2013 Storm graduate Samantha Sunstrom competed in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Indoor Track Championships this past weekend for St. Cloud State University. Sam is in her Sophomore year at SCSU.
Sam ran a 18:20 in the 5000 meter race and a 10:30 in the 3000 meter race. The outdoor season starts for SCSU in late March weather permitting.
Sam finished up her second season with the SCSU Cross Country team this past fall with a stellar finish. Here is the story from the SCSU website:
St. Cloud State University sophomore Samantha Sunstrom (Sauk Rapids/Sauk Rapids-Rice H.S.) brought home All-Region honors from the 2014 NCAA Division II Central Region women's cross country championships on Saturday, Nov. 22 in Wayne, Neb.
Sunstrom earned All-Region honors on the strength of her 25th place finish at the regional race, which was held on the 6K course at the Wayne Country Club. Sunstrom's time in the race was 22:38.38 in the field of 189 runners. The top runner in the race was Samantha Rivard of Minnesota Duluth with a time of 21:05.73.
UMD also won the team titl with 40 points, while Augustana placed second with 59 points. Sunstrom was the lone SCSU runner at the race, so the Huskies did not field a team score for this meet. This race also marked the finish of the 2014 season for Sunstrom and the Huskies.
"She (Sunstrom) did a great job today," SCSU coach Eric Hanenberger said. "Mentally and physically she competed great."
