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LARSON LEADS MEN TO 10TH STRAIGHT CONFERENCE TITLE
11/1/2025 4:36:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
WOMEN CLAIM RUNNER-UP
ASHLAND, NEB. — South Dakota State's Cody Larson wins the Summit League Championship to lead the team to its 10th-straight conference title, while Meghan Ford led the women's squad to a runner-up finish.
FINAL RESULTS:
HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN
"I don't think we're that focused on 10 straight. To me, it's more about this team, this year, and what we were able to accomplish when we faced all the adversity that we did. I think losing various pieces at different points in the year feels like a new chapter of the book, and you're not quite sure if there's going to be a happy ending in this one.
"Due to the resilience of these young men, we were able to get it done. We weren't necessarily perfect today, but we were good enough. The middle of our lineup had some nice surprises with Dale, Cashton running really hard, Will Lohr kind of guiding that ship, and then Jared Lutmer on the back end, getting it done."
MEN'S RACE
Larson led the Jackrabbits with a phenomenal battle between last year's Summit League Champion, Abraham Chelangam of Oral Roberts. The two sparred for the advantage throughout the race before Larson pulled away in the final stretch to post a new Summit League meet record of 23:15.59. Larson's victory assisted the team to its tenth-straight Summit League Championship with 38 points.
"Cody is running really well," said DeHaven. "Going back to indoor championships, he's had a nice string of running. He looked really composed today. He didn't get off the line well, but he didn't panic and he made up the gap and closed really hard. We got the big race coming up in a couple weeks and maybe there's a chance he'll go to Nationals. All in all, it's a tremendous accomplishment. Abraham is a great competitor, and for him to come out on top is really amazing."
Cashton Johnson and Dale Johnson claimed a couple spots in the top-five to make first-team honors. Cashton Johnson finished at 23:59.79 to place fourth, before Dale crossed the line at 24:00.45 for fifth. Will Lohr was next to finish for the SDSU squad, claiming second team honors at 11th with a time of 24:14.52. Jared Lutmer rounded out the scoring five, finishing in 17th with a time of 24:32.64.
Luke Johnson showed up and showed out, placing 21st with a new PR of 24:35.63. Brandon Kampsen was next across the line in 26th with a time of 24:46.99. Cade Sanvik finished 29th at 24:56.35. Cormick Logue and Tyler O'Neill rounded out the Jackrabbit lineup. Logue finished 32nd with a time of 25:03.32, while O'Neill took 53rd at 25:57.98.
HEAD COACH ALEX MUNTEFERING
"The ladies executed a really good team race plan. We wanted to stay off the gas in the first 1000 meters of the race because of the temperatures and the wind. We needed enough juice to close the second half of the race strong. UND got out very well. We closed down and made it really competitive in the middle of the race, but we have to give hats off to North Dakota. They ran, what I would consider a near-perfect day, and that's hard to beat. They were going to be hard to beat no matter what, and they ran an A-plus type day. Our ladies had a very solid day as well; we just came up a little short.
WOMEN'S RACE
The women's team clutched a runner-up finish with 53 points, led by Meghan Ford. Ford battled with NDSU's standout, Reagan Baesler, throughout the race before producing a clutch kick to beat Baesler by two seconds at 20:00.63 to finish second overall.
"Meghan ran a really tactically sound race today," said women's coach Alex Muntefering. "She hung back a little bit, which was part of the plan, and kept the NDSU girl, Reagan, in sight, who was kind of a target to try to beat head-to-head. She timed it really well and left enough juice in her tank to run her down over the last 1000 meters and finished runner-up."
Eleni Lovgren was next across the line for the Jackrabbits, placing seventh for first-team honors with a time of 20:47.11. Ashlyn Hillyard and Courtney Stadter finished together, placing 11th and 12th, respectively, to achieve second-team honors. Hillyard crossed the line at 21:04.71, while Stadter finished at 21:06.49. Jenna Soine rounded out the scoring five in 21st with a time of 21:23.04.
Nora Peterson and Emma Gonzalez were next across the line for the Jackrabbits. Peterson crossed at 21:31.72 to place 25th before Gonzalez cruised across the line to take 26th with a time of 21:32.91. Kelsey Schmidt clocked a time of 21:46.61 to place 32nd. Nina Dawson finished not long afterwards in 35th with a time of 21:51.79. Kadense Dooley rounded out the Jackrabbit lineup at 22:04.22 to place 43rd.
