November 6 , 2009 - Dakota Athletic Conference Meet - Rapid City, SD:
DAC Post-Season Awards:
(The coaches vote on the following awards, except Most Valuable Runner is given to the individual champions of the DAC Meet.)
Men’s Most Valuable Runner: Tyler Van Peursem, Dakota State
Women’s Most Valuable Runner: Erin Curran, Black Hills State
Men’s Senior Athlete of the Year: Anthony Drealan, Dakota State
Women’s Senior Athlete of the Year: Wendy O'Lexey, Black Hills State
Men’s Freshman of the Year: Lane Parish, Black Hills State
Women’s Freshman of the Year: Erin Curran, Black Hills State
Men’s Coach of the Year: Trent Mack, Dakota State
Women’s Coach of the Year: Jim Clark, Jamestown College
The top 15 individual finishers are All Conference.
Men's Results:
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| Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 |
| 1 Dakota State 22 1 3 4 5 9 18 25 |
| 2 Black Hills State 51 6 8 11 12 14 16 22 |
| 3 South Dakota Mines 82 10 15 17 19 21 32 34 |
| 4 Dickinson St. 99 2 13 20 26 38 41 42 |
| 5 Minot State 118 7 24 28 29 30 33 36 |
| 6 Jamestown College 153 23 27 31 35 37 39 40 |
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| Men 7920 Meter Run CC |
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| Name Year School Finals Points |
| 1 Van Peursem, Tyler Dakota State 27:29.09 1 |
| 2 Chavez, Sammy Dickinson St. 27:30.69 2 |
| 3 Drealan, Anthony Dakota State 27:41.91 3 |
| 4 Berkness, Devon Dakota State 27:47.39 4 |
| 5 Fideler, Matt Dakota State 27:50.85 5 |
| 6 Long, Neil Black Hills Stat 27:57.90 6 |
| 7 Velasquez, Brandon Minot State 28:04.48 7 |
| 8 Haraden, Birch Black Hills Stat 28:06.56 8 |
| 9 Manning, Andrew Dakota State 28:19.02 9 |
| 10 Everett, Thomas South Dakota Tech 28:22.25 10 |
| 11 Parish, Laine Black Hills Stat 28:29.72 11 |
| 12 Morgan, Jed Black Hills Stat 28:34.71 12 |
| 13 Tarus, Dominic Dickinson St. 28:37.91 13 |
| 14 Bierle, Jason Black Hills Stat 28:41.06 14 |
| 15 Lovato, Derek South Dakota Tech 28:43.59 15 |
| 16 Leavitt, craig Black Hills Stat 28:44.61 16 |
| 17 Moor, Marcus South Dakota Tech 28:49.45 17 |
| 18 Harrison, Ben Dakota State 29:00.64 18 |
| 19 Reid, Colton South Dakota Tech 29:11.62 19 |
| 20 Arzola, Ismael Dickinson St. 29:21.42 20 |
| 21 Fried, Lucas South Dakota Tech 29:33.80 21 |
| 22 Mazza, Mark Black Hills Stat 29:39.28 22 |
| 23 Koerber, Joseph Jamestown College 29:49.48 23 |
| 24 Wilson, Josh Black Hills Stat 30:04.72 |
| 25 Meza, Cory Minot State 30:18.41 24 |
| 26 Hoffman, Michael Dakota State 30:24.25 25 |
| 27 Kimutai, Hillary Dickinson St. 30:35.18 26 |
| 28 Roemmich, Kelly Jamestown College 30:44.12 27 |
| 29 Medina, Leon Minot State 30:44.80 28 |
| 30 Sanderson, Kyle Dakota State 31:17.81 |
| 31 Hildenbrand, Dylan Minot State 31:19.00 29 |
| 32 Perry, Ryan Minot State 31:20.66 30 |
| 33 Foreman, Cody Dakota State 31:25.47 |
| 34 Rasmussen, Lief Jamestown College 31:38.93 31 |
| 35 Pike, Matt South Dakota Tech 31:41.19 32 |
| 36 Towle, John Minot State 31:54.83 33 |
| 37 Nordahl, Eben South Dakota Tech 31:58.84 34 |
| 38 Deng, Joseph South Dakota Tech 32:12.59 |
| 39 Londe, David Jamestown College 32:19.58 35 |
| 40 Bintliff, John Dakota State 33:05.16 |
| 41 Evans, Khaldon Minot State 33:31.54 36 |
| 42 Roland, Cody Jamestown College 33:32.72 37 |
| 43 Quenzer, Andy Dakota State 33:58.59 |
| 44 Turnbough, Eli Dickinson St. 34:45.27 38 |
| 45 Johnson, Jarann Jamestown College 34:53.47 39 |
