Wildcat women place ninth at NSIC cross country meet
The Wayne State College women's cross-country team finished ninth as a team with 295 points at the Northern Sun Conference Cross Country Championships Saturday morning at Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls. Freshman Addison Bertrand led the Wildcats with a time of 22:26.7 to finish 35th out of 143 runners.
Winona State finished with the best score, taking its fourth NSIC women's cross-country championship with 45 points. The Warriors had three of the top five finishers in the race. Minnesota State University was the second-place finisher as a team with a score of 81 points. Augustana came in with 85 points to finish third. UMary came in with 122 points and Jamestown was right behind the Marauders with 125 points in fifth place.
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Minnesota Duluth finished sixth with 141 points, Minnesota Crookston seventh with 178 points and Northern State eighth with 206 points. Wayne State College came in ninth with 295 points. University of Sioux Falls finished 10th with 299 points, MSU Moorhead scored 325 points, Minot State 364 points for 12th, Bemidji State 13th with 368 points, Concordia-St. Paul 379 points, St. Cloud State 15th with 418 points and Southwest Minnesota State 480 points in 16th.
Addison Bertrand led the Wildcats with a time of 22:26.7 and finished 35th in the field. Senior Callie Kirchner was the next WSC runner across the finish line in 61st with a time of 22:58.2. Allie Czapla finished with a time of 23:35.3 in 81st place and freshman Olivia Myers finished 88th in 23:53.7. Kyla Krusemark and Meghan Cunningham finished 95th and 96th, respectively, with times of 24:13.4 and 24:15.0.
Sara Maguire was the 101st finisher and crossed the line with a time of 24:26.9. Kaitlyn Bloomenrader ran 24:44.2 and finished 110th. Olivia Chapman was four places back in 114th at 24:50.8 and Lilyan Hurner finished 117th with a time of 25:06.3.
The Wildcats close the 2026 cross country season on Saturday, November 21, competing in the NCAA Central Region Championships in Sioux Falls at Yankton Trails Park.
Wayne State women's finishers at NSIC championships
Yankton Trails Park – Sioux Falls, South Dakota (6,000-meter course)
- 35. Addison Bertrand, 22:26.7
- 61. Callie Kirchner, 22:58.2
- 81. Allie Czapla, 23:35.3
- 88. Olivia Myers, 23:53.7
- 95. Kyla Krusemark, 24:13.4
- 96. Meghan Cunningham, 24:15.0
- 101. Sara Maguire, 24:26.9
- 110. Kaitlyn Bloomenrader, 24:44.2
- 114. Olivia Chapman, 24:50.8
- 117. Lilyan Hurner, 25:06.3
