JACKRABBITS, HANSEN REPEAT AS SUMMIT CHAMPS

Saturday, October 30

Tulsa, OK

11 a.m.

South Dakota State University

Summit League Cross Country Championships

Photo by: The Summit League

10/30/2021 3:44:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

Complete Results

TULSA, Okla. — Leah Hansen repeated as individual champion and South Dakota State claimed its second women's team title in a row by the narrowest of margins at the Summit League Cross Country Championships Saturday at Holland Hall.

A sophomore from Willmar, Minnesota, Hansen crossed the finish line in the 6,000-meter race in 21 minutes, 3.78 seconds to lead three Jackrabbits to top-six finishes. Cailee Peterson finished in fourth place with a time of 21:37.03 and Anna Donnay followed close behind for a sixth-place finish in 21:44.61.

The next Jackrabbit runners crossed the finish line in a pack with Oksana Johnson in the lead, taking 21^st place in 22:41.90. Caitlin Bright followed just behind in 23^rd place with a time of 22:41.90. Kayla Christopherson took 24^th in 22:47.29 and Bailey Dergan finished in 25^th in 22:48.21.

Jessica Christoffer claimed 30^th in 23:02.70 and Nicole Greyer rounded out the Jackrabbit runners for 39^th place with a time of 23:19.01.

SDSU's 55 points edged NDSU by one point to earn the women's second straight team title.

WOMEN'S TEAM STANDINGS

South Dakota State (55)
North Dakota State (56)
South Dakota (67)
St. Thomas (Minn.) (96)
North Dakota (98)
Kansas City (160)
Western Illinois (207)
Nebraska-Omaha (214)
Oral Roberts (255)

ALL-SUMMIT LEAGUE FIRST TEAM
Leah Hansen – South Dakota State
Kelby Anderson – North Dakota State
Katherine Hanners – Kansas City
Cailee Peterson – South Dakota State
Olivia Moll – St. Thomas
Anna Donnay – South Dakota State
Kaleesa Houston – North Dakota State

ALL-SUMMIT LEAGUE SECOND TEAM
Abby Ripperda – South Dakota
Abrielle Jirele – South Dakota
Ellyssa Peterson – North Dakota
Molly Desotell – St. Thomas
Grace Link – North Dakota State
Maddie Lavin – South Dakota
McKenzie Burian – North Dakota

Championship MVP: Leah Hansen – South Dakota State
Newcomer of the Championship: Molly Desotell – St. Thomas

NOTES

The last time a women's team won the League title by one point was in 2018, when South Dakota (51) outlasted North Dakota State (52)
Hansen became the first student-athlete to capture back-to-back Championship MVP honors since NDSU's Erin Teschuk did so in 2014 and 2015.
SDSU claimed its third Summit League women's title overall (2008, 2020-21, 2021)

UP NEXT
The Jackrabbit cross country teams will head to the NCAA Midwest Regionals on Friday, Nov. 12 in Iowa City, Iowa.

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