ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Lobo women didn't need to win Friday to go the NCAA Championships. But, because of their performance Friday, they now can vie for a win at nationals.
The No. 1 University of New Mexico women's cross country team earned a bid for the NCAA Championships as it cruised to a second-place and qualifying performance at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships Friday.
Behind a smothering pack of runners, the Lobo women had no difficulty securing one of the two automatic berths in the NCAA's Mountain Region, relying on five runners in the top 13 to capture an eighth straight berth at the NCAA Championships.