Great Lakes Wire

The Northern Michigan cross country team is set to compete in the Midwest Regional Championship in Evansville, Indiana, on Saturday, November 4th. The event will take place at 11 a.m. ET at the Angel Mounds Cross Country Course and is hosted by the GLVC.

This marks the Wildcats' 26th consecutive appearance at the regional championships. They have consistently finished within the top-13 for 11 straight seasons and aim to continue this trend.

The top three teams and top two individuals not on a qualifying team will automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships. Additionally, 10 at-large teams and eight at-large individuals will also advance. The Wildcats last qualified for the national championships as a team in 2017. An announcement regarding qualifications will be made on Monday at 5 p.m.

For updates during the race, followers can check @NMU_Track_Field and @NMU_Wildcats on X (formerly known as Twitter).

In recent rankings, Northern Michigan holds the No. 8 spot in the USTFCCCA Regional poll. Within their conference, they are ranked fourth behind Grand Valley State, Wayne State, and Saginaw Valley State.

At their last outing in the GLIAC Championships two weeks ago, Northern Michigan secured a fourth-place finish. Sophomore Madi Szymanski placed eighth individually, earning First Team All-GLIAC honors with a time of 21:38.0—her second-best career finish over a 6K distance.

Freshman Ava Maginity also performed well in her debut at the GLIAC Championship, securing Second Team All-GLIAC honors with a personal best time of 22:30.3.

Other notable performances included Gianna Hoving finishing in 24th place with a time of 22:50.4, Skylar Grubb taking 27th with a time of 22:57.1, and Emma Moore placing 30th with a time of 23:01.9—all achieving personal bests.