NIACC's Bertry sets meet mark at Trent Smith Invite
MASON CITY - It was a record-breaking performance by NIACC's Sarah Bertry on Friday at the Trent Smith Invitational.
Bertry won the fifth annual Trent Smith Invite on the NIACC campus in a meet record time of 18 minutes, 32 seconds on the 5-kilometer course. The old mark of 18:44 was held by Waldorf University's Marissa Kuik in 2018.
Bertry also became the meet's first-ever two-time champion as she also won the 2020 meet in a time of 19:31.
Hawkeye CC's Emma Hoins was a distant second to Bertry in 20:02 and Hawkeye's Chloe Matthews was third in 21:17.
The 18:32 was a season best by Bertry in the 5K. Her previous best in the 2021 season was 18:50 at the Augustana Twilight meet in the first meet of the season.
On Friday, No. 15 (NJCAA Division II) NIACC placed second with 33 points. Indian Hills was the team champion with 24 points.
Also for the Trojans, Lilly Stockberger was sixth in a personal-best time of 21:55. Brianna Ross was ninth in a personal-best time of 22:11, Madisyn Heller was 13th in a personal-best time of 23:07 and Mercy Melly was 14th in a personal-best time of 24:23.
TRENT SMITH INVITATIONAL HISTORY
PAST TEAM CHAMPIONS
MEN
2017 – NIACC 36 points
2018 - Hawkeye CC 28 points
2019 - University of Minnesota-Duluth 27 points
2020 – NIACC 20 points
2021 - Indian Hills 30 points
WOMEN
2017 - Iowa Western 22 points
2018 - Hawkeye CC 44 points
2019 - Minnesota State 22 points
2020 - Iowa Central 30 points
2021 - Indian Hills 24 points
PAST INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
MEN
2017 - Brian Jacques (NIACC) 25:17
2018 - Abdiaziz Wako (NIACC) 26:41
2019 - Benjamin Allen (Concordia) 26:15
2020 - Sam Mickelson (Hawkeye CC) 26:17
2021 - Melvin Kipkemboi (NIACC) 25:22
WOMEN
2017 - Joanna Topham (Hawkeye CC) 19:20
2018 - Marissa Kuik (Waldorf) 18:44
2019 - Allyssa Reeves (Minnesota State) 18:48
2020 - Sarah Bertry (NIACC) 19:31
2021 - Sarah Bertry (NIACC) 18:32
Top 10 Trent Smith Invitational men's times (8K) (2017-21)
Brian Jacques (NIACC) 25:17 (2017)
Melvin Kipkemboi (NIACC) 25:22 (2021)
Brian Kitur (Unattached) 25:47 (2017)
Wal Khat (NIACC alumni) 25:47 (2017)
Blake Keller (NIACC) 26:05 (2017)
Benjamain Allen (Concordia University) 26:15 (2019)
Sam Mickelson (Hawkeye CC) 26:17 (2020)
Melvin Kipkemboi (NIACC) 26:21 (2020)
Cole Lebourgeois (University of Minnesota-Duluth) 26:24 (2019)
Jorge Ruiz (NIACC) 26:25 (2020)
Top 10 Trent Smith Invitational women's times 5K (2017-20)
Sarah Bertry (NIACC) 18:32 (2021)
Marissa Kuik (Waldorf) 18:44 (2018)
Allyssa Reeves (Minnesota State) 18:48 (2019)
Joanna Topham (Hawkeye CC) 18:51 (2018)
Carisa Weyenberg (Minnesota State) 18:54 (2019)
Amanda Montplaisir (Minnesota State) 19:16 (2019)
Joanna Topham (Hawkeye CC) 19:20 (2017)
Ivy Glade (Minnesota State) 19:23 (2019)
Alayna Kollasch (unattached) 19:28 (2018)
Emma Davison (NIACC) 19:30 (2019)
