Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University men's and women's cross country teams ran in the annual Roe Granger Alumni Twilight on Friday from Moccasin Creek Soccer Complex. The top finisher for the men was sophomore Tanner Peltier and the top finisher for the women was senior Sasha Hovind.
 
The races began at 5:30 p.m. from the complex with a variety of age groups running throughout the night, capped off with the college and community competitors at 9:15 p.m. All race results can be found at the Roe Granger results page.
 
Sasha Hovind led the NSU women in the 4k race, finishing with a time of 14:31.00. She was followed by Dakotah Bullen in second with a mark of 15:00.00 flat. Paige Larson, Lindsey Gast, and Sami Shields came in fourth through sixth, while Hanna Wahl, Madison Leapaldt, Courtney Espeland, Reganne Engebretson rounded out the top ten.
 
Tanner Peltier led the NSU men in the 5k race, finishing in 16:55.00. He was followed by Clay Danielson and Jackson Goodell in second and third with times of 17:10.00 and 17:12.00. Adam Leach crossed the line in fourth, while Thomas Horgeshimer finished in sixth. Jack Fast Wolf, Zachary Ulmer, and Logan Swenson rounded out the top ten in the race.
 
The Wolves will return to the course next weekend for the Herb Blakely Invite from Madison, S.D. The women's race will begin at 10:30 a.m. followed by the men's race at 11:15 a.m.