NDSU
Men Voted 2nd in Summit League Cross Country Poll
ELMHURST,
Ill. – The North Dakota State University men’s cross country team has been
picked to finish second in The Summit League’s preseason cross country poll
released Wednesday.
Defending
champion South Dakota State was selected as the preseason favorite, earning the
maximum five first-place votes. The Bison were picked second in front of South
Dakota, Fort Wayne, Western Illinois and Oral Roberts.
NDSU
junior Elliott Stone, a two-time All-Summit League second team honoree, was
selected as an “Athlete to Watch” by the league’s head coaches. The Bison men
return six of their top seven finishers from last year’s conference meet in
Stone, Derek Warner, Evan Kottsick, Brant Gilbertson, Camron Roehl and Connor
Schank.
The
2017 cross country season begins Sept. 1 with the Bison Open at Rose Creek Golf
Course in Fargo. The Summit League Championships are scheduled for Oct. 28 in
Vermillion, S.D.
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2017
Summit League Men’s Cross Country Preseason Poll
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|
Rank
|
School
(1st)
|
Points
|
|
1.
|
South
Dakota State (5)
|
25
|
|
2.
|
North
Dakota State (1)
|
21
|
|
3.
|
South
Dakota
|
17
|
|
4.
|
Fort
Wayne
|
11
|
|
5.
|
Western
Illinois
|
9
|
|
6.
|
Oral
Roberts
|
7
|
Bison
Women’s Cross Country Picked 3rd in Summit League Poll
ELMHURST,
Ill. – The North Dakota State women’s cross country team has been voted to
finish third in The Summit League this season, according to the poll of league
head coaches released Wednesday.
Defending
league champion South Dakota was picked to finish first again this year, edging
South Dakota State by a single point in the poll. NDSU was a close third, ahead
of Fort Wayne, Omaha, Oral Roberts and Western Illinois.
Junior
Emma Kusch Dahle was named an “Athlete to Watch” after being NDSU’s top finisher
at the NCAA Midwest Regional last season and placing eighth at the Summit
League Championships.
The
NDSU women bring back five of their top seven runners from last season with
Kusch Dahle, Melina Kuerschner, Kayla Huhnerkoch, Annika Rotvold and Ashley
Perez.
The
2017 cross country season begins Sept. 1 with the Bison Open at Rose Creek Golf
Course in Fargo. The Summit League Championships are scheduled for Oct. 28 in
Vermillion, S.D.
|
2017
Summit League Women’s Cross Country Preseason Poll
|
||
|
Rank
|
School
(1st)
|
Points
|
|
1.
|
South
Dakota (4)
|
33
|
|
2.
|
South
Dakota State (2)
|
32
|
|
3.
|
North
Dakota State (1)
|
28
|
|
4.
|
Fort
Wayne
|
20
|
|
5.
|
Omaha
|
17
|
|
6.
|
Oral
Roberts
|
10
|
|
7.
|
Western
Illinois
|
7
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