th on the list.
The Bison will compete next at the Roy Griak Invitational hosted by Minnesota on Sept. 20.
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