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2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

Jordan Benson
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Sylvia Pesch

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Pelican Rapids, Minn.
  • Highschool Pelican Rapids

Biography

2025 (Jr)
• UMAC Academic All-Conference
• UMAC All-Conference Second Team
• UMAC Player of the Week (Sept. 3)

Ran in seven meets during her junior season... Set Personal records in 6k, 5k, and 4k during the season... Best 6k time 24:19.6 at the UMAC Championship placing ninth... Best 5k time 20:13.6 at the Dragon Twilight Invitational... Best 4k time 16:17.6 at the Coach Finanger Invite.

2024: Academic All-UMAC ... Marked season-best times of 12:58.3 in the 3k, 21:25.6 in the 5k, and 25:21.0 in the 6k … Came in 19th at the UMAC Championship with a time of 26:21.7 … Earned 147th with a time of 25:32.8 at the NCAA Division III North Region.

2023: Second Team All-UMAC … Academic All-UMAC ... Ran a season-best time of 25:05.2 in the 6K at the UMAC Championships to finish 11th … Also ran a 25:17.4 at the NCAA North Regional … Turned in a time of 21:57.8 in the 5K at the Augustana Twilight.

Personal: Born December 30, 2004 ... Parents are Maree and Ryan ... Siblings are Willem and Graham
Major/Minor: Major in Statistics, Minor in Data Science
Why did you choose Morris: I chose Morris for its strong academics and sense of community on campus. Being able to run past fields of cows is a plus.
What sports did you play in high school: Cross Country, Volleyball, Softball

Historical Player Information

  • 2023First Year

  • 2024Sophomore

  • 2025Junior