NDSU Harriers Set to Host North Central Conference Meet Saturday
10/14/2003 5:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
On Saturday, Oct.18, North Dakota State is scheduled to host the 2003 North Central Conference Championships at Rose Creek Golf Course in Fargo. The meet is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. The Bison look to overtake last year's champion, South Dakota State, while Bison All-American DARIK HOFF looks to repeat as individual champion. NDSU finished last season in third place. The 8,000 meter course is flat, with a few ups and downs. It will also feature three loops that the competitors will run though.
Coming Soon
On Friday, Oct. 24, North Dakota State will travel to the Jackrabbit Invitational, hosted by South Dakota State. The meet will be held at Edgebrook Golf Course in Brookings, SD, and is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
Hoff, Bison Win Wayne State Open Titles
Senior DARIK HOFF won his second meet of the season to lead Dakota State men's cross country team to the team title at the 2003 Wayne State Open Oct. 4, in Wayne, NE.
Hoff, a senior from Bismarck, ND, finished the 10K course in 32:21. He was also a winner at the Ron Pynn UND Invitational on Sept. 19.
The Bison scored 24 points, while second place finishers Minnesota-Duluth scored 45.
Other finishers for the Bison were CHRIS PERLEBERG, who finished in 33:14, good for third place. CHRIS HAGAN, ran the course in 33:15 and ended up in fourth place. North Dakota State's JAKE JANUSZEWSKI finished sixth, with a time of 33:56.
REID STRAIN ran the course in 34:48 to end the day in 10th. Others include freshman ADAM ASFELD, who logged a time of 35:36 to finish 18th, while JEDD DANIELSON finished in 24th with a time of 35:58. Rounding out the Bison runners was NICK ROGERS, who finished 41st in a time of 37:41.
Hoff Honored as NCC Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Two times in 2003, North Dakota State's DARIK HOFF was named the North Central Conference Cross Country Athlete of the Week. Hoff, a senior from Bismarck, ND, won the award on Sept. 23 and Sept. 30. He is a two-time meet winner this season, taking home the titles at Ron Pynn UND Invitational and Wayne State Open. He also finished in 5th place at the Roy Griak Invitational.
The Coach
No track & field coach in the history of the North Central Conference has been as successful and dynamic as North Dakota State University veteran DON LARSON.
Larson is in his 25th season as the head men's track & field and cross country coach at North Dakota State. During his 25-year reign, the Bison have captured 33 NCC titles in men's indoor and outdoor track & field, including a North Central Conference-record string of 13 consecutive outdoor titles (1987-1999) and 19 of the last 21 outdoor crowns.
The Madison, SD, native has coached a total of 184 NCAA Division II All-American performances in track & field, headed by a group of four competitors who claimed 10 national championships. That foursome is headed by seven-time NCAA national champion and 1991 Drake Relays 10,000-meter champ Doug Hanson.
Larson's indoor track & field success includes 13 NCC titles and six runner-up finishes. NDSU has participated in all 15 NCAA Division II national indoor meets, finishing fourth once, fifth twice, sixth once, and seventh once.
NDSU's outdoor squad has been even more successful, capturing the NCC crown 20 times. In Larson's reign, the Bison have placed no worse than third. North Dakota State has had success at the national level as well. The Bison have finished in the top 10 six times, including a sixth-place finish in 1991 ? the school's best at the national meet.
The head cross country coach, Larson has coached eight cross country athletes to 11 NCAA Division II All-America awards.
The North Central Conference was nothing new to the Bison coach when he took over in 1979. While competing for conference rival South Dakota State University (1971-1976), Larson captured two All-America awards and seven NCC championships in track & field. He set three league records and still holds a share of the retired 600-yard indoor mark of 1:11.90 set in 1975. Larson captured his All-America honors in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles in 1972 (sixth place) and 1975 (fourth place).
The 50-year-old Larson gained a master's degree in physical education from Moorhead State University (MN) in 1979. He earned his bachelor's degree in physical education at South Dakota State in 1976. Prior to coming to NDSU, he coached in various capacities at Concordia College in Moorhead.
