NIACC's Bertry wins ICCAC award for 9th time

MASON CITY - NIACC's Sarah Bertry Bertry was selected as the ICCAC Division II female cross country athlete of the week for the week Oct. 11-17.

It is the fourth time this season and ninth time in her career that Bertry has won the ICCAC weekly award. In the 2021 season, she also was honored by the ICCAC for the weeks of Aug. 30-Sept. 5, Sept. 20-26 and Oct. 4-10.

On Monday, Bertry was selected as the USTFCCCA NJCAA Division II cross country female athlete of the week.

Last Friday, Bertry placed second at the Indian Hills Invitational on the Cedar Creek Golf Course. Bertry covered the 5-kilometer course in a time of 18 minutes, 58 seconds.

In her three 5K races this season, Bertry has broken the 19-minute mark. She ran 18:50 at the Augustana Twilight meet and placed 16th, won the Trent Smith Invitational in 18:32 and clocked her 18:58 last Friday at the Indian Hills Invitational.

In her career at NIACC, Bertry has competed in 11 cross country races and placed first or second seven times and has placed in the top five in nine of the 11.