GRAND FORKS, N.D. – North Dakota will head to Stillwater, Okla., for the NCAA Midwest Regional this Friday. The women's 6K is slated to begin the meet at 10:30 a.m., followed by the men's 10K at 11:30 a.m.

Live results of the meet will be provided by PT Timing. The meet will also be live streamed on ESPN+
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Student-athletes finishing in the top 25 of their respective region at the meet will receive USTFCCCA All-Region status.

NCAA Qualification
At the NCAA Midwest Regional, 36 teams will compete for a chance to send its runners to the 2025 NCAA Championships on Saturday, Nov. 22, in Columbia, Mo. Friday's meet is one of nine regionals taking place across the country, with the top two teams from each region qualifying for the national championship meet. Teams can also qualify as one of 13 at-large squads chosen by the NCAA Division I Cross Country Selection Committee based on performances at regionals.

Individual runners can qualify for the NCAA Championships separately from their teams. The first four runners to cross the finish line that do not belong to automatic qualifying teams or at-large teams punch their tickets to the national championship, as long as they finish in the top 25 of their regions. Two runners are also picked as at-large runners during the NCAA Cross Country Selection Show on Saturday.

Live streams of Selection Saturday will be available at 4 p.m. (CT) on NCAA.com, with a link to the show on the front page of the NCAA site.
 
2024 NCAA Midwest Regional – UND's Top Two Non-Redshirt 6K Returners
38. Naja Weiler – 20:45.98
150. Frida Giersdorff – 22:16.82
163. Elle Sondag – 22:28.74
190. Rachel Hughes – 22:56.78
192. Gabrielle Wahl – 22:57.32
196. Olivia Correale – 23:02.17

2024 NCAA Midwest Regional – UND's Top Two Non-Redshirt 10K Returners
83. Matej Hrebacka – 31:04.96
153. Niko Angell – 32:20.51
161. Ethan Kimmel – 32:35.84
164. Aleksa Milanovic – 32:40.98
167. Jonas Weschle – 32:45.82

UND Holds Ground in USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Rankings
In the latest USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Rankings, both Fighting Hawk teams are holding their ground and appear in the top 15.

The UND women are currently No. 8 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 and Kansas State. The No. 8-spot is the best the Fighting Hawk women have ever earned in the regional rankings at this point of the season.

UND's men are No. 12 in the Midwest Regional Rankings. They are the top team from the Summit League in the poll, trailed by North Dakota State (No. 14) and Oral Roberts (No. 15). It is the best the Fighting Hawk men have ever ranked at this point in the season.

Last Time Out
North Dakota put on a clinic at the Summit League Championships two weeks ago, as nine of its 10 scoring athletes earned All-Summit League honors. The Fighting Hawk women clinched their first Summit League title in school history, while Jadyn Keeler claimed the women's individual crown.

UND's women won the 6K team title with 34 points, trailed by South Dakota State (53 points) and North Dakota State (71 points). The win marked the first Summit League title for not only the cross country team, but also the first Summit League crown for any program at North Dakota since joining the league.

The Fighting Hawk women dominated the meet, as the individual title was taken in a record-breaking performance by Keeler. She clocked a 6K meet record time of 19:21.1 and picked up the crown and First Team All-Summit League accolades. Her time eclipsed the previous Summit League Championships record time of 20:32.92, set by Purdue Fort Wayne's Emma Rafuse in 2018.

Shewaye Johnson and Marie-Louise Jorgensen also picked up First Team honors and were fourth (20:25.5) and fifth (20:45.4), respectively.

Bringing in Second Team accolades were Katherine Rogers (ninth, 21:01.3) and Elle Sondag (15th, 21:11.5). The sixth and seventh spots were also claimed in close fashion as Frida Giersdorff and Gabrielle Wahl went back-to-back with 16th and 17th place finishes with times of 21:11.9 and 21:13.2, respectively.

The meet began with the men's 8K, where NoDak was the runner-up with 46 points. SDSU was the team champion with 38 points, while NDSU got third with 76 points.

North Dakota was led by Louis-Lys Fanucchi, who broke from the pack to clock a time of 23:58.8 for a third-place finish and First Team All-Summit League status. Following close behind was Matej Hrebacka, running a 24:01.2 for seventh place and First Team accolades.

Joining in on the scoring and picking up Second Team status were Aleksa Milanovic (24:13.0, 10th), Ethan Adams (24:16.3, 12th) and Henrik Lindstrot (24:30.0, 14th). The team's sixth and seventh spots went to Ian Busche (24:32.3, 16th) and Niko Angell (24:44.9, 25th).

Before the meet, Ethan Kimmel was announced as the 2025 Summit League Cross Country Men's Scholar of the Championships. At the end of the competition, Keeler collected Championship M.V.P. honors and Jorgensen was named the Newcomer of the Championship.

After the Summit League Championships, Coach Tom Scott was named the Summit League Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year. He also finished second in voting for Summit League Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year.

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
Summit League Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year
- Tom Scott

Summit League Championships
- Jadyn Keeler (Championship M.V.P.)
- Marie-Louise Jorgensen (Necomer of the Championship)
- Ethan Kimmel (Scholar of the Championship)

First Team All-Summit League
- Jadyn Keeler
- Shewaye Johnson
- Marie-Louise Jorgensen
- Louis-Lys Fanucchi
- Matej Hrebacka

Second Team All-Summit League
- Katherine Rogers
- Aleksa Milanovic
- Ethan Adams
- Henrik Lindstrot

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

On Tap
Qualifiers for the NCAA Championships will compete on Saturday, Nov. 22, in Columbia, Mo.