GRAND FORKS, N.D. – North Dakota will travel to Omaha this Saturday for the Summit League Championships. All seven of the men's teams in the conference and all eight women's programs will compete at the meet.

The top seven individual finishers in each race will earn First Team All-Summit League honors, while the next seven finishers will be named to the Second Team.

The men's 8K will kick off the meet at 10 a.m., followed by the women's 6K at 11 a.m. The awards ceremony will take place immediately following the second race.

Live results for both competitions will be provided by Squirrel Timing. The Summit League Championships will also have a multi-camera stream with commentary provided. The stream can be found on The Summit League Network.

Fighting Hawks in the Summit League Top 20
Going into the meet, the Fighting Hawks have nine individuals in the top 20 and are the most likely UND student-athletes to earn All-Summit League status at the meet.

Top 6K Hawks in the Summit League This Season
1. Jadyn Keeler – 19:08.2
2. Shewaye Johnson – 20:19.5
5. Marie-Louise Jorgensen – 20:43.6
13. Frida Giersdorff – 21:26.5
15. Katherine Rogers – 21:32.5

Top 8K Hawks in the Summit League This Season
3. Matej Hrebacka – 23:54.6
4. Louis-Lys Fanucchi – 24:03.1
9. Ethan Adams – 24:21.2
17. Aleksa Milanovic – 24:45.7

2024 Summit League Championships – UND Top 6K Non-Redshirt Returners
4. Naja Weiler – 21:00.6
23. Frida Giersdorff – 22:11.0
37. Gabrielle Wahl – 22:45.4
44. Elle Sondag – 22:47.7
45. Olivia Correale – 22:57.3
50. Rachel Hughes – 23:15.7

2024 Summit League Championships – UND Top 6K Non-Redshirt Returners
8. Matej Hrebacka – 24:50.4
16. Louis-Lys Fanucchi – 25:05.4
26. Jonas Weschle – 25:34.4
27. Niko Angell – 25:34.5
34. Aleksa Milanovic – 25:53.9
39. Ian Busche – 26:06.7

Fighting Hawks Continue to Climb USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Rankings
In the most recent USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Rankings, both Fighting Hawk teams continue to move up the rankings.

The UND women continue their march to the top regionally and are now No. 7 in the poll. They are the top team from the Summit League in the poll and appear ahead of the Power 4 schools of Oklahoma, Nebraska and Kansas State. The seven-spot is the best the Hawks have ever been ranked on the women's side since the creation of the poll in 2011.

North Dakota also moved up two spots on the men's side and is now No. 12. They are the second-best team from the league in the poll and trail only South Dakota State (No. 11). The Fighting Hawks are also one-spot ahead of the Bison of North Dakota State (No. 13).

Last Time Out
North Dakota ran in the Arturo Barrios Invitational on the campus of Texas A&M two weeks ago and beat nine Power 4 teams. Jadyn Keeler was the highlight of the meet for the Fighting Hawks and placed third in the women's 6K, while the women's team finished seventh (219 points) out of 38 teams. The UND men took ninth (327 points) out of 35 teams in the 8K.

Paced by Keeler's finish, the Fighting Hawks placed seventh in the 6K and beat out the Power 4 schools of Oklahoma, Ohio State, Texas Tech, Houston, Baylor and TCU. Keeler, who won the Roy Griak Invitational in September, recorded the second-best individual finish at a Power 4 meet in school history, placing third in the 6K with a personal best of 19:08.2. That time was an improvement of over 45 seconds to her previous best and was the top PR of the meet for the Fighting Hawks. Her time also set a new 6K record for the Summit League.

Shewaye Johnson had the next-best finish for UND in the 6K and took 22nd in 20:19.5. Marie-Louise Jorgensen (20:43.6) and Frida Giersdorff (21:26.5) were the next Hawks to cross the finish line and both posted PRs to finish 41st and 79th, respectively. Katherine Rogers was the final point scorer for NoDak and was 85th in a personal-best time of 21:32.5. Elle Sondag was the first alternate point scorer and crossed in 21:56.1 with a PR to take 109th, while Olivia Correale was the seventh Hawk to finish the race and took 135th in 22:11.8.

Matej Hrebacka had the best finish of any UND runner in the 8K in the history of the meet and took 36th with a PR of 23:54.6. Louis-Lys Fanucchi crossed the finish line less than 10 seconds later and was 40th with a personal-best time of 24:03.1, while Ethan Adams clocked a PR of over 30 seconds and took 76th in 24:21.2. Aleksa Milanovic crossed the finish line in 24:45.7 to take 113th and Niko Angell was the final point scorer for the Hawks with a PR time of 24:54.0 to get 128th. Henrik Lindstrot had the top PR of the meet for the North Dakota men and ran an improvement of over 45 seconds to finish 131st in 24:55.6. as the first alternate point scorer, while Jonas Weschle was the final alternate and was 139th in 25:00.8.

National Honors
M-F Athletic NCAA Division I Women's National Athlete of the Week
- Jadyn Keeler – Women's Cross Country (Sept. 22)

Summit League Accolades
Kwik Star Peak Performer of the Week
- Jadyn Keeler – Women's Cross Country (Sept. 9, Sept. 23, Oct. 7, Oct. 21)

UND Team Finishes at Summit League Championships:
2024: M-4th, W-5th
2023: M-3rd, W-4th
2022: M-4th, W-3rd
2021: M-5th, W-5th
2020-21: M-3rd, W-2nd
2019: M-4th , W-4th
2018: M-6th, W-4th

All-Summit League Performances in History:
2024: M – Matej Hrebacka (8th) / W – Eliana Malnourie (2nd), Naja Weiler (4th)
2023: M - Luke Labatte (2nd), Justin Jelaca (9th), Jamie Burns (11th) /  W - Yonca Kutluk (1st), Jadyn Keeler (12th)
2022: M - Luke Labatte (3rd) / W - Jadyn Keeler (7th), McKenzie Burian (12th)
2021: M - Luke Labatte (17th) / W - Ellyssa Peterson (10th), McKenzie Burian (14th)
2020: M - Patrick Kipkemboi (1st), Luke Labatte (10th), Nick Oak (13th) / W - Ellyssa Peterson (5th), Erica Eades (6th), McKenzie Burian (9th), Conny Wohlfahrt (11th), Mikayla Weiss (13th)
2019: M - Luke Labatte (14th) / W - Madison Overby (6th), Hannah Oscarson (7th), Erica Eades (14th)
2018: M - Connor Danielson (12th) / W - Lydia Kantonen (11th), Madison Overby (13th)

Men's Top Finishes in Summit League History:
1. Patrick Kipkemboi (1st - 2020-21)
2. Luke Labatte (2nd - 2023)
3. Luke Labatte (3rd - 2022)
4. Matej Hrebacka (8th – 2024)
5. Justin Jelaca (9th - 2023)
 
Women's Top Finishes in Summit League History:
1. Yonca Kutluk (1st - 2023)
2. Eliana Malnourie (2nd – 2024)
3. Naja Weiler (4th – 2024)
4. Ellyssa Peterson (5th - 2020-21)
5. Erica Eades (6th - 2020-21)
5. Madison Overby (6th - 2019)

On Tap
North Dakota will next be in action at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Stillwater, Okla., on Friday, Nov. 14.

For more information on North Dakota cross country, visit FightingHawks.com or follow on social media @UNDtrackfieldxc.