EVANSTON, Ill. – The Northwestern cross country team returns to action after its week off when it travels to Peoria, Illinois to compete in the NCAA Midwest Regional race at 11:00 a.m. CT on Friday, Nov. 9. The meet is hosted by Bradley University and the women's 6K championship race will be held at the Newman Golf Course.
Bradley last hosted the NCAA Midwest Regional in 2014 at the same site on the Newman Golf Course. Heading into the meet, Iowa State remains the top team in the Midwest Region, followed by Oklahoma State, Minnesota, Northwestern and Kansas rounding out the top five teams. There will be 18 teams in total at the meet, including Big Ten opponents Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa.
Last year at the Midwest Regional at Iowa State, Northwestern finished ninth as a team with 301 points.
"We are aiming to be competitive in the top-five of the regional as a team," head coach 'AHavahla Haynes said. "We have to compete against solid competition in Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Minnesota and Kansas. We are looking to have three women place in the top-25 to garner All-Region accolades. If we can manage those pieces it could swing positively for the entire team."
The Wildcats are coming off of a seventh-place finish at the Big Ten Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska on Oct. 28. The seventh-place team finish was the highest Big Ten finish by a Northwestern cross country team since the expansion of the Big Ten which expanded from 12 teams to 14 in 2014.
On an individual level, junior Aubrey Roberts finished in second place at the Big Ten Championships meet to earn First Team All-Big Ten honors with the highest ever finish for a Wildcat at the meet. She crossed the line with a personal best time of 19:58.4. The Eau Claire, Wisconsin native finished in fourth-place overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet last season and is looking to qualify for her third-straight NCAA Championships.
Results will be posted on the Bradley athletics website as well as on www.shazamracing.com.
Bradley last hosted the NCAA Midwest Regional in 2014 at the same site on the Newman Golf Course. Heading into the meet, Iowa State remains the top team in the Midwest Region, followed by Oklahoma State, Minnesota, Northwestern and Kansas rounding out the top five teams. There will be 18 teams in total at the meet, including Big Ten opponents Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa.
Last year at the Midwest Regional at Iowa State, Northwestern finished ninth as a team with 301 points.
"We are aiming to be competitive in the top-five of the regional as a team," head coach 'AHavahla Haynes said. "We have to compete against solid competition in Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Minnesota and Kansas. We are looking to have three women place in the top-25 to garner All-Region accolades. If we can manage those pieces it could swing positively for the entire team."
The Wildcats are coming off of a seventh-place finish at the Big Ten Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska on Oct. 28. The seventh-place team finish was the highest Big Ten finish by a Northwestern cross country team since the expansion of the Big Ten which expanded from 12 teams to 14 in 2014.
On an individual level, junior Aubrey Roberts finished in second place at the Big Ten Championships meet to earn First Team All-Big Ten honors with the highest ever finish for a Wildcat at the meet. She crossed the line with a personal best time of 19:58.4. The Eau Claire, Wisconsin native finished in fourth-place overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet last season and is looking to qualify for her third-straight NCAA Championships.
Results will be posted on the Bradley athletics website as well as on www.shazamracing.com.