SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The 2026 Summit League Cross Country Championships are set to take place Saturday at the Highland 9 Gold Course in St. Paul, Minn., hosted by St. Thomas. The women's race will begin at 11 a.m. CT with the men's to follow at 12 p.m. CT.
Need to Know
Date: Saturday, Oct. 31
Times: 11 a.m. CT (women's), 12 p.m. CT (men's)
Location: Highland 9 Golf Course
Host: University of St. Thomas
Digital Video Stream: Summit League Network
Live Results: Wayzata Timing
Photo Gallery (by Kylie Macziewski): Here
Merchandise: Here
Tickets: Admission is free for all spectators.
Watch
The event will be streamed on the Summit League Network with the
Prairie Track & Field Podcast hosts Ryan Enerson and Cameron Roehl broadcasting. Fans can
subscribe to watch coverage of the event for $10. Viewers must have an account with Midco Sports Plus to access the stream.
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Women's League Leaders
5K: Ossly Murambidzi, Oral Roberts | 16:41.9 (Chile Pepper XC Festival)
6K: Olivia Correale, North Dakota | 19:55.3 (Gans Creek Classic)
Women's Notables
- Reigning team champion North Dakota will look to capture their second consecutive Summit League women’s cross country title, which would mark the first back-to-back championships in program history.
- Over the past 15 years, the women’s team title has been won by just four current League members: North Dakota State (2011-13, 2019 and 2022), South Dakota (2014-18 and 2023), South Dakota State (2020, 2021 and 2024) and North Dakota (2025).
- North Dakota’s Olivia Correale enters the championship with the League’s fastest 6K time of the season after clocking 19:55.3 at the Gans Creek Classic. She is only the second Summit League athlete to break the 20-minute barrier, and her time ranks sixth in League history.
- Oral Roberts’ Ossly Murambidzi owns the League’s fastest 5K time of the season, clocking 16:41.9 at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival.
- North Dakota’s Shewaye Johnson returns after placing third at the 2025 Summit League Cross Country Championships. She owns the League’s third-fastest 6K time this season at 20:11.9 and has earned one Peak Performer weekly award.
- North Dakota State’s Jade Rypkema ranks ninth on the Summit League’s all-time 6K performance list after running 20:05.4 at the Roy Griak Invitational. Her time is the second-fastest recorded by a League runner this season. Rypkema leads the conference with two Peak Performer awards.
- Five different athletes have earned a Peak Performer award this season. Rypkema leads the way with two honors, while North Dakota’s Correale and Johnson and Oral Roberts’ Murambidzi have each earned one. South Dakota’s Geneva Timmerman claimed the season’s first award.
- Eight Summit League women have recorded a 6K time under 20:30 this fall. North Dakota’s Correale (19:55.3), Johnson (20:11.9), Jorgensen (20:43.6) and Weiler (20:28.0); North Dakota State’s Rypkema (20:05.4); South Dakota’s Timmerman (20:17.6) and Beason (20:29.6); and South Dakota State’s Meghan Ford (20:15.4) highlight the group.
- Eight of the 14 women named to the 2025 All-Summit League team return for the 2026 championship.
- North Dakota returns 2025 Newcomer of the Championship Marie Louise Jorgensen, first-team selection Shewaye Johnson and second-team selection Katherine Rogers.
- North Dakota State’s Mia Hoffmann returns after earning second-team All-Summit League honors with an eighth-place finish at the 2025 championship in 20:50.98. She has recorded a season-best 6K time of 20:52.5.
- Oral Robert’s Madeline Cabana returns after placing 13th at the championship last season with a time of 21:08.15.
- South Dakota’s Geneva Timmerman earned first-team All-Summit League honors after finishing the 2025 championship in 20:46.29. She enters this year’s race with a season-best 6K time of 20:17.3.
- South Dakota State’s Eleni Lovgren earned first-team All-Summit League honors after finishing the 2025 championship in 20:47.11 to take seventh.
- St. Thomas’ Olivia Pauly earned second-team All-Summit League honors after finishing the 2025 championship in 21:01.54 to take 10th-place.
- As of Oct. 19, North Dakota ranked No. 6 and South Dakota ranked No. 13 in the USTFCCCA Midwest Region rankings, giving the Summit League two teams in the top 15.
