Nov. 8, 2003


WAYNE, NEB. -- At the 2003 North Central Regional Championships today, the Bemidji State cross country team placed 25th behind the 88th-place finish of sophomore Christa Pribula. Pribula ran the 6K course in 24:23.40.

With her first-place team finish, Pribula now has taken first on the squad in all five invites in 2003. The East Grand Forks, Minn., is coming off a fourth-place finish at the 2003 NSIC Championships, which gave her consecutive all-conference honors.

The top five BSU runners, which accounted for the team score, were Pribula, sophomore Jaclyn Thomforde in 137th (26:10.94), freshman Ali Judkins in 144th (26:29.76), junior Katie Dippel in 155th (27:10.82) and senior Jami Peterson in 163rd (28:14.76).

Adams State of Colorado placed first in the field as six of its runners finished in the top-seven. Alisha Williams from Western State (Colo.) won the individual title with a time of 20:47.94.

Final Team Scores - North Central Regional Championships, Nov. 8
1. Adams State - 20
2. Western State - 53
3. South Dakota - 150
4. South Dakota State - 155
5. Colorado School of Mines - 167
6. U. of Colorado (Colorado Springs) - 171
7. North Dakota - 191
8. North Dakota State - 250
9. Minnesota Duluth - 255
10. Augustana - 269
11. New Mexico Highlands - 346
12. Nebraska-Omaha - 378
13. Regis - 378
14. Fort Lewis - 407
15. Winona State - 456
16. Fort Hays State - 460
17. Nebraska-Kearney - 474
18. MSU, Mankato - 530
19. Colorado Christian - 558
20. St. Cloud State - 562
21. Northern State - 586
22. Wayne State (Neb.) - 611
23. MSU, Moorhead - 672
24. Concordia - 686
25. Bemidji State - 687
26. Minnesota-Morris - 705

Final BSU Individuals - North Central Regional Championships, Nov. 8
88. Christa Pribula 24:23.40
137. Jaclyn Thomforde 26:10.94
144. Ali Judkins 26:29.76
155. Katie Dippel 27:10.82
163. Jami Peterson 28;14.76
^166. Crystal Price 28:46.59
^168. Carissa Ray 29:10.54
^does not count in team score