PEORIA, Ill. ? Senior Amy Jo Thorne placed 67th to lead the North Dakota State women's cross country team to a 17th place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Saturday, Nov. 13. The six-kilometer race was held at Newman Golf Course and hosted by Bradley University.
Iowa State won the team title with 35 points, while Minnesota's Stephanie Rice took first in the 188-person race in 20:01.48.
Thorne crossed the finish line in 21:41.02. Freshman Heidi Peterson finished six seconds behind Thorne in 76th in a time of 21:47.40.
Senior Christine Schmaltz placed 119th in 22:34.72 and junior Jordan Krahn was right on her heels in 120th in a time of 22:34.95.
Freshman Maddie McClellan finished in 22:40.29, good for 129th. Senior Brittany Schanandore was 132nd in 22:50.31 and sophomore Faith Kruchowski placed 135th in a time of 22:52.64.
NDSU Individual Results
67. Amy Jo Thorne, 21:41.02
76. Heidi Peterson, 21:47.40
119. Christine Schmaltz, 22:34.72
120. Jordan Krahn, 22:34.95
129. Maddie McClellan, 22:40.29
132. Brittany Schanandore, 22:50.31
135. Faith Kruchowski, 22:52.64
Team Results
1. Iowa State, 35
2. Oklahoma State, 105
3. Minnesota, 118
4. Tulsa, 133
5. Kansas State, 154
6. Kansas, 192
7. Iowa, 208
8. Nebraska, 233
9. Illinois, 236
10. Wichita State, 253
11. Northwestern, 315
12. Missouri, 321
13. Illinois State, 408
14. Missouri State, 409
15. St. Louis, 478
16. Drake, 493
17. North Dakota State, 495
18. Bradley, 516
19. Southern Illinois, 522
20. Eastern Illinois, 549
21. DePaul, 559
22. Loyola (Ill.), 564
23. South Dakota State, 647
24. Northern Illinois, 717
25. Oral Roberts, 737
26. Creighton, 781
27. Southeast Missouri, 814