St. Cloud State Cross Country Prepares for Jimmie Invitational

Friday, October 6

Jamestown, N.D.

4:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

Jimmie Invitational

St. Cloud State Cross Country Prepares for Jimmie Invitational

10/5/2023 5:00:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

Huskies compete in Jamestown, North Dakota on Friday

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Cross Country returns to North Dakota on Friday to compete in the Jimmie Invitational in Jamestown, North Dakota. The Huskies are scheduled to race at 4:00 p.m. CT at the Parkhurst Recreation Area in their final regular season meet ahead of the 2023 NSIC Championships.

LAST TIME OUT
Huskies Cross Country took second at the Marauder Invitational last Friday in Bismarck as part of a terrific performance in their third meet of the season. Junior Cambrie Kowal (24:10.9) led the pack with a fifth-place finish while freshmen Paige Beason (24:25.7) and Alena Donahue (24:27.1) went seven-eight and senior Erica Conrad (24:29.5) placed 10th to put four Huskies in the top 10. Sophomore Hannah Little (25:42.1) ran a PR for a top-14 finish while fellow sophomore Jaileen Medina (27:06.5) landed in the top 20. Freshman Mady Muehr wrapped up the SCSU effort with a 28:52.4 finish to place in the top 25.

PRESEASON POLLING
The Huskies were selected to finish ninth in the 2023 NSIC Coaches Poll as announced by the league office in August. SCSU enters their first season under the direction of head coach Gabrielle Brown and are coming off a seventh-place finish at the 2022 NSIC Championships. St. Cloud State has earned a top-10 finish at every NSIC Championships competed during their time as an NSIC member.

MEET THE HUSKIES
Junior Greta Freed was named the Huskies' NSIC Athlete to Watch entering the season after landing in the top 60 finishers at the NSIC Championships last fall. Freed is joined by senior Erica Conrad and junior Cambrie Kowal to form a strong upperclassmen group, leading a young team with six underclassmen. Sophomore Jaileen Medina and transfer Hannah Little join freshmen Paige Beason, Alena Donahue, Tegan Michalak and Mady Muehr to form a talented distance roster.

For all the latest on St. Cloud State Cross Country, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.