MOORHEAD, Minn. – Bemidji State University junior cross country athlete Mary Goodwin set a new program record in the 4,000-meter race Friday night at the Dragon Twilight hosted by Minnesota State University, Moorhead. Goodwin ran a time of 14:26.66 to surpass the previous school record by 26 seconds ran by Ryne Prigge at the event in 2019.
 
Goodwin paced the Beavers and finished 20^th individually at the meet with senior transfer Lexi Erickson following and ran the program's third-best time of 15:03.94. Freshman Maggi McCarthy ran a time of 15:38.69 for the program's sixth-best time in the 4,000-meter while junior Carol Miller ran the program's eighth best time at 15:51.43.
 
Dragon Twilight – 4k Results
20. Mary Goodwin         14:26.66*
34. Lexi Erickson           15:03.94
47. Maggie McCarthy    15:38.69
55. Carol Miller              15:51.43
64. Nadia Vaughn         16:22.88
67. Abby Syverson        16:35.49
70. Molly Saboo            16:46.76
72. Lily Johnson            16:49.42
73. Gwen Yuoso           16:50.45
78. Callie Ressler          17:28.88
Josie Aitken                  DNF
*program record
 
The Beavers return to the course Friday, Sept. 23 to compete at the 6,000-meter Roy Griak Invitational in Falcon Heights, Minn.
 
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Nestled in Northern Minnesota's wooden region and located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, BSU sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey membership in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
 
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