MOORHEAD, Minn. – North Dakota cross country made its season debut at the Dragon Twilight and did so in dominating fashion as the Fighting Hawks swept both the team and individual titles under the Friday night lights at MSU Moorhead.
 
It was Shewaye Johnson who crossed the finish line first in the women's Randy Smith 5k race behind her winning time of 17:17.6. That hot finish from the leading Fighting Hawk was just the first of what would be a clean North Dakota sweep of the top seven places in the event. Olivia Correale was next with her new personal best time of 17:36.9 for runner-up as Marie-Louise Jorgensen clocked a 17:41.4 for third place. Rounding out the top five was Naja Weiler in fourth with a time of 17:47.6 and Frida Giersdorff, who ran a 17:54.2, in fifth place.
 
Sonja Lindemann and Katherine Rogers finished just outside of scoring position in sixth and seventh place, running times of 18:21.9 and 18:30.6, respectively, to finish as alternate point scorers.
 
The UND sweep helped the women finish with 15 points on the night to claim the team title out of seven competing squads. Concordia Moorhead was the second-highest placing team with 69 points as Crown took third with 96 points.
 
During men's competition, Louis-Lys Fanucchi ran a time of 17:33.9 to emerge victorious with the individual crown in the Fred Dahnke 6k race. Matej Hrebacka was right behind with a clocking of 17:36.7 for a second-place finish as Ethan Adams was next for the Fighting Hawks in fourth place with a 17:42.4. Ian Busche and Henrik Lindstrot were the final scorers for North Dakota, finishing sixth in 17:44.7 and 11^th in 18:05.4, respectively.
 
Finishing just outside of scoring position were Niko Angell and Jonas Weschle as they respectively ran times of 18:29.9 and 19:48.7 for 21^st and 57^th.
 
UND finished with 20 points to top the men's standings and clinched the title out of 11 competing squads. St. Thomas was the next finisher for the men with 45 points as a team as MSU Moorhead was third with 74 points.
  
How It Happened 
UND Women's Point Scorers (5k)
1.Shewaye Johnson – 17:17.6
2. Olivia Correale – 17:36.9 (PR)
3. Marie-Louise Jorgensen – 17:41.4
4. Naja Weiler – 17:47.6
5. Frida Giersdorff – 17:54.2
(6). Sonja Lindemann – 18:21.9
(7). Katherine Rogers – 18:30.6
 
UND Men's Points Scorers (6k)
1.Louis-Lys Fanucchi – 17:33.9
2. Matej Hrebacka – 17:36.7
4. Ethan Adams – 17:42.4
6. Ian Busche – 17.44.7
(11). Henrik Lindstrot – 18:05.4
(21). Niko Angell – 18:29.8
 
Post-Meet Notes 

• North Dakota swept both the team and individual titles at the Dragon Twilight
• The women won the 5k with their 15 total team points as the men won the 6k with 20 points
• UND has now swept the team titles at this meet for three straight years
• It also marks the second straight year UND has scored 15 points in the women's race and 20 points in the men's race
• Shewaye Johnson won the individual 5k crown for the women while Louis-Lys Fanucchi won the men's 6k crown
• 12 total Fighting Hawks finished in the top 10 across both races

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