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Women's Cross Country Pete Watkins

Winona State selected third in NSIC women's cross country poll

BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The Winona State University women's cross-country team is keen to start the 2021 Warrior campaign, under the direction of new head coach, John Hibshman.   As a team, the program was tabbed to finish third by NSIC head coaches. 


WSU will be paced by Lindsay Cunningham, picked as the Winona State Cross Country Athlete-to-Watch this year.  Also a Warrior standout in track and field, Cunningham claimed a fifth place NSIC 5K finish in the 2021 Winona State track and field season. Overall, WSU is a young team with two-thirds of the squad in their junior year or younger.

 

Coach Hibshman said, “Lindsay is coming off of a great outdoor track season. She dropped her mile time by over 20 seconds and she finished fifth in the NSIC 5k Championships. Her training has been consistent and she is only going to get better.” 
 

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Lindsay Cunningham has been named as the Winona State Athlete to Watch in 2021 by the NSIC.

The Warriors will test themselves against strong competition early in the 2021 season, traveling to events at the University of Wisconsin – Parkside, the University of Minnesota and at St. Cloud State University.   The NSIC hosts the 2021 Cross Country Championships in Wayne, Neb. on Saturday Oct. 23, where WSU will be looking to earn a trip to the NCAA Division II Central Region Championships on Nov. 6. 

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Winona State garnered 183 points to claim the third spot, ten points higher than fourth-place Minnesota State.  Augustana earned 220 points and ten first-place votes to finish on top of the poll, while the University of Mary had six first place votes and 216 points overall. 

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About Winona State University Athletics: 

The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words: Graduate Champions.  

Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).  Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.