WAYNE, Neb.- The University of Sioux Falls Cross Country teams had solid days at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Cross Country Championship on Saturday. In the Women's 6K, Sioux Falls finished eighth place with 239 points, followed by a third place finish in the Men's 8K with 92 points. The Cougars will compete at the NCAA DII Central Region Championship in two weeks (Nov. 9 in Joplin, Mo.).
Women's Breakdown:
The women's team started the morning off with the 6K, with one Cougar earning All-NSIC honor, as senior Montana Belford finished in 20th with a time of 23:10.02., earning her All-NSIC Second-Team honors.
Freshman Lauren Wells was the second Cougar to cross the finish line, completing the race with a time of 24:17.22 (50th place).
Rounding out the Top 5 finishes for the Cougars were sophomore Sarina Lindell (58th - 24:40.32), freshman Annika Aho (60th - 24:43.27), and sophomore Maria Streed (73rd - 24:59.01).
Men's Breakdown:
The Cougars were paced by senior Mason Phillips, a native of Bailey, Colo., who finished the day with a time of 25:16.52 for a second place finish, earning Phillips All-NSIC First-Team honors. Joining Phillips in the Top 10 and NSIC First-Team was senior Zach Lundberg who clocked in with a time of 25:52.99 for fifth place.
Making Second-Team All-NSIC was senior Daniel Armstrong with a 14th place finish of 26:27.56.
Senior Steven Brown rounded out Cougars in the Top 30 with a finish of 27:03.50 for 29th place.
Other Cougars to earn points were sophomore Shodo Mahamed (42nd - 27:31.88), senior Billy Beseman (49th - 27:43.30), and freshman Wyatt Schlager (55th - 27:58.43).