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
FINAL RESULTS:
| 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) |
"I don't think we're that focused on 10 straight. To me, it's more about this team, this year, and what we were able to accomplish when we faced all the adversity that we did. I think losing various pieces at different points in the year feels like a new chapter of the book, and you're not quite sure if there's going to be a happy ending in this one.
"Due to the resilience of these young men, we were able to get it done. We weren't necessarily perfect today, but we were good enough. The middle of our lineup had some nice surprises with Dale, Cashton running really hard, Will Lohr kind of guiding that ship, and then Jared Lutmer on the back end, getting it done."
MEN'S RACE
Larson led the Jackrabbits with a phenomenal battle between last year's Summit League Champion, Abraham Chelangam of Oral Roberts. The two sparred for the advantage throughout the race before Larson pulled away in the final stretch to post a new Summit League meet record of 23:15.59. Larson's victory assisted the team to its tenth-straight Summit League Championship with 38 points.
"Cody is running really well," said DeHaven. "Going back to indoor championships, he's had a nice string of running. He looked really composed today. He didn't get off the line well, but he didn't panic and he made up the gap and closed really hard. We got the big race coming up in a couple weeks and maybe there's a chance he'll go to Nationals. All in all, it's a tremendous accomplishment. Abraham is a great competitor, and for him to come out on top is really amazing."
Cashton Johnson and Dale Johnson claimed a couple spots in the top-five to make first-team honors. Cashton Johnson finished at 23:59.79 to place fourth, before Dale crossed the line at 24:00.45 for fifth. Will Lohr was next to finish for the SDSU squad, claiming second team honors at 11th with a time of 24:14.52. Jared Lutmer rounded out the scoring five, finishing in 17th with a time of 24:32.64.
Luke Johnson showed up and showed out, placing 21st with a new PR of 24:35.63. Brandon Kampsen was next across the line in 26th with a time of 24:46.99. Cade Sanvik finished 29th at 24:56.35. Cormick Logue and Tyler O'Neill rounded out the Jackrabbit lineup. Logue finished 32nd with a time of 25:03.32, while O'Neill took 53rd at 25:57.98.
HEAD COACH ALEX MUNTEFERING
"The ladies executed a really good team race plan. We wanted to stay off the gas in the first 1000 meters of the race because of the temperatures and the wind. We needed enough juice to close the second half of the race strong. UND got out very well. We closed down and made it really competitive in the middle of the race, but we have to give hats off to North Dakota. They ran, what I would consider a near-perfect day, and that's hard to beat. They were going to be hard to beat no matter what, and they ran an A-plus type day. Our ladies had a very solid day as well; we just came up a little short.
WOMEN'S RACE
The women's team clutched a runner-up finish with 53 points, led by Meghan Ford. Ford battled with NDSU's standout, Reagan Baesler, throughout the race before producing a clutch kick to beat Baesler by two seconds at 20:00.63 to finish second overall.
"Meghan ran a really tactically sound race today," said women's coach Alex Muntefering. "She hung back a little bit, which was part of the plan, and kept the NDSU girl, Reagan, in sight, who was kind of a target to try to beat head-to-head. She timed it really well and left enough juice in her tank to run her down over the last 1000 meters and finished runner-up."
Eleni Lovgren was next across the line for the Jackrabbits, placing seventh for first-team honors with a time of 20:47.11. Ashlyn Hillyard and Courtney Stadter finished together, placing 11th and 12th, respectively, to achieve second-team honors. Hillyard crossed the line at 21:04.71, while Stadter finished at 21:06.49. Jenna Soine rounded out the scoring five in 21st with a time of 21:23.04.
Nora Peterson and Emma Gonzalez were next across the line for the Jackrabbits. Peterson crossed at 21:31.72 to place 25th before Gonzalez cruised across the line to take 26th with a time of 21:32.91. Kelsey Schmidt clocked a time of 21:46.61 to place 32nd. Nina Dawson finished not long afterwards in 35th with a time of 21:51.79. Kadense Dooley rounded out the Jackrabbit lineup at 22:04.22 to place 43rd.
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
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