Joplin, MO. – The Northern State University cross country teams took eighteenth (women) and twenty-forth (men) from the 2021 NCAA Cross Country Regional Championships hosted by Missouri Southern State University. The Wolves women ran to an average time of 22:56 in the 6k, while the men notched an average mark of 33:42 in the 10k.
 
WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

• Megan Pickering was the top finisher for the Wolves, taking 45^th with a time of 22:10.6
• Jennifer Clark followed, finishing 73^rd, crossing the finish line in 22:41.5
• Kenzie Hamann and Victoria Kolbinger tallied 106^th and 123^rd place finishes with times of 23:10.4 and 23:23.3 respectively
• Avery Murray closed out the team's top-5, notching a time of 23:53.9

 
MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

• Jackson Harrison led the way for the NSU men, crossing the finish line if 31:12.2 in 37^th place overall
• Nathan Alto ran to a top-100 finish in 100^th overall with a time of 32:38.7
• Rhaecine Sam, John Jacklin, and Michael Wirth rounded on the top-5 finishers for Northern State with times of 33:08.5, 35:44.1, and 35:45.5