STILLWATER, Okla. – The North Dakota State women's cross country team placed 17th out of 32 teams at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Friday morning.
 
The Bison women finished with 424 points, moving up one spot from 18th place a year ago.
 
Senior Reagan Baesler took 32nd in the final race of her Bison cross country career, clocking 21:15.7 for the six-kilometer course.
 
Bison sophomore Logan Harz finished 68th in 21:55.7, and sophomore Mia Hoffmann was 77th in 22:03.1. Freshman Kylie Nelson was the No. 4 runner for NDSU, taking 127th place with a time of 22:43.7. Sophomore Jaelyn Miller completed the team scoring for the Bison in 130th place with a time of 22:45.4.
 
The Bison were just three points out of 14th place in the team standings.
 
Host Oklahoma State won the women's team title, and Northwestern claimed the second automatic qualifying spot for the NCAA Championships.