SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State’s Cody Larson and North Dakota’s Jadyn Keeler picked up the season’s third Kwik Star Summit League Cross Country Peak Performer of the Week honors, league officials announced Tuesday. It was the second consecutive weekly honor for both runners, who put together strong performances at the Roy Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota.
Larson placed second in the men’s 8K race with a time of 24:56.4. His second-place finish helped the Jackrabbits secure a fourth-place team finish.
Keeler became the first athlete in North Dakota’s Division I history to win an individual title at a Power Four meet, winning the 6K title with a time of 20:57.3. The graduate student-athlete paced the Fighting Hawks to a third-place team finish in the women’s 6k race, which was the program’s best finish at the meet in school history.
For her efforts, Keeler was also named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division I National Women’s Athlete of the Week.
Cody Larson, South Dakota State
R-Sr | Warner, S.D.
- Collected his second consecutive cross country weekly honor
- Placed second at the Roy Griak Invitational 8K race with a time of 24:56.4
- Guided the Jackrabbits to a fourth-place finish
Also nominated: Louis-Lys Fanucchi (North Dakota), Will Gerber (North Dakota State), Natnael Kifle (South Dakota), Adam Lueth (St. Thomas)
Jadyn Keeler, North Dakota
Gr | Barrie, Ontario, Canada
- Earned her second straight cross country weekly accolade
- Took first overall at the Roy Griak Invitational with a 6K time of 20:57.3
- Named the DI USTFCCCA National Women’s Athlete of the Week
- Helped the Fighting Hawks secure a third-place team finish
Also nominated: Reagan Baesler (North Dakota State), Briley Early (Omaha), Geneva Timmerman (South Dakota), Ashlyn Hillyard (South Dakota State), Olivia Pauly (St. Thomas)
2025 Cross Country Peak Performers of the Week
Sept. 2
M: Abraham Chelangam, Oral Roberts
W: Ossly Murambidzi, Oral Roberts
Sept. 9
M: Cody Larson, South Dakota State
W: Jadyn Keeler, North Dakota
Sept. 23
M: Cody Larson, South Dakota State
W: Jadyn Keeler, North Dakota
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