University of Southern Indiana Women’s Cross Country was awarded an at-large bid into the NCAA Division II National Championships Monday.
The No. 15 Screaming Eagles are making their first trip to nationals as a team since 2016 and their 12th in program history after finishing sixth in a leaded NCAA II Midwest Region Championship meet that featured nine nationally-ranked teams. Eight of the 34 teams that qualified for the national meet are from the Midwest Region, by far the most selections of any of the eight regions.
Junior Jennifer Comastri paced USI at the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships with her 13th-place finish, while senior Hope Jones was 18th. Both earned All-Midwest Region accolades with their finishes.
USI Women’s Cross Country joins the men’s squad, who earned an automatic bid to the national meet, when it competes at the NCAA II Championships November 23 at Arcade Creek Cross Country Course (at Haggin Oaks) in Sacramento, California. The women’s six-kilometer race is set to begin at noon (CST), while the men’s 10k is slated for a 1:15 p.m. start time.
