9/22/2026 1:24:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – North Dakota State's Jade Rypkema and Ethan Moe swept The Summit League's Cross Country Peak Performer of the Week awards, the league announced Tuesday, Sept. 22.
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Rypkema and Moe were the top Bison finishers at the Roy Griak Invitational on Sept. 18, where both squads recorded the highest team finish at the meet in NDSU's Division I era.
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Rypkema placed sixth overall in a time of 20:05.4 – the second-fastest 6k in school history – to lead the Bison women to a third-place team finish. This is her second straight Summit League Peak Performer of the Week honor. Â
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Moe took ninth place overall in the men's race with an 8k time of 24:11.1. It was the second-fastest 8k time of his career and the best finish by a Bison runner at the Griak in Division I.
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The Bison will race next at the SDSU Classic in Brookings, S.D., on Friday, Oct. 2.
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Rypkema and Moe were the top Bison finishers at the Roy Griak Invitational on Sept. 18, where both squads recorded the highest team finish at the meet in NDSU's Division I era.
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Rypkema placed sixth overall in a time of 20:05.4 – the second-fastest 6k in school history – to lead the Bison women to a third-place team finish. This is her second straight Summit League Peak Performer of the Week honor. Â
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Moe took ninth place overall in the men's race with an 8k time of 24:11.1. It was the second-fastest 8k time of his career and the best finish by a Bison runner at the Griak in Division I.
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The Bison will race next at the SDSU Classic in Brookings, S.D., on Friday, Oct. 2.
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Players Mentioned
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
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