Saturday, October 26
Souris Valley Golf Course • Minot, N.D.
Noon CT
St. Cloud State
vs
NSIC Championships
Photo by: Jacob Sanders
St. Cloud State Cross Country Prepares for Northern Sun Championships
10/25/2024 2:30:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
2024 NSIC Championships to be competed at the Souris Valley Golf Course in Minot, N.D. on Saturday
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Cross Country travels to Minot, N.D. this weekend to compete in the 2024 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Championships on Saturday, Oct. 21. The 6,000-meter race will begin at noon at the Souris Valley Golf Course.
Meet Homepage | Course Map | Bib Numbers | NSIC Women's Cross Country Record Book
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Live results will be provided by Hero's Timing and the meet will be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network. The awards ceremony will also be streamed on the NSIC Network. Fans can follow the action via social media (#NSICCC). Admission to the championship is free.
TEAMS AT THE MEET
Augustana, Bemidji State, Concordia-St. Paul, Minnesota Crookston, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State, Minot State, MSU Moorhead, Northern State, Sioux Falls, Southwest Minnesota State, St. Cloud State, UMary, Wayne State, Winona State
MEET HISTORY
Last season, the Huskies placed 14th at the NSIC Championships. Then-junior Cambrie Kowal (Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.) and then-freshman Paige Beason (Ankeny, Iowa) each finished in the top-100 while then-sophomore Hannah Little (Grimes, Iowa) and Beason each ran their personal best 6K time at the meet.
St. Cloud State at 2023 NSIC Championships (6K)
Oct. 21, 2023 | McDowell Dam | Bismarck, N.D.
78. Cambrie Kowal – 23:30.90
80. Erica Conrad – 23:37.30
94. Paige Beason – 24:06.90
111. Alena Donahue – 25:02.30 PR
114. Hannah Little – 25:07.10 PR
122. Jaileen Medina – 25:44.00 PR
As for the rest of the conference, a new women's individual champion will be crowned this season as the three-time reigning champion Lindsay Cunningham graduated from Winona State. Winona State is the defending team champions and ranked 25th in the nation. Augustana, the 2021 and 2022 champion, is ranked eighth in the nation while the University of Mary is ranked 16th.
LAST TIME OUT
St. Cloud State Cross Country ran to an 11th-place team finish at its final regular season meet, the Tori Neubauer Invitational, hosted by UW-La Crosse at the Maple Grove Venues in West Salem, Wis. on Oct. 19. Four Huskies earned new 6,000-meter cross country bests and one more set a new season best time in the Huskies first 6K meet in nearly a month.
Greta Freed (Rochester, Minn.) finished first for the Huskies, placing 33rd in a time of 23:35.2, just under five second off her season best time from Roy Griak. She was followed by freshmen Abbygail Nunez (South St. Paul, Minn.) MerriAnna Johnson (Osceola, Wis,) who each ran to new personal best times. Nunez ran 24:34.1 to finish 69th, cutting nearly two and a half minutes off her previous best while Johnson was 74th in 24:44.6, knocking three minutes and 20 seconds off her previous best time.
Sophomore Wisconsin natives Alena Donahue (West Salem, Wis.) and Tegan Michalak (Arcadia, Wis.) each enjoyed great races in a return to their home state. Donahue ran a new season best time of 25:15.8 to finish 93rd and Michalak was 98th in a new personal best time of 25:20.8. Donahue cut just under a minute and 15 seconds off her season best while Michalak improved her personal best by over a minute and 10 seconds.
Sophomore Audrey Rabitz (Manitowoc, Wis.) finished her first collegiate 6K cross country race in 26:59.0 and sophomore Mady Muehr (Greendale, Wis.) ran to a new personal best time (27:54.5), shaving just under a minute from her old best.
St. Cloud State at the Tori Neubauer Invitational (6k)
Oct. 19, 2024 | Maple Grove Venues | West Salem, Wis.
33. Greta Freed – 23:35.2
69. Abbygail Nunez - 24:34.1 PR
74. MerriAnna Johnson – 24:44.6 PR
93. Alena Donahue – 25:15.8 SB
98. Tegan Michalak – 25:20.8 PR
163. Audrey Rabitz – 26:59.0
184. Mady Muehr – 27:54.5 PR
Team: 11th of 20
Results (PrimeTime Timing)
Results (TFRRS)
Results (PDF)
SEASON PREVIEW
St. Cloud State was selected to finish 14th in the 2024 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Coaches' Poll. Additionally, senior Cambrie Kowal (Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.) has been named an NSIC Athlete to Watch.
"I am excited for both the leadership and growing talent within this group," said second-year head coach Gabrielle Brown, "They are a predominately young group of individuals who are back and ready for more. The leaders of this team compliment the talents, vision, and efforts needed to make incremental change."
The Huskies roster is comprised of two seniors – Greta Freed (Rochester, Minn.) and Kowal, one junior – Hannah Little (Grimes, Iowa), five sophomores – Paige Beason (Ankeny, Iowa), Alena Donahue (West Salem, Wis.), Tegan Michalak (Arcadia, Wis.), Mady Muehr (Greendale, Wis.) and Audrey Rabitz (Manitowoc, Wis.) and two freshmen – MerriAnna Johnson (Osceola, Wis.) and Abbygail Nunez (South St. Paul, Minn.).