Larson was the 1998 recipient of South Dakota State University's Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence. Larson's wife, Desire'e, has held assistant coaching duties the past 18 years at NDSU. The coaches have two children, Kelsey and Kira.
Coming Soon
On Friday, Oct. 24, North Dakota State will travel to the Jackrabbit Invitational, hosted by South Dakota State. The meet will be held at Edgebrook Golf Course in Brookings, SD, and is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
Hoff, Bison Win Wayne State Open Titles
Senior DARIK HOFF won his second meet of the season to lead Dakota State men's cross country team to the team title at the 2003 Wayne State Open Oct. 4, in Wayne, NE.
Hoff, a senior from Bismarck, ND, finished the 10K course in 32:21. He was also a winner at the Ron Pynn UND Invitational on Sept. 19.
The Bison scored 24 points, while second place finishers Minnesota-Duluth scored 45.
Other finishers for the Bison were CHRIS PERLEBERG, who finished in 33:14, good for third place. CHRIS HAGAN, ran the course in 33:15 and ended up in fourth place. North Dakota State's JAKE JANUSZEWSKI finished sixth, with a time of 33:56.
REID STRAIN ran the course in 34:48 to end the day in 10th. Others include freshman ADAM ASFELD, who logged a time of 35:36 to finish 18th, while JEDD DANIELSON finished in 24th with a time of 35:58. Rounding out the Bison runners was NICK ROGERS, who finished 41st in a time of 37:41.
Hoff Honored as NCC Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Two times in 2003, North Dakota State's DARIK HOFF was named the North Central Conference Cross Country Athlete of the Week. Hoff, a senior from Bismarck, ND, won the award on Sept. 23 and Sept. 30. He is a two-time meet winner this season, taking home the titles at Ron Pynn UND Invitational and Wayne State Open. He also finished in 5th place at the Roy Griak Invitational.
The Coach
No track & field coach in the history of the North Central Conference has been as successful and dynamic as North Dakota State University veteran DON LARSON.
Larson is in his 25th season as the head men's track & field and cross country coach at North Dakota State. During his 25-year reign, the Bison have captured 33 NCC titles in men's indoor and outdoor track & field, including a North Central Conference-record string of 13 consecutive outdoor titles (1987-1999) and 19 of the last 21 outdoor crowns.
The Madison, SD, native has coached a total of 184 NCAA Division II All-American performances in track & field, headed by a group of four competitors who claimed 10 national championships. That foursome is headed by seven-time NCAA national champion and 1991 Drake Relays 10,000-meter champ Doug Hanson.
Larson's indoor track & field success includes 13 NCC titles and six runner-up finishes. NDSU has participated in all 15 NCAA Division II national indoor meets, finishing fourth once, fifth twice, sixth once, and seventh once.
NDSU's outdoor squad has been even more successful, capturing the NCC crown 20 times. In Larson's reign, the Bison have placed no worse than third. North Dakota State has had success at the national level as well. The Bison have finished in the top 10 six times, including a sixth-place finish in 1991 ? the school's best at the national meet.
The head cross country coach, Larson has coached eight cross country athletes to 11 NCAA Division II All-America awards.
The North Central Conference was nothing new to the Bison coach when he took over in 1979. While competing for conference rival South Dakota State University (1971-1976), Larson captured two All-America awards and seven NCC championships in track & field. He set three league records and still holds a share of the retired 600-yard indoor mark of 1:11.90 set in 1975. Larson captured his All-America honors in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles in 1972 (sixth place) and 1975 (fourth place).
The 50-year-old Larson gained a master's degree in physical education from Moorhead State University (MN) in 1979. He earned his bachelor's degree in physical education at South Dakota State in 1976. Prior to coming to NDSU, he coached in various capacities at Concordia College in Moorhead.
Larson was the 1998 recipient of South Dakota State University's Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence. Larson's wife, Desire'e, has held assistant coaching duties the past 18 years at NDSU. The coaches have two children, Kelsey and Kira.
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