- The Bison women captured team titles at the Marauders Invite and Jimmie Invitational and recorded top-five finishes at the Roy Griak Invitational and Bradley Pink Classic.
- The Fighting Hawks took home the team title at the Dragon Twilight and notched a fourth-place finish at the Gans Creek Classic.
- The Jackrabbit women notched three second-place finishes this fall at the Augustana Twilight, the Briar Cliff Invitational, and the Platte River Rumble.
- The Coyote women won the Augustana Twilight and took third at the Bradley Pink Classic.
- The Tommie women won the Phoenix Open and the Legends Invite.
- The Roos turned in their best team finish at the Bob Timmons Classic after taking sixth place.
- The Golden Eagle women had their top finish of the year at the Bob Timmons Classic finishing fourth.
Last Five Women's Champions
Team
2025: North Dakota
2024: South Dakota State
2023: South Dakota
2022: North Dakota State
2021: South Dakota State
Individual
2025: Jadyn Keeler, North Dakota
2024: Reagan Baesler, North Dakota State
2023: Yonca Kutluk, North Dakota
2022: Leah Hansen, South Dakota State
2021: Leah Hansen, South Dakota State
Men's League Leaders
6K: Louis-Lys Fanucchi, North Dakota | 17:33.9 (Dragon Twilight Invitational)
8K: Isaac Ochoa, South Dakota | 23:00.9 (Gans Creek Classic)
Men's Notables
- The Jackrabbit men look to extend their Summit League record with an 11th consecutive championship. Since the conference rebranded as The Summit League in 2007, South Dakota State is the only current League member to win a men’s cross country championship.
- Twelve of the 14 men named to the 2025 All-Summit League team return for this year’s championship. Returning honorees include North Dakota’s Fanucchi, Hrebacka, Milanovic, Adams and Lindstrot; North Dakota State’s Moe; Oral Roberts’ Chelangam and Smithwick; South Dakota State’s Cashton Johnson, Dale Johnson and Lohr; and St. Thomas’ Westerlund.
- South Dakota’s Isaac Ochoa has recorded the League’s fastest 8K time this season, clocking 23:00.9 at the Gans Creek Classic. The mark ranks second in Summit League history. Ochoa has also earned one Peak Performer weekly award and one USTFCCCA Athlete of the Week honor this season.
- Oral Roberts’ Abraham Chelangam, the 2024 Summit League champion and 2025 runner-up, has earned one Peak Performer honor this season. He enters the championship with the League’s ninth-fastest 8K time of the season at 23:54.4.
- Nine Summit League runners have recorded an 8K time under 24 minutes this season. South Dakota’s Ochoa (23:00.9) and Kifle (23:31.9, 23:51.3); North Dakota’s Fanucchi (23:29.3) and Hrebacka (23:42.1); South Dakota State’s Cashton Johnson (23:28.4), Dutcher (23:31.1) and Lohr (23:59.3); Oral Roberts’ Chelangam (23:54.4); and North Dakota State’s Moe (23:32.4) are among the League’s top performers.
- Four Summit League men’s teams — North Dakota, North Dakota State, South Dakota and South Dakota State — appeared in the USTFCCCA Midwest Region rankings during the season. South Dakota State enters the championship ranked No. 10, while North Dakota sits at No. 14.
- South Dakota State captured team titles at the Augustana Twilight, St. Olaf Invitational and Platte River Rumble during the 2026 season.
- The Fighting Hawks took home the team title at the Dragon Twilight.
- The Bison men took the crown at the Marauders Opener and at the Jimmie Invitational
- South Dakota recorded its best team finish of the season at the Augustana Twilight, placing second.
- St. Thomas earned its top team finish of the season with a second-place showing at the Dragon Twilight.
- The Tommie men had their top finish of the year at the Dragon Twilight finishing second.
- Kansas City recorded its best team finish of the season, placing fifth at the Bob Timmons Classic.
- Oral Roberts posted its best team finish of the season with a third-place showing at the Bob Timmons Rim Rock Classic.
Last Five Men's Champions
Team
2025: South Dakota State
2024: South Dakota State
2023: South Dakota State
2022: South Dakota State
2021: South Dakota State
Individual
2025: Cody Larson, South Dakota State
2024: Abraham Chelangam, Oral Roberts
2023: Carson Noecker, South Dakota State
2022: Ben Olson, South Dakota State
2021: Gabe Peters, South Dakota State
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