SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Junior Brittany Gigstead finished 99th to lead three North Dakota State runners at the NCAA Cross Country Midwest Regional on Saturday, Nov. 14.

Gigstead finished the six-kilometer run in a time of 23:17.9.  Freshman Hannah McAllister came in 132nd in a time of 24:08.2, while sophomore Jordan Krahn was 134th in 24:15.2.

Since only three runners competed for the Bison, they did not receive a team score.  Minnesota captured the team title, while Angela Bizzarri of Illinois won the 173-person race in 20:07.5.  Minnesota and second place Illinois automatically advance to the NCAA Championships Monday, Nov. 23 in Terre Haute, Ind.

NDSU Finishers

99. Brittany Gigstead, 23:17.9

132. Hannah McAllister, 24:08.2

134. Jordan Krahn, 24:15.2

Team Results

1.     Minnesota, 60

2.     Illinois, 86

3.     Iowa State, 106

4.     Nebraska, 147

5.     Iowa, 160

6.     Wichita State, 200

7.     Missouri, 202

8.     Tulsa, 220

9.     Kansas State, 222

10.  Kansas, 247

11.  Bradley, 325

12.  Missouri State, 330

13.  Illinois State, 332

14.  Northwestern, 389

15.  Oral Roberts, 407

16.  Drake, 433

17.  DePaul, 437

18.  South Dakota State, 439

19.  Loyola (Ill.), 473

20.  Creighton, 583

21.  Saint Louis, 593

22.  Illinois-Chicago, 639