ASHLAND, NEB. – The South Dakota State Jackrabbit men captured their 10th consecutive team title, marking a decade of dominance, while the North Dakota Fighting Hawk women secured their first-ever team championship Saturday at Mahoney State Park’s Cross Country Course in Ashland, Nebraska.
 
Final Standings

Men:	Women:
1st place – South Dakota State (38)	1st place – North Dakota (34)
2nd place – North Dakota (46)	2nd place – South Dakota State (53)
3rd place – North Dakota State (76)	3rd place – North Dakota State (71)
4th place –Oral Roberts (98)	4th place – South Dakota (115)
5th place – St. Thomas (115)	5th place – St. Thomas (126)
6th place – South Dakota (147)	6th place – Oral Roberts (173)
7th place – Kansas City (217)	7th place – Kansas City (199)
	8th place – Omaha (212)

 
Top Performers
South Dakota State senior Cody Larson claimed his first men’s individual crown and the Championship MVP honor with a Summit League record time of 23:15.59. Defending champion and previous record holder, Abraham Chelangam of Oral Roberts, also surpassed his previous record (23:41.43), finishing second in 23:22.78.
 
Casey Poppler of St. Thomas became the program’s first men’s athlete to earn Newcomer of the Championship, placing 15th overall in his Summit League debut with a time of 24:31.74.
 
The top four finishers in the women’s race finished under the meet record, led by North Dakota senior Jadyn Keeler. Keeler delivered a commanding performance, shattering the meet record by more than a minute with a time of 19:21.08 to capture both the individual title and Championship MVP award. Her mark eclipsed the previous record of 20:32.92, set in 2018 by Purdue Fort Wayne’s Emma Rafuse.
 
Meghan Ford of South Dakota State finished second in 20:00.63, followed closely by North Dakota State’s Reagan Baesler (20:02.24) and North Dakota’s Shewaye Johnson (20:25.43).
 
Marie-Louise Jorgensen, a true freshman from North Dakota, earned Newcomer of the Championship honors after placing fifth in 20:45.37, becoming the first Fighting Hawk since Cornelia Wohlfahrt in 2020 to receive the award.
 
Men's All-Summit League Teams:
First Team
Cody Larson, South Dakota State | 23:15.59*
Abraham Chelangam, Oral Roberts | 23:22.78*
Louis-Lys Fanucchi, North Dakota | 23:58.74
Cashton Johnson, South Dakota State | 23:59.79
Dale Johnson, South Dakota State | 24:00.45
Ethan Moe, North Dakota State | 24:01.06
Matej Hrebacka, North Dakota | 24:01.20
 
Second Team
Andrew Smithwick, Oral Roberts | 24:07.38
Jacob Knodle, North Dakota State | 24:10.33
Aleksa Milanovic, North Dakota | 24:12.99
Will Lohr, South Dakota State | 24:14.52
Ethan Adams, North Dakota | 24:16.29
Max Westerlund, St. Thomas | 24:22.63
Henrik Lindstrot, North Dakota | 24:29.93
 
Championship MVP
Cody Larson, South Dakota State
 
Newcomer of the Championship
Casey Poppler, St. Thomas
 
Scholar of the Championship presented by JLG Architects
Ethan Kimmel, North Dakota
 
Women's All-Summit League Teams:
First Team
Jadyn Keeler, North Dakota | 19:21.08*
Meghan Ford, South Dakota State | 20:00.63*
Reagan Baesler, North Dakota State | 20:02.24*
Shewaye Johnson, North Dakota | 20:25.43*
Marie-Louise Jorgensen, North Dakota | 20:45.37
Geneva Timmerman, South Dakota | 20:46.29
Eleni Lovgren, South Dakota State | 20:47.11
 
Second Team
Mia Hoffmann, North Dakota State | 20:50.98
Katherine Rogers, North Dakota | 21:01.24
Olivia Pauly, St. Thomas | 21:01.54
Ashlyn Hillyard, South Dakota State | 21:04.71
Courtney Stadter, South Dakota State | 21:06.49
Madeline Cabana, Oral Roberts | 21:08.15
Mariah Belmont, Kansas City | 21:08.98
 
Championship MVP
Jadyn Keeler, North Dakota
 
Newcomer of the Championship
Marie-Louise Jorgensen, North Dakota
 
Scholar of the Championship presented by JLG Architects
Mackenzie Penner, Oral Roberts
 
*Individuals that crossed the finish line under the previous meet record time
 
Notables

• Larson became the ninth Jackrabbit to earn the men’s individual title and Championship MVP honor, following Carson Noecker in 2023.
• Larson and Chelangam both surpassed the previous meet record (23:41.43), with four total runners breaking the 24-minute barrier.
• North Dakota State’s Ethan Moe and North Dakota’s Matej Hrebacka moved up from the second team last year to earn first-team honors.
• Keeler’s record-setting time of 19:21.08 was more than a minute faster than the previous women’s mark.
• Baesler and Ford were the only women to repeat as All-Summit League First Team honorees this season.

Up Next
All of our teams will head to the 2025 NCAA Midwest Regional set for Friday, Nov. 14 in Stillwater, Okla., hosted by Oklahoma State at the OSU Cross Country Course.