October 10, 2026
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Dakota State University's women's cross-country team continued its 2026 season Saturday morning at the Dordt Holiday Inn Express Classic, hosted by Dordt (Iowa) at the Dordt Cross Country Course.
The Trojans had four runners compete in the women's 6-kilometer Gold Division race, which featured 118 finishers from NCAA and NAIA programs. Host-school and NAIA's nationally No. 1 ranked Dordt captured the women's team title with 25 points, placing four runners among the top five finishers. Benedictine (Kan.) finished second with 89 points, followed by Saint Mary (Neb.) with 124 points, South Dakota Mines with 131 points and Doane (Neb.) with 133 points.
Kierra Miller led Dakota State with a 67th-place finish, clocking a time of 24 minutes, 33.8 seconds. Miller was the first Trojan to cross the finish line.
Anna Schneider followed with a 77th-place finish, recording a time of 24:51.6.
Jewel Gannon was 86th-place in 25 minutes, 19.1 seconds.
Erin Harms finished the race in 29 minutes, 28 seconds for the Trojans.
Dordt's Joy Koole captured the individual title with a time of 21:51.6. Her teammates Addison Liston (21:53.4) and Bailey VanderGriend (22:17.4) finished second and third, respectively.
Dakota State individual results (6K)
Up next
Dakota State continues its season Oct. 24 at the Blazing Tiger NAIA Classic at Mahoney State Park in Ashland, Neb. The meet will serve as the Trojans' final tune-up before the Frontier Conference Cross Country Championships on Nov. 6 in Billings, Mont.
