Macalester Women's Cross Country Holds No. 8 North Region Ranking

Macalester Women’s Cross Country Holds No. 8 Spot in North Region Rankings

The Macalester College women’s cross country team remains firmly entrenched at No. 8 in the North Region rankings released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, athletics.macalester.edu reported. The standing holds steady following a strong showing at the MIAC Championships at St. Olaf, where the Scots secured third place with 74 points.

Carleton claimed the conference championship with 25 points, followed closely by St. Olaf with 63 points. Macalester finished ahead of fourth-place St. Scholastica, which tallied 118 points. Leading the charge for the Scots was senior Ingrid Norquist of Minneapolis, who captured the individual MIAC championship by crossing the finish line first with a time of 22:48.6, a full 36 seconds ahead of the rest of the field.

Junior Kate Fox also notched All-MIAC honors for Macalester, securing eighth place with a time of 22:41.7. Additional scoring depth came from sophomore Aubrey Jensen, who earned All-MIAC honorable mention by taking 16th in 23:17.9, and first-year runner Lucia Williams, who finished 25th with a time of 23:27.3.

UW-La Crosse Maintains Top Poll Spot Ahead of Regional Meets

Across the wider North Region, UW-La Crosse maintains the top spot in the poll. Carleton climbed to No. 2, while UW-Stevens Point moved up to third. UW-Eau Claire sits in fourth, followed by St. Olaf, Ripon, UW-Oshkosh, and Macalester. UW-River Falls climbed one spot to ninth, and St. Scholastica rounds out the top ten at No. 10, according to athletics.macalester.edu.

Looking ahead, a portion of the Macalester squad will return to competition at the Cannon River Closer, hosted by St. Olaf. That meet is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 5.

Regional championships across the country are set for Friday, November 13, where teams will battle for the automatic qualifying spots. The season culminates on Saturday, November 21, at the NCAA Cross Country Championships hosted at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana, as detailed by the USTFCCCA.