University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, October 28
Brookings, S.D. / Edgebrook Golf Course
11:00 a.m. Central
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Summit League Championships
Summit League Championship on deck for Tommies Cross Country
10/26/2023 9:38:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
Molly Desotell, Caden Nordberg leading programs into final race of 2023
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The St. Thomas men's and women's cross country programs head to the Summit League Championships on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Edgebrook Golf Course in Brookings, S.D., hosted by South Dakota State.
The men's 8K race begins at 11 a.m. followed by the women's 6K race at 12 p.m.
Last Time Out
Pink Classic Recap
Men's 8K Run
The Tommies finished 14th of 29 teams on Oct. 13, garnering 369 points with an average time of 24:55.00. IUPUI won the team title with 118 points, followed in second by Illinois with 120 points and the top individual finisher.
Sophomore Caden Nordberg took 30th for the top spot among the men, finished in 24:55.0. Following Nordberg's 30th place finish, senior Charlie Caven placed 47th with a time of 25:07.50 followed by freshman Goerge Edgar in 72nd with a personal record time of 25:24.00. Grad student Colton Halla took 109th (25:48.10) while senior Harris Anderson placed 116th (25:50.30).
St. Thomas tied Loyola Marymount with 157 points but placed fifth with an average time of 25:03.7. Sophomore Sean McNiesh placed 51st in a time of 25:23.9 while freshman Adam Lueth rounded out the Tommies' top five with a 72nd-place time of 25:51.0.
Women's 6K Run
The Purple finished 12th of 32 teams with 324 points, averaging a time of 22:19.0. North Dakota State won the team title with 124 points followed by South Dakota in second with 127 points.
Junior Molly Desotell paced the Tommies' top five scorers, finishing 27th overall with a time of 21:48.0. Junior Ava Pankratz rounded out the top 50 finishers with a time of 22:05.1 while senior Chirstina Bolcer took 63rd with a time of 22:15.1. Junior Gabriella Witschen took 80th in 22:28.1 and senior Emily Rather set a personal record with a time of 23:03.3, finishing 136th.
2022 Summit League Championship Performance
Both the men and women finished among the top four teams during the 2022 Summit League Championships in Grand Forks, N.D., hosted by North Dakota.
The men took third with a score of 78 and an average time of 23:55. The Tommies graduated their top three finishers while senior Charlie Caven and graduate student Colton Halla rounded out the team's top five. Can placed 19th with a personal record 24:01.4 and Halla took 23rd with a personal record 24:14.2.
The women finished fourth with 133 points and an average time of 21:40. Desotell is one of six 2022 All-Summit League First Team honorees returning for the race on Saturday after placing sixth last year with a program record time of 20:28.9. Junior Ava Pankratz placed 24th in a personal record 21:23.9. Senior Christina Bolcer finished in 32nd with a personal record time of 21:54.4 and junior Lauren Ellefson finished 39th with a personal record of 22:18.0.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas Women's Cross Country, follow along on Twitter and Instagram at @TommieWXCTF. For more information on St. Thomas Men's Cross Country, follow along on Instagram at @TommieMTFXC.
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The men's 8K race begins at 11 a.m. followed by the women's 6K race at 12 p.m.
Last Time Out
Pink Classic Recap
Men's 8K Run
The Tommies finished 14th of 29 teams on Oct. 13, garnering 369 points with an average time of 24:55.00. IUPUI won the team title with 118 points, followed in second by Illinois with 120 points and the top individual finisher.
Sophomore Caden Nordberg took 30th for the top spot among the men, finished in 24:55.0. Following Nordberg's 30th place finish, senior Charlie Caven placed 47th with a time of 25:07.50 followed by freshman Goerge Edgar in 72nd with a personal record time of 25:24.00. Grad student Colton Halla took 109th (25:48.10) while senior Harris Anderson placed 116th (25:50.30).
St. Thomas tied Loyola Marymount with 157 points but placed fifth with an average time of 25:03.7. Sophomore Sean McNiesh placed 51st in a time of 25:23.9 while freshman Adam Lueth rounded out the Tommies' top five with a 72nd-place time of 25:51.0.
Women's 6K Run
The Purple finished 12th of 32 teams with 324 points, averaging a time of 22:19.0. North Dakota State won the team title with 124 points followed by South Dakota in second with 127 points.
Junior Molly Desotell paced the Tommies' top five scorers, finishing 27th overall with a time of 21:48.0. Junior Ava Pankratz rounded out the top 50 finishers with a time of 22:05.1 while senior Chirstina Bolcer took 63rd with a time of 22:15.1. Junior Gabriella Witschen took 80th in 22:28.1 and senior Emily Rather set a personal record with a time of 23:03.3, finishing 136th.
2022 Summit League Championship Performance
Both the men and women finished among the top four teams during the 2022 Summit League Championships in Grand Forks, N.D., hosted by North Dakota.
The men took third with a score of 78 and an average time of 23:55. The Tommies graduated their top three finishers while senior Charlie Caven and graduate student Colton Halla rounded out the team's top five. Can placed 19th with a personal record 24:01.4 and Halla took 23rd with a personal record 24:14.2.
The women finished fourth with 133 points and an average time of 21:40. Desotell is one of six 2022 All-Summit League First Team honorees returning for the race on Saturday after placing sixth last year with a program record time of 20:28.9. Junior Ava Pankratz placed 24th in a personal record 21:23.9. Senior Christina Bolcer finished in 32nd with a personal record time of 21:54.4 and junior Lauren Ellefson finished 39th with a personal record of 22:18.0.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas Women's Cross Country, follow along on Twitter and Instagram at @TommieWXCTF. For more information on St. Thomas Men's Cross Country, follow along on Instagram at @TommieMTFXC.
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