"This past season Cam [Kowal] was one of the athletes who realized just how much she was capable of," said Brown, "I am excited to see her step up fully and confidently into the amazing athlete that she is. She will be foundational for the growth needed to move us forward."
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Cross Country, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Meet Homepage | Course Map | Bib Numbers | NSIC Women's Cross Country Record Book
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Live results will be provided by Hero's Timing and the meet will be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network. The awards ceremony will also be streamed on the NSIC Network. Fans can follow the action via social media (#NSICCC). Admission to the championship is free.
TEAMS AT THE MEET
Augustana, Bemidji State, Concordia-St. Paul, Minnesota Crookston, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State, Minot State, MSU Moorhead, Northern State, Sioux Falls, Southwest Minnesota State, St. Cloud State, UMary, Wayne State, Winona State
MEET HISTORY
Last season, the Huskies placed 14th at the NSIC Championships. Then-junior Cambrie Kowal (Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.) and then-freshman Paige Beason (Ankeny, Iowa) each finished in the top-100 while then-sophomore Hannah Little (Grimes, Iowa) and Beason each ran their personal best 6K time at the meet.
St. Cloud State at 2023 NSIC Championships (6K)
Oct. 21, 2023 | McDowell Dam | Bismarck, N.D.
78. Cambrie Kowal – 23:30.90
80. Erica Conrad – 23:37.30
94. Paige Beason – 24:06.90
111. Alena Donahue – 25:02.30 PR
114. Hannah Little – 25:07.10 PR
122. Jaileen Medina – 25:44.00 PR
As for the rest of the conference, a new women's individual champion will be crowned this season as the three-time reigning champion Lindsay Cunningham graduated from Winona State. Winona State is the defending team champions and ranked 25th in the nation. Augustana, the 2021 and 2022 champion, is ranked eighth in the nation while the University of Mary is ranked 16th.
LAST TIME OUT
St. Cloud State Cross Country ran to an 11th-place team finish at its final regular season meet, the Tori Neubauer Invitational, hosted by UW-La Crosse at the Maple Grove Venues in West Salem, Wis. on Oct. 19. Four Huskies earned new 6,000-meter cross country bests and one more set a new season best time in the Huskies first 6K meet in nearly a month.
Greta Freed (Rochester, Minn.) finished first for the Huskies, placing 33rd in a time of 23:35.2, just under five second off her season best time from Roy Griak. She was followed by freshmen Abbygail Nunez (South St. Paul, Minn.) MerriAnna Johnson (Osceola, Wis,) who each ran to new personal best times. Nunez ran 24:34.1 to finish 69th, cutting nearly two and a half minutes off her previous best while Johnson was 74th in 24:44.6, knocking three minutes and 20 seconds off her previous best time.
Sophomore Wisconsin natives Alena Donahue (West Salem, Wis.) and Tegan Michalak (Arcadia, Wis.) each enjoyed great races in a return to their home state. Donahue ran a new season best time of 25:15.8 to finish 93rd and Michalak was 98th in a new personal best time of 25:20.8. Donahue cut just under a minute and 15 seconds off her season best while Michalak improved her personal best by over a minute and 10 seconds.
Sophomore Audrey Rabitz (Manitowoc, Wis.) finished her first collegiate 6K cross country race in 26:59.0 and sophomore Mady Muehr (Greendale, Wis.) ran to a new personal best time (27:54.5), shaving just under a minute from her old best.
St. Cloud State at the Tori Neubauer Invitational (6k)
Oct. 19, 2024 | Maple Grove Venues | West Salem, Wis.
33. Greta Freed – 23:35.2
69. Abbygail Nunez - 24:34.1 PR
74. MerriAnna Johnson – 24:44.6 PR
93. Alena Donahue – 25:15.8 SB
98. Tegan Michalak – 25:20.8 PR
163. Audrey Rabitz – 26:59.0
184. Mady Muehr – 27:54.5 PR
Team: 11th of 20
Results (PrimeTime Timing)
Results (TFRRS)
Results (PDF)
SEASON PREVIEW
St. Cloud State was selected to finish 14th in the 2024 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Coaches' Poll. Additionally, senior Cambrie Kowal (Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.) has been named an NSIC Athlete to Watch.
"I am excited for both the leadership and growing talent within this group," said second-year head coach Gabrielle Brown, "They are a predominately young group of individuals who are back and ready for more. The leaders of this team compliment the talents, vision, and efforts needed to make incremental change."
The Huskies roster is comprised of two seniors – Greta Freed (Rochester, Minn.) and Kowal, one junior – Hannah Little (Grimes, Iowa), five sophomores – Paige Beason (Ankeny, Iowa), Alena Donahue (West Salem, Wis.), Tegan Michalak (Arcadia, Wis.), Mady Muehr (Greendale, Wis.) and Audrey Rabitz (Manitowoc, Wis.) and two freshmen – MerriAnna Johnson (Osceola, Wis.) and Abbygail Nunez (South St. Paul, Minn.).
"This past season Cam [Kowal] was one of the athletes who realized just how much she was capable of," said Brown, "I am excited to see her step up fully and confidently into the amazing athlete that she is. She will be foundational for the growth needed to move us forward."
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Cross Country, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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