EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern junior Aubrey Roberts will represent the Wildcats' cross country program at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships March 8-9 in Birmingham, Alabama, the NCAA announced late Tuesday evening.

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Roberts qualified with the eighth fastest 5,000-meter time in the field and will be one of just two Big Ten competitors in the race. The Eau Claire, Wisconsin, native became the first female cross country All-American in NU history in the fall and will look to make it two-for-two in her junior campaign at the Birmingham CrossPlex. She is the first NU cross country student-athlete to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships since the program was reignited in 1998.

She set the school record and ran the fifth-fastest 5K in Big Ten history at the BU Season Opener on December 2, crossing the finish line in 15:32.38 to post her qualifying time.

ESPN3 will stream the championships live starting at 5:30 p.m. CT March 8 and starting at 4 p.m. CT March 9. A re-air of the championship will take place starting at 9 p.m. CT Sunday, March 10 on ESPN2 and again Monday, March 11 starting at 9 p.m. CT on ESPNU.

For more information regarding the Division I indoor track and field championships and to purchase tickets, log on to ncaa.com.