2006 Cross Country Wrap-Up
November 15, 2006
ABERDEEN, SD – The 2006 Northern State University Wolves Cross Country program started off with a pre-season team camp in the Black Hills August 23-26. The main emphasis being for new head cross country coach Shawn Wheelock and his team to get to know one another, train, and have fun. All three goals were met and the Wolves were ready to start the upcoming season.
The first competition of the season was on September 9th at the Dakota Wesleyan Invitational in Mitchell, SD. Highlighting the meet was the men’s 3rd place team finish and four athletes finishing in the top 11. Matt Walberg-4th, Matt Scott-7th, Danny Scott 11th, and freshman female Kelsea Barondeau-7th.
The Wolves then headed off to the prestigious Roy Griak Cross Country Invitational at the University of Minnesota’s Les Bolstad Golf Course on September 23rd. The men’s race had 509 finishers with many more starting the race. The NSU men’s team ended up in 43rd place and the women’s team finished in 26th place. Top individual performances for the Wolves were Matt Scott-181st, Josh Schmeichel-185th, Kelsea Barondeau-107th, and Jenny Baus-120th.
The majority of the Wolves took the next weekend off from racing, but two individuals competed in the SDSU Classic in Brookings, SD on September 30th. Most of the competition at this meet were NCAA I universities and several ranked teams. Running for the Wolves were Jeremy Van Veen (unattached)-30th, Danny Scott-41st, and Tim Baustian-68th. Both Danny (27:03) and Tim (30:36) ran personal best times in this high-powered meet.
As always, the Wolves looked forward to hosting and running in the annual Roe Granger Cross Country Meet at Lee Park Golf Course in Aberdeen on October 6th. The women’s team took a third place finish, placing four athletes in the top 20: Jenny Baus-12th, Carrie Kleindl-13th, Kelsea Barondeau-18th, and Jenny Rose-20th. The men’s squad also finished well, placing 2nd and putting five Wolves in the top 20: Jeremy Van Veen (unattached)-3rd, Matt Scott-4th, Josh Schmeichel-7th, Danny Scott-8th, and Kevin Dahlberg-13th.
The much-anticipated NSIC Championship took place on October 21st. Concordia-St. Paul was the host institution and the meet was ran off at the University of Minnesota’s Les Bolstad Golf Course. Up to this point in the season, the Wolves had been running pretty average. The new training system was starting to take effect, along with the great attitudes and hard work by the athletes. The men raced very short-handed, as they only had five healthy runners. They finished in 2nd place and had three runners in the top six and four in the top 20: Josh Schmeichel-3rd, Danny Scott-5th, Matt Scott-6th, and Kevin Dahlberg-19th. The women’s team finished in 6th place and had two runners in the top 20: Jenny Baus-6th and Kelsea Barondeau-9th.
The season concluded two weeks later at the North Central Regional Championship in Wayne, NE on the Campus of Wayne State College. The men’s team finished in 15th place and the women’s team finished in 23rd place. Highlighting the Wolves were two outstanding performances by brothers Matt and Danny Scott. Matt Scott (32:53)-34th and Danny Scott (33:21)-45th both recorded all-time personal best times. Freshman Josh Schmeichel-92nd rounded out the top three finishers for the Wolves. The women’s top performances were: Jenny Baus-88th and Kelsea Barondeau-93rd.
On December 10th at the annual team dinner, coach Shawn Wheelock announced the following team awards:
• Freshman of the Year Kelsea Barondeau
• Most Improved Jenny Baus
• Most Valuable Jenny Baus
• Freshman of the Year Josh Schmeichel
• Most Improved Danny Scott
• Most Valuable Matt Scott
Women's Cross Country Team Receives Academic Honors
February 1, 2007
METAINIE, La. – The Northern State women's cross country team earned Academic All-American status, as announced by the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). This is the 12th consecutive year that the women's team has received the honor. Full Release
2006 All-NSIC
Earning All-NSIC Conference honors in 2006 were: Josh Schmeichel, Danny Scott, Matt Scott, Jenny Baus, and Kelsea Barondeau. To be selected for this award an athlete must place in the top 10. Northern State earned five of the possible 20 awards or 25% of the All Conference selections! This was a tremendous feat by the Wolves, showing that there is some strong talent on the NSU roster.
21 Fall Athletes Named All-Academic
November 15, 2006
ABERDEEN, SD – The Northern Sun Intercollegiate office has released this year's 2006 NSIC All-Academic Team. Northern State had 21 fall sport athletes named to the list. To be eligible for this honor, the student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better. Furthermore, the student-athlete must have reached sophomore academic and athletic standing at the institution represented with one full year completed at that particular institution. Full Release
North Central Region Results
November 6, 2006
ABERDEEN, SD - The Northern State men's and women's cross country teams have wrapped up the 2006 season at the North Central Region Meet, held November 4 in Wayne, NE.
The men's team finished 15th out of 20 teams, and had two runners finish among the top 50 participants. The women's side came in at 23rd place and had two runners finish among the top 100.
15. 409 Northern State ( 35:36.00 2:58:00.00) ========================================
1 34 Matt Scott SR 32:53.95
2 45 Danny Scott SO 33:21.25
3 92 Josh Schmeichel FR 35:10.85
4 113 Kevin Dahlberg SO 37:24.35
5 125 Tim Baustian FR 39:08.00
23. 556 Northern State ( 26:00.60 2:10:03.00) ========================================
1 88 Jenny Baus JR 24:55.25
2 93 Kelsea Barondeau FR 25:02.75
3 109 Valerie Moore SO 24:43.40
4 125 Tosha West SO 26:40.05
5 141 Lindsey Patterson SR 27:38.50
Men's Cross Country Finishes Strong at NSIC Championships, Women Place Sixth
October 21at, 2006
ST PAUL, Minn - The men's side took a second place finish with 57 points at the NSIC championships on Saturday at the Les Bolstad Golf Course on the campus of the University of Minnesota. The men had a total time of 2:22:34.3, which was just behind top finisher MSU, Moorhead (2:20:21.6) Northern's top finisher on the men's side was freshman Josh Schmeichel with a time of 27:21.5.
