WEST SALEM, Wis.?For the fifth straight event, sophomore Nora Narloch led the North Dakota State women's cross country team. Competing at the Tori Neubuaer Invitational hosted by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Narloch was timed in 22 minutes, 4.13 seconds to place seventh overall out of 432 finishers on the Maple Grove Country Club course.
Veronica Nagel finished as NDSU's No. 2 runner, crossing in 22:47.91 for 21st place.
South Dakota State took the team crown with a sum of 81 points, narrowly defeating Northern Iowa, which ended the day in second place with 85. Running on their home course, the Eagles of UW-La Crosse placed third at 93 points.
NDSU finished with a 567-point tally for 22nd place out of 28 squads.
NDSU will next compete at the Division I independent championships held at IPFW in Fort Wayne, Ind., on Oct. 28.