| 46 Heim, Kyle Jamestown College 34:57.44 40 |
| 47 Belter, Caleb Jamestown College 35:35.64 |
| 48 Hiller, Devin Minot State 36:23.74 |
| 49 Smyk, Dmitry Dickinson St. 39:10.43 41 |
| 50 Elizondo, Luis Minot State 40:21.53 |
| 51 Barrios, Michael Dickinson St. 42:01.95 42 |
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Women's Results:
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| Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 |
| 1 Black Hills State 34 1 2 9 10 12 14 31 |
| 2 Jamestown College 61 3 4 13 19 22 26 32 |
| 3 Dickinson St. 70 7 8 11 16 28 33 36 |
| 4 Dakota State 79 6 15 17 18 23 |
| 5 Minot State 102 5 21 24 25 27 29 35 |
| 6 South Dakota Mines 159 20 30 34 37 38 |
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| Women 5k Run CC |
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| Name Year School Finals Points |
| 1 Curran, Erin Black Hills Stat 19:12.12 1 |
| 2 O'Lexey, Wendy Black Hills Stat 19:14.89 2 |
| 3 Conlon, Katie Jamestown College 19:41.24 3 |
| 4 Bossler, Alyssa Jamestown College 19:45.10 4 |
| 5 Schall, Breyette Minot State 20:23.23 5 |
| 6 Warnke, Stephanie Dakota State 20:24.27 6 |
| 7 McPeters, Rayel Dickinson St. 20:26.06 7 |
| 8 Rotich, Gladys Dickinson St. 20:38.01 8 |
| 9 Bever, Abi Black Hills Stat 20:38.88 9 |
| 10 Cook, Katie Black Hills Stat 20:39.98 10 |
| 11 Soto, Tina Marie Dickinson St. 20:44.21 11 |
| 12 Rosechandler, Robyn Black Hills Stat 21:00.59 12 |
| 13 Belter, Cambrya Jamestown College 21:04.89 13 |
| 14 Whiteside, Leigh Anne Black Hills Stat 21:05.81 14 |
| 15 Warnke, Samantha Dakota State 21:12.44 15 |
| 16 Maki, Lorin Dickinson St. 21:17.35 16 |
| 17 Bauer, Clarice Dakota State 21:18.64 17 |
| 18 Young, Brittany Dakota State 21:22.46 18 |
| 19 Hornung, Madeline Jamestown College 21:38.50 19 |
| 20 Crisman, Kendra South Dakota Tech 21:40.80 20 |
| 21 Sayler, Cassandra Minot State 21:47.35 21 |
| 22 Bentley, Emmylyn Jamestown College 21:52.08 22 |
| 23 Swett, Suzanne Dakota State 22:00.51 23 |
| 24 Dietrich, Lauren Minot State 22:04.50 24 |
| 25 Beck, Liz Minot State 22:12.91 25 |
| 26 Anderson, Ashleigh Jamestown College 22:18.57 26 |
| 27 Towle, Amanda Minot State 22:34.07 27 |
| 28 Escobar, Vanessa Dickinson St. 22:42.03 28 |
| 29 Pizarro, Mirelys Minot State 22:53.80 29 |
| 30 Kieffer, Katelyn South Dakota Tech 22:55.46 30 |
| 31 Ferguson, Kayla Black Hills Stat 22:55.67 31 |
| 32 Bickford, Rachel Jamestown College 23:03.68 32 |
| 33 Perez, Melissa Dickinson St. 23:07.07 33 |
| 34 Souder, Mallory Jamestown College 23:11.33 |
| 35 Merrill, Kallie Jamestown College 23:26.84 |
| 36 Avey, Suzy Jamestown College 23:40.60 |
| 37 Godeke, Alexis South Dakota Tech 23:46.37 34 |
| 38 Johnsrud, Kara Minot State 23:55.60 35 |
| 39 Colby, Carmen Black Hills Stat 24:06.16 |
| 40 Sanchez, Mariela Dickinson St. 24:24.74 36 |
| 41 Lopez, Debbie Dickinson St. 25:03.11 |
| 42 McConnell, Amanda South Dakota Tech 25:16.69 37 |
| 43 Swetalla, Jamie Dickinson St. 27:38.02 |
| 44 Kelly, Elizabeth South Dakota Tech 28:17.62 38 |
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2009 Runners of the Week:
For the Week of November 02-08, 2009:
Men: Tyler Van Peursem; Dakota State; Senior; Sioux Falls, SD
Van Peursem captured the individual title at the DAC Championships in Rapid City, SD in leading the Trojans to their first conference team championship in men’s cross country. He covered the 8000 meter course in 27:29 to win his first ever individual title.
