ST. PAUL, MINN. – The South Dakota State men extended their championship streak to 11 consecutive team titles, surpassing a decade of dominance, while the North Dakota women secured their second straight team championship Saturday at Highland 9 Golf Course in St. Paul, Minnesota.
 
Final Standings

Men:	Women:
1st place – South Dakota State (34)	1st place – North Dakota (22)
2nd place – North Dakota (45)	2nd place – South Dakota (60)
3rd place – South Dakota (83)	3rd place – North Dakota State (67)
4th place –Oral Roberts (121)	4th place – South Dakota State (106)
5th place – North Dakota State (122)	5th place – St. Thomas (118)
6th place – St. Thomas (146)	6th place – Oral Roberts (167)
7th place – Kansas City (193)	7th place – Omaha (205)
	8th place – Kansas City (255)

 
 
Top Performers
Oral Roberts senior Abraham Chelangam captured his second men’s individual title and Championship MVP honors, crossing the finish line in 23:43.6. Isaac Ochoa, who ran the second-fastest time in league history on any course earlier this season, finished runner-up in 23:47.0.
 
Owen Stuwe of South Dakota State became the program’s seventh men’s athlete to earn Newcomer of the Championship, placing 24th overall in his Summit League debut with a time of 25:08.3.
 
North Dakota’s Shewaye Johnson ran the second fastest championship winning time in league history, taking the tape in 20:30 to capture both the individual title and Championship MVP award. 
 
Geneva Timmerman of South Dakota finished second in 20:34.7, followed closely by North Dakota’s Naja Weiler (20:37.8) and South Dakota’s Drew Beason (20:47.4).
 
Leni Hirt, a true freshman from North Dakota, earned Newcomer of the Championship honors after placing 13th in 21:18.0, becoming the second consecutive Fighting Hawk receive the award.
 
Women's All-Summit League Teams:
First Team
Shewaye Johnson, North Dakota | 20:30.08
Geneva Timmerman, South Dakota| 20:34.7
Naja Weiler, North Dakota| 20:37.8
Drew Beason, South Dakota | 20:47.4
Olivia Correale, North Dakota | 20:47.5
Frida Giersdorff, North Dakota | 20:52.4
Marie-Louise Jorgensen, North Dakota | 20:55.9
 
Second Team
Jade Rypkema, North Dakota State | 21:00.1
Ossly Murambidzi, Oral Roberts | 21:05.0
Logan Harz, North Dakota State | 21:06.9
Mia Hoffmann, North Dakota State | 21:14.3
Olivia Pauly, St. Thomas | 21:17.7
Leni Hirt, North Dakota | 21:18.0
Faith Wiese, South Dakota State | 21:21.0
 
Championship MVP
Shewaye Johnson, North Dakota
 
Newcomer of the Championship
Leni Hirt, North Dakota
 
Scholar of the Championship presented by JLG Architects
Nicole Swanson, South Dakota State
 
Men's All-Summit League Teams:
First Team
Abraham Chelangam, Oral Roberts | 23:43.6
Isaac Ochoa, South Dakota | 23:47.0
Louis-Lys Fanucchi, North Dakota | 24:02.7
Eli Hall, South Dakota State | 24:08.0
Matej Hrebacka, North Dakota| 24:15.2
Jackson Dutcher, South Dakota State | 24:23.6
Cashton Johnson, South Dakota State | 24:23.6
 
Second Team
Brandon Kampsen, South Dakota State | 24:34.8
Cade Sanvik, South Dakota State | 24:38.6
Natnael Kifle, South Dakota | 24:39.8
Aleksa Milanovic, North Dakota | 24:44.5
Ian Busche, North Dakota | 24:46.0
MJ Foster, Kansas City | 24:46.2
Jonas Weschle, North Dakota | 24:46.8
 
Championship MVP
Abraham Chelangam, Oral Roberts
 
Newcomer of the Championship
Owen Stuwe, South Dakota State
 
Scholar of the Championship presented by JLG Architects
Andrew Smitchwick, Oral Roberts
 
Notables

• Chelangam became just the second athlete in Summit League history to capture the men’s individual title and Championship MVP honors twice in his career, joining South Dakota State’s Trent Lusignan, who accomplished the feat in 2013 and 2015.
• Chelangam now owns three of the top four fastest 8K times in Summit League Championship history.
• North Dakota’s Matej Hrebacka and Louis-Lys Fannuchi joined Oral Roberts’ Chelangam and South Dakota State’s Cashton Johnson as back-to-back All-Summit League First Team selections.
• North Dakota’s women’s team finished just one point shy of tying the Summit League Championship record for the lowest team score (21), combining for 22 points behind the performances of Shewaye Johnson, Naja Weiler, Olivia Correale, Frida Giersdorff and Marie-Louise Jorgensen.
• Johnson’s time of 20:30.0 ranks as the second-fastest winning 6K time in Summit League Championship history and the fifth-fastest overall.
• Johnson, Timmerman and Jorgensen were the only women to earn All-Summit League First Team honors in consecutive seasons. 

Up Next
All of our teams will head to the 2026 NCAA Midwest Regional set for Friday, Nov. 13 in Ames, Iowa, hosted by Iowa State at the Iowa State Cross Country Course.
 
 
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