Results

STILLWATER, Okla. – North Dakota State junior cross country runner Kelby Anderson recorded her second straight top-10 finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet on Friday morning, potentially earning a trip to the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
 
Anderson (Bismarck, N.D.) finished seventh out of more than 230 runners, clocking a six-kilometer time of 20:43.3 for the eighth-fastest 6k in NDSU history.
 
Anderson missed out on an automatic qualifying spot for next weekend's NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., but the possibility remains that she could earn an at-large selection announced on Saturday.
 
Her performance was the third-best ever by a Bison, trailing only the 2015 regional title by All-American Erin Teschuk and the 2014 runner-up finish by Teschuk. Anderson finished 9th at the Midwest Regional a year ago as a sophomore.
 
As a team, the Bison women took 11th place for the second-best regional finish in school history. Behind Anderson, freshman Kaleesa Houston (22:07.5) and junior Brynnan Covington (22:08.5) were 63rd and 64th, respectively. NDSU senior Melina Kuerschner finished 79th in 22:17.8, and junior Jen Dufner completed the team scoring in 109th with a time of 22:43.2.
 
Covington and Kuerschner both posted the best regional-meet finishes of their careers, with Covington improving 55 places over last season.
 
Illinois won the team title, with Iowa State's Cailie Logue claiming the individual crown for the second straight year.