PHOTOS
Head Coach Shawn Wheelock had the following comments about the men: "Josh Schmeichel will obviously be the freshmen of the year, 3rd place. He slowly moved up through the field and pulled off his best race of the year. Outstanding effort. Josh has surpassed all expectations that we had of him, and then some."
"Danny Scott was 12th in 2005 and improved to 5th. This was by far Danny's best race of his career and just a sophomore.
Matt Scott was a very solid 6th place and again a tremendous performance on his part."
"The hidden story for the boys was Kevin Dahlberg & Tim Baustian, who were both walk-ons who decided to come out at the beginning of the year. Without them we would NOT have been runner-up in the NSIC meet. It was a true team effort here."
2. Northern State
3 Josh Schmeichel, Fr 27:21.5
5 Danny Scott, So 27:28.1
6 Matt Scott, Sr 27:35.8
17 Kevin Dahlberg, So 29:00.8
26 Timothy Baustian, Fr 31:08.3
Total Time = 2:22:34.3 Total Places = 57
The women's team, who recently lost their top runner to a stress fracture, placed sixth at the meet with 126 points and a total time of 2:09:29.3. Their top finisher was junior Jenny Baus with a time of 24:37.9. Wayne State took the championship with 36 points and a total time of 2:02:34.6.
"The girls were without one of their top runners, Carrie Kleindle (sr) due to injury. With her we were expecting or hoping to get in the 3rd or 4th spot. However, we still got a very good effort out of the rest of team."
" Jenny Baus finished 24th in 2005. She showed how much she improved this year with her tremendous performance today.
Kelsea Barondeau, a freshman, took 9th place. It was a tremendous effort and race for a freshmen. Both Baus and Barondeau were named All-NSIC (top 10)."
6. Northern State
6 Jenny Baus, Jr 24:37.9
9 Kelsea Barondeau, Fr 24:53.8
31 Valerie Moore, So 26:17.1
38 Jenny Rose, Jr 26:34.9
42 Tosha West, So 27:05.6
46 Lindsey Patterson, Sr 27:57.4
Total Time = 2:09:29.3 Total Places = 126
Athlete of the Week Nominations
October 9, 2006
Men’s AOW CC – Matt Scott (Sr., Watertown, SD.) placed 4th at the Roe Granger Invitational covering the 8,000 meter course in 27:06 and placing as the second best NCAA Div II athlete in the field. Scott paced the Wolves to a close second place team finish, as UND took the team title by 12 points over the Northern men.
Women’s AOW CC – Jenny Baus (Jr., Veblen, SD.) continued her dramatic improvement, as she was the first Northern runner at the Roe Granger Invitational hosted by NSU. Baus placed 12th with a time of 21:05, a full two minutes faster than Baus ran on the same course last year.
Athlete of the Week Nominations
October 2, 2006
Men’s AOW CC – Danny Scott (So., Watertown, SD.) placed 41st in the SDSU Classic with a time of 27:03. Scott was the 8th NCAA Div II athlete to cross the finish line in a race that featured predominately NCAA Div I schools and posted his personal best time over 8,000 meters.
Athlete of the Week Nominations
September 25, 2006
Men’s AOW CC – Josh Schmeichel (Fr., Milbank, SD.) In his first major CC meet of his collegiate career placed 185th in a field of 509 runners at the Griak (Marron) Invitational hosted by the Univ of Minnesota. Schmeichel was the first NSIC Freshman to cross the finish line and the 6th NSIC finisher in the biggest CC meet in the Midwest this fall.
Women’s AOW CC – Jenny Baus (Jr., Veblen, SD.) Jenny saw a dramatic improvement in her time and place from the 2005 Griak to the 2006 Griak meet. Baus improved 1 minute and 29 seconds and 68 places at this years Griak and was the 14th NSIC runner to finish the race.
NSIC Men's Runner of the Week
Matt Walberg
September 12, 2006
Walberg, a two time All-NSIC selection in Cross Country, opened his season at the Dakota Wesleyan Invitational placing fourth in a field of 87 finishers and leading the Wolves to a third place team finish. Walberg’s time of 27:08 over the 8k course was one of three Northern finishers to break the 27:30 mark as brothers Matt Scott (7th, 27:20) and Dan Scott (11th, 27:29) also finished strong. Full Release
Athlete of the Week Nominations
September 11, 2006
Men’s AOW CC – Matt Walberg (Jr., Aberdeen, SD.) Walberg, a two time All-NSIC selection in Cross Country, opened his season at the Dakota Wesleyan Invitational placing fourth in a field of 87 finishers and leading the Wolves to a third place team finish. Walberg’s time of 27:08 over the 8k course was one of three Northern finishers to break the 27:30 mark as brothers Matt Scott (7th, 27:20) and Dan Scott (11th, 27:29) also finished strong.
Women’s AOW CC – Kelsea Barondeau (Fr., Frederick, SD.) In her first collegiate competition Barondeau placed seventh in the field of 73 finishers covering the difficult hilly 5k course in a time of 20:35 at the Dakota Wesleyan Invitational. Barondeau was the first Freshmen to finish the race.
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