Northwestern University Athletics
Friday, November 14
Stillwater, Okla.
9 a.m. CT
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NCAA Midwest Regional
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No. 11 Northwestern Readies For NCAA Midwest Regional
11/13/2025 12:30:00 PM | Women's Cross Country & Track
‘Cats ranked third in latest USTFCCCA Regional Rankings
EVANSTON, Ill. (November 13, 2025) – Just two weeks removed from a historic showing at the Big Ten Conference Championships, No. 11 Northwestern cross country continues its postseason journey on Friday morning at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Stillwater, Okla.
Action in the women's 6k championship race will kick off the day's proceedings at 9 a.m. CT on Oklahoma State University's Greiner Family Cross Country Course. ESPN+ will stream the meet in its entirety, with links to watch and follow live results available above.
Currently sitting at No. 11 in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Coaches' Poll, Northwestern is ranked third in the organization's regional rankings ahead of Friday's meet.
The Wildcats are coming off a third-place finish at the Big Ten Conference Championships on October 31 in East Lansing, Mich., a showing that marked the program's top finish at the conference meet since the 1986 season. Northwestern was led at the meet by a trio of All-Big Ten honorees in Ava Earl (13th; 20:24.5), Ava Criniti (14th; 20:25.4), and Maddy Whitman (17th; 20:29.9).
Head coach Jill Miller's crew will look to recreate its early-season success at the Greiner Family Cross Country Course on Friday morning. Led by Criniti, who claimed individual medalist honors (10:13.1) in the women's 3k race, the 'Cats posted a perfect team score of 15 en route to winning the team title at the Cowboy Preview on August 29.
The top two teams in the women's 6k race at the NCAA Midwest Regional, along with the top four individuals not on an advancing team, will receive automatic bids to the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Columbia, Mo., on Saturday, November 22. At-large selections to the national meet will be announced during the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Cross Country Selection Show at 4 p.m. CT on Saturday, November 15.
Action in the women's 6k championship race will kick off the day's proceedings at 9 a.m. CT on Oklahoma State University's Greiner Family Cross Country Course. ESPN+ will stream the meet in its entirety, with links to watch and follow live results available above.
Currently sitting at No. 11 in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Coaches' Poll, Northwestern is ranked third in the organization's regional rankings ahead of Friday's meet.
The Wildcats are coming off a third-place finish at the Big Ten Conference Championships on October 31 in East Lansing, Mich., a showing that marked the program's top finish at the conference meet since the 1986 season. Northwestern was led at the meet by a trio of All-Big Ten honorees in Ava Earl (13th; 20:24.5), Ava Criniti (14th; 20:25.4), and Maddy Whitman (17th; 20:29.9).
Head coach Jill Miller's crew will look to recreate its early-season success at the Greiner Family Cross Country Course on Friday morning. Led by Criniti, who claimed individual medalist honors (10:13.1) in the women's 3k race, the 'Cats posted a perfect team score of 15 en route to winning the team title at the Cowboy Preview on August 29.
The top two teams in the women's 6k race at the NCAA Midwest Regional, along with the top four individuals not on an advancing team, will receive automatic bids to the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Columbia, Mo., on Saturday, November 22. At-large selections to the national meet will be announced during the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Cross Country Selection Show at 4 p.m. CT on Saturday, November 15.
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