Cross Country
BSU competed in the NSIC championships held in St. Paul, Minn.
Wayne State picks up conference championship

October 21, 2006

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Bemidji State cross country team traveled to St. Paul, Minn. to compete in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championship held at the Les Bolstad golf course. Seven teams competed in the meet, BSU ended the day in seventh place with a total score of 164. Wayne State came away with the team title with a score of 36.

Senior Nicole Friend (International Falls, Minn.) led the Beavers finishing the 6k course with a time of 25:31, good for 19th place. Freshman Genna Ironi (Sauk Center, Minn.) was the next Beaver to cross the finish line, finishing in 28th place with a time of 26:03. Rounding out the top three finishers for the Beavers was sophomore Rebecca Hougen (Bemidji, Minn.) who finished in 30th place with a total time of 26:13.

It was a disappointing day for the Beavers as they finished the day in seventh place as a team. Last season the Beavers finished in fifth place as a team at the NSIC championships.

The Beavers will not be in action again until Nov. 4th as they will travel to Wayne, Neb. to compete in the NCAA Division II North Central Regional. The meet is slated to start at 10:00 a.m.

Women’s Team Scores
1. Wayne State, 36; 2. University of Mary, 49; 3. Minnesota State Moorhead, 92,; 4. Winona State, 109; 5. Concordia-St. Paul, 112; 6. Northern State, 126; 7. Bemidji State, 164.

Women Finishers
1. Tiffany Czarnomska, University of Mary, 22:57.2; 2. Megan Zavorka, Wayne State, 23:30.2; 3. Melissa Schmit, Wayne State, 24:07.6; 4. Hannah Moen, University of Mary, 24:24.7; 5. Ivy Roe, University of Mary, 24:34.8; 6. Jenny Baus, Northern State, 24:37.9; 7. Allie Glasbrenner, Winona State, 24:45.0; 8. Sarah Thomsen, Wayne State, 24:48.2; 9. Kelsea Barondeau, Northern State, 24:53.8; 10. Emily Stanzyk, Concordia - St. Paul, 24:58:3. BSU Finishers: 19. Nicole Friend, 25:31.0; 28. Genna Ironi, 26:03.5; 30. Rebecca Hougen, 26:13.3; 43. Brittney Olson, 27:22.9; 44. Allison Osgood, 27:45.9; 45. Ali Judkins, 27:56.0; 48. Jillian Schuster, 28:49.9.

 
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