BURNSVILLE, Minn. --- For the third time this season, Winona State women's cross country runner Stella Rusch has received the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Cross Country Athlete of the Week honor, announced by the conference office on Tuesday morning.
 
Rusch earned her first career collegiate victory at the Lewis Crossover over the weekend, winning the 6k with a time of 21:13.40. She also helped lead Winona State to a third-place finish as a team out of 26 teams competing in the meet.
 
Winona State will return to action at the Winona State Invitational, taking place on Friday, Oct. 23 at Maple Grove in West Salem, Wis.
 
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