KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Caleb Sarsland, a senior from Dickinson State (N.D.), is this week’s NAIA Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for his efforts during the period of September 7 – 13
Sarsland took second place in the Marauders Invitational with a time of 25:03.71 over the 8k course in Bismarck, N.D. Sarsland’s finish was his second top-10 finish of the early season for the Blue Hawks as he aided Dickinson State to a fourth-place finish in their second meet of the season.
The Blue Hawks will next take to the course at the Jimmie Invitational in Jamestown, N.D., on Friday, October 2.
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