Sunday, November 15, 2009

FLASH: Gopher Men Make NCAA Field

The University of Minnesota men's cross country team has earned an at-large bid to the NCAA cross country championships.

On Saturday, the Gopher men finished fourth at the NCAA Division I Midwest Regional, where two teams earned automatic qualifying spots, but the team was among the 13 at-large picks announced by the NCAA on Sunday.

The Gopher women, who won their third-straight Midwest Regional title on Saturday, will also compete at the national meet on Monday, November 23 in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Find the complete NCAA D1 fields HERE.

In Division III ... The St. Olaf College and Hamline University men's teams earned at-large selection to this Saturday's D3 meet in Cleveland, Ohio. They'll join Central Region men's co-champions St. Thomas at the meet.

The St. Olaf women earned an at-large bid to the D3 meet, joining cross-Northfield rivals Carleton, the Central Region women's champs.

Find the complete D3 field listed HERE.

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