By: Logan Anderson
YANKTON, S.D. – The University of Sioux Falls Cross Country teams continued their 2026 campaign at the Mount Marty Lancer XC Invitational, highlighted by a third-place individual finish from sophomore Brooklyn Koll. The Cougar women finished fourth with 72 points, while the men placed fifth with 112 points.
The meet featured 46 competitors in the women's 6,000-meter race and 54 runners in the men's 8,000-meter field. Koll led a trio of Cougar women inside the top 11, while sophomore Easton Klatt paced the men's squad with an 18th-place finish.
Women's 6K
Sophomore Brooklyn Koll led the way for Sioux Falls, turning in an impressive third-place finish with a time of 23:37.2. Koll's performance marked her highest individual finish of the season and gave the Cougars a strong presence near the front of the 46-runner field.
Fellow sophomore Anjalie Aho followed with a top-10 performance, crossing the finish line in 24:11.3 to place ninth overall. Junior Chloe Aanenson continued the strong showing for USF, finishing 11th with a time of 24:27.0. The trio gave Sioux Falls three runners among the top 11 finishers, with just 49.8 seconds separating the Cougars' leading three competitors.
Freshman Chloe Broer was the fourth Cougar across the line, placing 27th with a time of 26:23.7. Sophomore Faith Traphagen followed closely behind, finishing 28th in 26:25.2 to round out the team's scoring five.
Junior Olivia Babler placed 31st with a time of 26:29.2, while fellow junior Cameen McFarquhar completed the USF lineup with a 34th-place finish in 26:46.8.
The Cougar women totaled 72 points to finish fourth overall, just three points behind third-place Wayne State. South Dakota Mines captured the women's team title with 37 points, followed by Chadron State with 45.
Men's 8K
Sophomore Easton Klatt led the Cougar men for the second consecutive meet, crossing the finish line in 27:44.1 to place 18th overall in the 54-runner field.
Fellow sophomore Ethan West followed as the second Cougar finisher, placing 28th with a time of 28:40.2. Freshman Evan Hubbard was next across the line for USF, finishing 31st in 28:57.6 to give Sioux Falls three runners inside the top 35.
Freshman Tucker Lunde recorded a 35th-place finish with a time of 29:40.4, while senior Josiah Schroeder rounded out the Cougars' scoring five, crossing the finish line in 30:24.1 to place 40th overall.
The Cougar men finished fifth with 112 points, just three points behind fourth-place Chadron State. Sioux Falls also held a 34-point advantage over sixth-place Southwest Minnesota State.
By the Numbers
- 4th – Women's team finish out of five teams
- 5th – Men's team finish out of six teams
- 72 – Women's team points
- 112 – Men's team points
- 3rd – Brooklyn Koll's individual finish in the women's 6K
- 9th – Anjalie Aho's finish in the women's 6K
- 11th – Chloe Aanenson's finish in the women's 6K
- 18th – Easton Klatt's team-leading finish in the men's 8K
- 3 – Cougar women finishing inside the top 11
- 3 – Points separating the Cougar women from third place and the Cougar men from fourth place
Up Next
The Cougars will turn to the NSIC Championships on November 7th in Sioux Falls.
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