NIACC's Bertry wins USTFCCCA Central Region honor

FORT DODGE - NIACC's Sarah Bertry was selected as the USTFCCCA NJCAA Division II Central Region women's athlete of the year Friday night at the NJCAA cross country virtual banquet.

Bertry, a freshman from France, claimed the NJCAA Region XI Division II regional title on Nov. 1 in Fort Dodge in a time of 19 minutes, 2 seconds on the 5-kilometer course at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge.

At the regional meet, Bertry was selected as the NJCAA Region XI Divsion II female athlete of the year.

Bertry also won the Southwestern Spartan Classic and the Trent Smith Invitational in her freshman campaign. Her personal best time of 18:26 ranks third on NIACC's all-time 5K list.

Bertry and the NIACC women will compete in the NJCAA Division II national championships Saturday in Fort Dodge.

Bertry's 2020 season:

Season highlights: Bertry was selected as the ICCAC Division II women's cross country athlete of the week for the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 5 ... Bertry was selected as the ICCAC Division II cross country women's athlete of the week for the week of Sept. 21-27 ... Was selected as the USTFCCCA NJCAA Division II cross country female athlete of the week on Sept. 29 ... Bertry was selected as the NJCAA Division II cross country female athlete of the week for the week of Sept. 21-27 ... Bertry was selected as the USTFCCCA NJCAA Division II cross country female athlete of the week on Oct. 13 ... Bertry was selected as the ICCAC Division II women's cross country athlete of the week for the week of Oct. 5-11 ... Bertry was selected as the ICCAC Division II women's cross country athlete of the week for the week of Oct. 12-18 ... Was first-team NJCAA Region XI Division II selection ... Was NJCAA Region XI Division II athlete of the year ... Was first-team all-ICCAC selection (placed fourth overall at the NJCAA Region XI meet) ... Bertry was selected as the ICCAC Division II women's cross country athlete of the week for the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1 (5th time) ... Was selected as the USTFCCCA NJCAA Division II Central Region women's athlete of the year.

Grand View Open (5K) - 19:12 (3rd). Grand View Viking Invitational (5K) - 19:40 (4th). Southwestern Spartan Classic (5K) - 19:39 (1st). Trent Smith Invitational (5K) - 19:31 (1st). Indian Hills Invitational (5K) - 18:26.5 (2nd). NJCAA Region XI Division II meet (5K) - 19:02 (1st).

Bertry's season best

5K - 18:26 (Indian Hills Invitational) (10-16-20)