GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Junior women's cross country student-athlete Olivia Correale was named Summit League Women's Cross Country Peak Performer of the Week, as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon. 

Correale paced the Fighting Hawks to a fourth-place team finish in the women's 6K, finishing ahead of No. 22 Arkansas and placing 15th overall with a personal-best time of 19:55.3. The North Dakota junior became the second woman in Summit League history to break the 20-minute mark in the 6K and recorded the sixth-fastest time in league history.

UND will close its regular season at the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind. on Oct. 16.

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Olivia Correale, North Dakota 
Jr. | Mississauga, Ontario

• Earned her first career weekly accolade
• Took 15th overall at the Gans Creek Classic with a personal-best 6K time 19:55.3
• Helped the Fighting Hawks secure a fourth-place team finish

Also nominated: Ossly Murambidzi (Oral Roberts), Geneva Timmerman (South Dakota), Meghan Ford (South Dakota State)

2026 Cross Country Peak Performers of the Week
Sept. 8
M: Abraham Chelangam, Oral Roberts
W: Geneva Timmerman, South Dakota 
 
Sept. 15
M: N/A
W: Jade Rypkema, North Dakota State
 
Sept. 22
M: Ethan Moe, North Dakota State
W: Jade Rypkema, North Dakota State
 
Sept. 29
M: Isaac Ochoa, South Dakota 
W: Olivia Correale, North Dakota