FINAL RESULTS
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Northwestern cross country star Aubrey Roberts culminated her stellar junior season with a 17th-place finish in the 5,000-meter at the NCAA West Regional Preliminaries Saturday night.
Roberts crossed the finish line in an outdoor season-best time of 16:03.44 to move up 15 spots as she entered the race with the 32nd-fastest qualifying time among the competitors.
The Eau Claire, Wisconsin, native needed to finish in the top-12 to advance to the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas.
The race wraps up a junior campaign in which Roberts became the first-ever Northwestern female cross country All-American and first Indoor Track All-American in program history. She has rewritten the record books during her three years with the Wildcats and will return to lead a rising program in the fall of 2019.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Northwestern cross country star Aubrey Roberts culminated her stellar junior season with a 17th-place finish in the 5,000-meter at the NCAA West Regional Preliminaries Saturday night.
Roberts crossed the finish line in an outdoor season-best time of 16:03.44 to move up 15 spots as she entered the race with the 32nd-fastest qualifying time among the competitors.
The Eau Claire, Wisconsin, native needed to finish in the top-12 to advance to the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas.
The race wraps up a junior campaign in which Roberts became the first-ever Northwestern female cross country All-American and first Indoor Track All-American in program history. She has rewritten the record books during her three years with the Wildcats and will return to lead a rising program in the fall of 2019.
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Be the first to know what's going on with the 'Cats -- Follow @NU_Sports on Twitter, become a fan of Northwestern Athletics on Facebook, check us out on Instagram, visit our Social Media page and download our mobile app from the Apple Store and Google Play! To get involved with the #B1GCats, become a season-ticket holder or join the Wildcat Fund!