Women: Erin Curran; Black Hills State; Freshman; Wahoo, NE
Curran was the individual winner at the DAC Championships in Rapid City, SD, leading the Yellow Jackets to the team title. She covered the 5000 meter course in 19:12 to edge her teammate Wendy O’Lexey by two seconds for the win.
For the Week of October 19-25, 2009:
Men: Matt Fideler; Dakota State; Junior; Volga, SD
Fideler finished 11th out of 162 runners at the Mount Marty Invitational in Yankton, SD to help the Trojans to a second place finish. He completed the 8000 meter run in a personal best time of 26:02.
Women: Katie Conlon; Jamestown College; Sophomore; Jamestown, ND
Conlon was the individual winner in the 148 runner field of the Mount Marty Invitational in Yankton, SD. She completed the 5000 meter course in personal record time of 18:14.
For the Week of October 12-18, 2009:
Men: Jed Morgan; Black Hills State; Senior; Loveland, CO
Morgan placed 27th out of 160 runners at the highly competitive Santa Clara Bronco Invitational in Santa Clara, CA. He ran the 8000 meter trail in a personal best time of 25:14.
Women: Breyette Schall; Minot State; Freshman; Minot, ND
Schall ran a personal best 19:38 in placing fifth at the Minot State Invitational.
For the Week of October 05-11, 2009:
Men: Devon Berkness; Dakota State; Junior; Madison, SD
Berkness finished second at the Briar Cliff Invitational as the Trojans captured the team title. He ran the 8000 meter course in 25:37, which was more than 30 seconds better than his personal best time.
Women: Erin Curran; Black Hills State; Freshman; Wahoo, NE
Curran placed third out of 74 competitors in helping lead her team to the championship at the Yellowjacket Invitational at MSU-Billings. She completed the 5000 meter course in a personal best time of 18:33.
For the Week of September 28-October 04, 2009:
Men: Brandon Velasquez; Minot State; Sophomore; Chula Vista, CA
Velasquez finished fourth at the Jamestown College Invitational. He completed the Hillcrest Course in 27:19, his best time of the season.
Women: Alyssa Bossler; Jamestown College; Senior; Helena, MT
Alyssa finished second in the Jimmie Invitational with her career best time on the Hillcrest Course in Jamestown. Alyssa ran 19:12, eleven seconds behind winner Katie Conlon of Jamestown.
For the Week of September 21-27, 2009:
Men: Anthony Drealan; Dakota State; Senior; Fulda, MN
Drealan finished 12th out of 238 competitors at the distinguished Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, MN on Saturday. He finished the 8000 meter run in 26:15, which was the third fastest time among NAIA runners. The time also was his second fastest time ever in an 8000 meter race, only eclipsed by his 26:04 run in the Dakota State Invitational the prior week.
Women: Katie Conlon; Jamestown College; Sophomore; Jamestown, ND
Conlon placed 15th in the Maroon Division of the prestigious Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, MN on Saturday. The Maroon Division included runners from the NAIA and NCAA Division II. Conlon completed the 6000 meter course in 23:33.
For the Week of September 14-20, 2009:
Men: Mark Mazza; Black Hills State; Senior; Cheyenne, WY
Mazza placed 24th in a field of 341 runners at the Woody Greeno Invitational in Lincoln, NE. Mazza placed fourth among non-NCAA competitors, finishing in 25:59.
Women: Wendy O’Lexey; Black Hills State; Senior; Rock Springs, WY
O’Lexey placed 20th out of 266 runners at the Woody Greeno Invitational in Lincoln, NE. She was the top runner from NAIA schools, completing the 5K run in 19:07.
For the Week of September 07-13, 2009:
Men: Jed Morgan; Black Hills State; Sophomore; Loveland, CO
Morgan won the South Dakota Mines Invitational in 26:25, 17 seconds better than the runner-up as the Yellow Jackets captured the team championship.
Women: Wendy O’Lexey; Black Hills State; Senior; Rock Springs, WY
O’Lexey won the 5K race at the South Dakota Mines Invitational in a time of 19:14. O’Lexey, who was a national qualifier last season, won the race by 35 seconds in leading the Yellow Jackets to the team title. |
