JAMESTOWN, N.D. – North Dakota competed at the Jimmie Invitational on Friday morning and swept all titles at the meet. The UND men won the 8K crown with 22 points, while the Fighting Hawk women captured the 6K title with 24 points. Louis-Lys Fanucchi was victorious in the 8K and Jadyn Keeler ran away with the 6K title.

For the fourth time this season, Keeler was crowned an individual champion. Keeler, the M-F Athletic NCAA Women's Division I National Athlete of the Week two weeks ago, won the 6K title with a personal-best time of 19:54.9. That time was a PR of over 30 seconds and she crossed the finish line over a minute faster than the rest of the field.

Shewaye Johnson placed third in the 6K with a time of 21:15.9. Marie-Louise Jorgensen earned a PR of over a minute and 20 seconds and was right behind Johnson, taking fourth in 21:23.0. Frida Giersdorff placed seventh in 21:52.3, while Olivia Correale crossed the finish line ninth and was the final point scorer for the Hawks with a time of 22:11.0. Katherine Rogers was just outside scoring distance in the 6K and finished 11th a PR of 22:16.9, an improvement of over a minute and 20 seconds to her previous best. Gabrielle Wahl was also an alternate point scorer and took 13th in 22:35.2.

Fanucchi captured the 8K title with a time of 24:41.8, while Matej Hrebacka was the runner-up in 24:47.1. Ethan Adams was also in the top five and placed fourth, clocking a PR of over a minute and finishing in 24:59.4. Aleksa Milanovic (7th, 25:05.6) and Jonas Weschle (8th, 25:05.9) also finished in the top-10 and were the final point scorers for UND. Weston Forward and Owen Chapman took 15th (25:24.3) and 20th (25:41.3), respectively, and were the alternate point scorers. Chapman's time was an 8K personal-best time of over a minute and 20 seconds.

How It Happened
UND Point Scorers (6K)
1. Jadyn Keeler – 19:54.9
3. Shewaye Johnson – 21:15.9
4. Marie-Louise Jorgensen – 21:23.0
7. Frida Giersdorff – 21:52.3
9. Olivia Correale – 22:11.0
11. Katherine Rogers – 22:16.9
13. Gabrielle Wahl – 22:35.2

UND Point Scorers (8K)
1. Louis-Lys Fanucchi – 24:41.8
2. Matej Hrebacka – 24:47.1
4. Ethan Adams – 24:59.4
7. Aleksa Milanovic – 25:05.6
8. Jonas Weschle – 25:05.9
15. Weston Forward – 25:24.3
20. Owen Chapman – 25:41.3

Post-Meet Notes
* Both North Dakota men's and women's teams won their respective races. The men captured the 8K title with 22 points, while the women earned the 6K crown with 24 points.
* Jadyn Keeler earned the 6K title in 19:54.9 and crossed the finish line over a minute quicker than the rest of the competition. Her time was a PR of over 30 seconds. It was the fourth time she has raced this season and her fourth individual crown.
* Louis-Lys Fanucchi won his first cross country title as a Fighting Hawk and was victorious in the 8K with a time of 24:41.8.
* Ethan Adams and Owen Chapman both clocked 8K PR times of over a minute.
* Marie-Louise Jorgensen and Katherine Rogers both posted 6K improvements of more than a minute.
* All of North Dakota's point scorers in reach race finished in the top-10.

Up Next
North Dakota will have an open week next weekend before traveling to Texas A&M for the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Friday, Oct. 17.