Kari Gibb/MDN The men near the one-third mark of their 8K race at the 2024 NSIC Cross Country Championships hosted by MSU at the Souris Valley Golf Course on Saturday, October 26.

held at Souris Valley Golf Course in Minot, North Dakota; hosted by Minot State University.

Ryan Hartman of Augustana was the individual champion for the second year in a row as he traversed the 8K course in 23:49.40. Teammates Erik Gundersen (24:06.9) and Brady Hogan (24:11.2) were third and sixth, respectively.

MSU Moorhead’s Chase Hoechst was named NSIC Newcomer of the Year after his seventh place finish with a time of 24:11.8. The NSIC Newcomer of the Year is awarded to the highest placing student-athlete competing in their first year of cross country competition in the NSIC.

Augustana’s Tracy Hellman was voted by his peers as the NSIC Men’s Coach of Year for the 14th time in the last 15 championships.

Womens Results

Augustana University won its ninth NSIC Women’s Cross Country Championship as the Vikings scored 54 team points after placing five runners in the top 20. Ella Bakken led the Vikings with a fourth place finish with a time of 20.43.4.

The University of Mary’s Alyssa Becker covered the 6,000-meter course in a time of 19:51.20 to win the individual NSIC Cross Country Championship. Becker was also voted by the league coaches as the NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year for women’s cross country.

Ella Voit of Winona State took home NSIC Newcomer of the Year honors as she was the top finisher competing in their first year of NSIC competition. She was 10th with a time of 21:13.90.

The Viking’s Head Coach Tracy Hellman was voted by his peers as the NSIC Women’s Coach of Year for the eighth time in his career.

First Team All-Conference – Men

Place Name Team Time

1 Ryan Hartman Augustana 23:49.4

2 Adnew Stueven MSU Moorhead 24:06.4

3 Erik Gundersen Augustana 24:06.9

4 Jack VanKempen Minnesota Duluth 24:09.3

5 Caleb Hansen UMary 24:10.5

6 Brady Hogan Augustana 24:11.2

7 Chase Hoechst MSU Moorhead 24:11.8

8 Mitchell Johnstone Winona State 24:13.5

9 Kadin Groen Augustana 24:16.0

10 Micade Shumway Sioux Falls 24:16.6

Second Team All-Conference

Place Name Team Time

11 Ben Morrison Sioux Falls 24:22.1

12 Daniel Street Augustana 24:22.7

13 Nathan Alto Northern State 24:25.3

14 Owen Dickenson Minnesota Duluth 24:28.8

15 Andrew Scheer UMary 24:29.9

16 James Dorado MSU Moorhead 24:38.5

17 Tyson Ricker Augustana 24:41.2

18 Evan Myran Augustana 24:41.6

19 Gideon Hammah UMary 24:43.3

20 Isaiah Anderson Augustana 24:43.8

Team Scores

Place Team Score

1 Augustana 31

2 MSU Moorhead 70

3 Minnesota Duluth 106

4 University of Mary 134

5 Sioux Falls 138

6T Minnesota State 176

6T Winona State 176

8 Concordia-St. Paul 192

9 Northern State 204

10 Wayne State 257

11 Minnesota Crookston 319

12 Minot State University 338

13 SMSU 417

First Team All-Conference – Women

Place Name Team Time

1 Alyssa Becker UMary 19:51.2

2 Sophia Taarud Winona State 20:31.8

3 Kristine Kalthoff UMary 20:37.1

4 Ella Bakken Augustana 20:43.4

5 McKenna Taylor Winona State 20:46.4

6 Andrijana Fundak UMary 20:46.8

7 Ashley Overgaauw Augustana 20:52.5

8 Franny Seidel Minnesota Duluth 21:12.1

9 Maddie Verkerke Minnesota Duluth 21:12.9

10 Ella Voit Winona State 21:13.9

Second Team All-Conference

Place Name Team Time

11 Madison Matzek Minnesota State 21:25.2

12 Alexi MacDonald Minnesota State 21:28.9

13 Eleni Lovgren Augustana 21:31.0

14 Taylor Melton Augustana 21:36.1

15 Paulette Dominguez Minot State 21:40.0

16 Caroline Sudbeck Augustana 21:46.8

17 Morgan Gehl Sioux Falls 21:48.1

18 Tenley Nelson Augustana 21:48.5

19 Maddie Swanson Sioux Falls 21:48.9

20 Lindsey Young Augustana 21:49.4

Team Scores

Place Team Score

1 Augustana 54

2 University of Mary 72

3 Winona State 75

4 Minnesota Duluth 98

5 Minnesota State 107

6 Sioux Falls 190

7 Minot State University 201

8 MSU Moorhead 255

9 Bemidji State 267

10 St. Cloud State 279

11 Minnesota Crookston 310

12 Northern State 317

13 Wayne State 378

14 SMSU 379

15 Concordia-St. Paul 436

The NCAA Regional will take place on Saturday, November 9th in Joplin, Missouri. The NCAA Championships are set for Saturday, November 23 at Arcade Creek CC Course in Sacramento, California.