MADISON, S.D. – The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) announced its third installment of the women’s and men’s cross-country runners-of-the-week Tuesday.  Valley City State (N.D.)  swept the weekly honors.  Jasmine Barnes was named as the Women’s Runner-of-the-Week.  Mason Wendt was selected as the Men’s Runner-of-the-Week.

NSAA Women’s Cross-Country Runner-of-the-Week
Jasmine Barnes – Valley City State (N.D.) – Freshman – Redwood Falls, Minn. – Barnes notched her first career victory as she won the Dickinson State (N.D.) Invitational for Valley City State (N.D.).  She ran her career-best time of 19 minutes, 11 seconds in the 5K race, which was the fifth fastest time in school history.  It was more than 17 seconds better than the second-place runner.

NSAA Men’s Cross-Country Runner-of-the-Week
Mason Wendt – Valley City State (N.D.) – Freshman – Willmar, Minn. – Wendt was the top collegiate runner and led Valley City State (N.D.) to a team victory in the Dickinson State (N.D.) Invitational.  He clocked a time of 26 minutes, 54 seconds to earn a second-place finish in the 8K race, which featured a total of 26 runners.