Tofteland’s Top-15 Finish Leads Raiders

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – The Red Raider cross country teams stayed in Sioux County this weekend, heading to the campus of Dordt University for the Holiday Inn Express Classic.

Caleb Tofteland led the Raiders with a PR time of 24:54.68, marking the third-best 8K time in program history.

Ben VanDeBerg, Alik McIlravy, and Emmett Barber all stayed in the first pack for the Raiders, finishing 72^nd, 75^th, and 88^th, respectively. Full results are at the top of the story with Northwestern's top seven listed below.

Augustana (S.D.) won the meet with a team score of 30, and South Dakota State's Dale Johnson was the individual winner with a time of 24:06.44.

TOP SEVEN RAIDERS
12. Caleb Tofteland (Fr.) – 24:54.68
72. Ben VanDeBerg (Sr.) – 26:22.70
75. Alik McIlravy (So.) – 26:27.32
88. Emmett Barber (Fr.) – 26:44.36
103. Quinlan Rundquist (Fr.) – 27:07.68
105. Isaiah Aragon (So.) – 27:10.69
116. Dietrich Dirks (Fr.) – 27:24.74

Up Next: The Raiders will close the regular season at the Mount Marty Invitational on Thursday, October 23, beginning at 4:40 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Isaiah Aragon: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Alik McIlravy: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Ben VanDeBerg: 6' 2"; Senior

Emmett Barber: 6' 2"; Freshman

Dietrich Dirks: 6' 2"; Freshman

Quinlan Rundquist: 5' 10"; Freshman

Caleb Tofteland: 5' 8"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Isaiah Aragon
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Alik McIlravy
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Ben VanDeBerg
: 6' 2"; Senior

Emmett Barber
: 6' 2"; Freshman

Dietrich Dirks
: 6' 2"; Freshman

Quinlan Rundquist
: 5' 10"; Freshman

Caleb Tofteland
: 5' 8"; Freshman