Despite freezing temperatures, harsh winds and some flurries, Northwestern finished fourth out of 32 teams at last Friday’s NCAA Midwest Regional Championships in Iowa City.
The Wildcats’s fourth place finish is its best result at the Regional Championships since 2001.
Rachel McCardell continued her stellar season, finishing third place finish in the 6K with a time of 20:49. As a top two individual finisher excluding runners on the top two teams in the race (Minnesota and Oklahoma State), McCardell automatically qualified for the National Championships in Tallahassee. She is the first Northwestern runner to secure an individual slot at Nationals since Aubrey Roberts did so in 2018.