Morgan Oedekoven
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- Hometown:
- Pierre, S.D.
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Pierre T.F. Riggs High School
Bio
General: Looks to continue her stride in cross country in year three at Dakota Wesleyan.
Sophomore (2021): Led the Tigers on a consistent basis ... toed the line at three meets ... career best in the 5K at the Morningside Invitational Meet (21:45.8) ... 54th at the GPAC Championships.
Freshman (2020): Competed in six races … clocked a collegiate-best 20:35.0 in the 5k at the Briar Cliff Invite … finished 45th at the 2020 conference championships (21:47.2).
High School: Best time in the 5k was 20:53 minutes ... personal record in the mile was 5:53 minutes ... named Academic All-State, Most Improved and Athlete-of-the-Week ... Valedictorian of her class ... member of the National Honor Society ... 'A' Honor Roll member.
Personal: Born March 20, 2002 ... daughter of Dusty and Jenn Oedekoven ... a biochemistry major.
News mentions
Orange City, Iowa – On a pleasantly warm fall morning, the Dakota Wesleyan University men's and women's cross country teams threw on the spikes and competed at the 2021 Great Plains Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday morning from Landsmeer Golf Course in Orange City, Iowa. After the results were finalized and the scores tallied, the Dakota Wesleyan women's squad notched an 11th-place team finish in the 5K race while the men's team registered a ninth-place finish in the 8K.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – For the second-straight meet, and under rainy and humid conditions, the Dakota Wesleyan University men’s and women’s cross country teams traversed the course at Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve as both squads competed at the Briar Cliff University Invite on Friday in Sioux City, Iowa. In the women’s 5K race, Annika Vermeulen (Mitchell, S.D.) kicked off the action while Caleb Sayler (Lennox, S.D.) and the DWU men’s team toed the line in the 8K race.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – In their second meet of the season, the Dakota Wesleyan University men's and women's cross country teams battled against stiff competition at the Morningside Invitational Meet on Friday held at the Adams Nature Preserve in Sioux City, Iowa. In the women's 5K race, it was once again Morgan Oedekoven (Pierre, S.D.) and Annika Vermeulen (Mitchell, S.D.) stepping up to the start line while the men's team came away with a sixth-place finish in the team standings.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – In their first race of the 2021 season, the Dakota Wesleyan University men’s and women’s cross country teams toed the line at the Augustana Twilight Meet on Friday night at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls, S.D. Two members of the Dakota Wesleyan women’s cross country team competed in the 5K race while the DWU men battled in the 4-mile race, coming away with a 28th-place finish in the team standings.
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