Bismarck, N.D. – Lydia Franson finished her 2026 Cross Country regular season with back-to-back first place finishes after she led the Jimmies to a second-place finish at the Marauders Tune-Up Friday at the McDowell Dam in Bismarck.  

Final Results 

Franson posted a time of 21:10.6 in the 6-kilometer course, which put her nearly 26 seconds ahead of the rest of the field. For the sophomore from Minnesota, this was the second-fastest 6K time of her career.  

Joining Franson inside the top 10 were Hallie Person and Allyson Goodmanson. Person recorded a time of 21:49.9 as the fourth-place finisher while Goodmanson had a strong showing a few spots behind Person in seventh place after logging a time of 22:27.6.  

Greta Goven (18th, 23:31.3) and Kari Patterson (26th, 24:40.0) were the fourth and fifth finishers for UJ as well as the final two scorers. Kirsten Vander Kooi, Aurora Schumacher, and Abigail Kucera were also participants for Jamestown.  

The University of Mary won the event in their home meet by placing five inside of the top 12 to finish with a score of 43, just ahead of the Jimmies who posted a team score of 48. Northern State University finished third (62) and was followed by Minot State University (104) and Valley City State University (119).  

The Jimmies will next participate in the NSIC Championships which are soon to take place following an off weekend. The conference championship will be on Saturday, November 7 at the Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls, S.D.