Bison Women Take 13th at NCAA Midwest Regional

DeKalb, Ill. - The North Dakota State women's cross country team finished 13th out of 28 teams at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Saturday, Nov. 12 in DeKalb, Ill. The six-kilometer race was held at the Northern Illinois North 40 cross country course.

Iowa State won the team title with 64 points and Wichita State's Aliphine Tuliamuk won the individual crown in 20 minutes 40.68 seconds.  Iowa State and second place Oklahoma State earned automatic bids to the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. Nov. 21.

Sophomore Heidi Peterson was the top finisher for NDSU, taking 42nd in 22:13.32. Peterson, a first team All-Summit League athlete, was the team's top finisher in all six races this fall.

Fellow sophomore Maddie McClellan was 60th in 22:31.98. Sophomore Kelly Pechous placed 76th in a time of 22:44.64, while freshman Abbi Aspengren was 80th in 22:49.66. Senior Jordan Krahn rounded out the Bison scoring, finishing 98th in 23:02.17.

NDSU Individual Results
42. Heidi Peterson, 22:13.32
60. Maddie McClellan, 22:31.98
76. Kelly Pechous, 22:44.64
80. Abbi Aspengren, 22:49.66
98. Jordan Krahn, 23:02.17
180. Megan Feyereisen, 25:51.28
188. Kathryn Houle, 27:32.40

Team Results
1. Iowa State, 64
2. Oklahoma State, 119
3. Minnesota, 136
4. Iowa, 146
5. Northwestern, 204
6. Nebraska, 215
7. Missouri, 238
8. Tulsa, 248
9. Kansas, 255
10. Oklahoma, 297
11. Illinois State, 312
12. Wichita State, 315
13. North Dakota State, 355
14. Kansas State, 461
15. Illinois, 473
16. South Dakota State, 475
17. Bradley, 480
18. Eastern Illinois, 483
19. UMKC, 489
20. Oral Roberts, 509
21. Northern Iowa, 522
22. St. Louis, 530
23. Southern Illinois, 552
24. Loyola (Ill.), 581
25. Missouri State, 619
26. Southeast Missouri, 721
27. DePaul, 737
28. Northern Illinois, 786