St. Thomas' Sathre Wins D3 Harrier Title

Putting the final, flourishing touches on an undefeated season, University of St. Thomas senior Ben Sathre won the NCAA Division III men's cross cross title yesterday in Winneconne, Wisconsin.

The Chaska High School alumnus, who was runner-up at the meet last year, clocked 23:45 in victory, out-pacing Lee Berube of SUNY-Geneseo, who clocked 23:50.

Sathre (pictured) earned MIAC and NCAA Division III Central Regional titles this season as well.

Sathre is only the third Minnesota collegian to win the NCAA D3 men's title, joining Carleton College's Dale Kramer, who won crowns in 1976 and 1977, and fellow Tommie Nic Manciu, the 1982 champ. (Team USA Minnesota star Josh Moen was a two-time D3 champ for Iowa's Wartburg College in 2003 and 2004.)

In men's team competition, Hamline University finished 17th in the meet with 422 points, paced by Jack Deichert who finished 20th individually. St. Olaf College placed 23rd in the meet with 505 points.

North Central College of Illinois won the men's team title with 110 points.

Find complete men's results HERE.

Top-10 for Carleton, St. Olaf ... In women's competition, the MIAC placed two teams in the Division III top-20. Carleton College finished 8th in the meet 341 points. St. Olaf finished 10th with 368 points.

Washington University of Missouri won the meet with 70 points.

Linda Keller of Minnesota - Morris was the top individual from the state, finishing 7th in 21:08.

Find complete women's results HERE.

Minnesota-Duluth 21st in D2 ... The University of Minnesota - Duluth women's team placed 21st at the NCAA Division II Championships in Spokane, Washington. Senior Morgan Place, a three-time All-American in cross country, led the Bulldogs with a 50th-place finish.

Augustana of South Dakota won the team title with 75 points. Moorhead High School alumnus Leah Hansen paced the Vikings with a 12th-place finish in 21:40. Cannon Falls High School graduate Kyle Blakeslee was the fourth runner for the tightly packed champions, finishing 18th in 21:54.

Find D2 results HERE (women's team) and HERE (women's individual), and HERE (men's team) and HERE (men's individual).

Photo courtesy of the University of St. Thomas.