SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Helping their respective teams to team titles earned the Bison duo of Hunter Klimek and Kaleesa Houston this week’s Summit League Cross Country Peak Performer of the Week honors. Klimek garnered the honor on the men’s side while teammate Houston earned the women’s award, league officials announced Tuesday.
 
Klimek took runner-up honors at the Dragon Twilight to pace the Bison men into finishing in five of the top six spots at the meet. He clocked a 6K time of 17:55.4 to help secure NDSU’s second consecutive meet title.
 
Houston led the Bison women at the Dragon Twilight, earning the individual title. She finished the 4K in a personal-best time of 13:19.1, to claim the first cross country race of her collegiate career. It was the second straight meet that the Bison women swept both the individual and team titles.
 
Hunter Klimek, North Dakota State
Jr | Motley, Minn.

• Collected his first career weekly award
• Finished runner-up in the 6K at the Dragon Twilight in a time of 17:55.4
• Paced the team to secure its second consecutive team title of the season

Also nominated: Tom Breuckman (South Dakota State), Luke Labatte (North Dakota)
 
Kaleesa Houston, North Dakota State
Jr | Waconia, Minn.

• Collected her first career weekly honor
• Won the Dragon Twilight individual title and helped NDSU take home the team title
• Ran the 4K in a personal-best time of 13:19.1 to win the first race of her collegiate career

Also nominated: Leah Hansen (South Dakota State), Jadyn Keeler (North Dakota)
 
2022 Cross Country Peak Performers of the Week
Sept. 6
M: Ben Olson, South Dakota State
W: Allie Wahlund, North Dakota State
 
Sept. 13
M: Hunter Klimek, North Dakota State
W: Kaleesa Houston, North Dakota State