The Wayne State College women's cross country team finished 13^th place with a team score of 378 Saturday afternoon at the Northern Sun Conference Championships held in Minot, North Dakota.  Freshman Kaitlyn Bloomenrader was the top Wildcat runner placing 79^th out of 145 runners.
            Augustana captured the team title with 54 points followed by UMary in second at 72 and Winona State third with 75 points.  Minnesota Duluth (98) and Minnesota State (107) closed out the top five teams.
            Sioux Falls was sixth at 190 points with Minot State seventh at 201.  MSU Moorhead (255), Bemidji State (267) and St. Cloud State (279) rounded out the top 10 teams.
            Bloomenrader's time on the 6,000-meter course was 23:32.2 for the top Wayne State finish.  Allie Czapla was next in 86^th at 23:43.4 and Sydney Escritt was 104^th in a time of 24:28.2.  Madeline Kunz followed in 105^th at 24:34.6 and Callie Kirchner was 106^th at 24:40.1.
            Other Wildcat finishers were Jozlyn Barnes (116^th – 25:29.8), Taylor Thorp (117^th - -25:37.0), Nikola Prochazkova (125th - 26:08.1), Maelee Beacom (127^th – 26:18.8) and Madi McKie (132^nd – 26:44.0).
            Wayne State will compete at the NCAA Central Region Championship in Joplin, Missouri on Saturday, November 9^th to close out the 2024 cross country season.   

Wayne State women's finishers at Northern Sun Conference Championships
Souris Valley Golf Course Country Course – Minot, North Dakota (6,000-meters)
   79.       Kaitlyn Bloomenrader         23:32.2
   86.       Allie Czapla                       23:43.4
  104.      Sydney Escritt                   24:28.2
  105.      Madeline Kunz                   24:34.6
  106.      Callie Kirchner                    24:40.1
  116.      Jozlyn Barnes                     25:29.8
  117.      Taylor Thorp                        25:37.0
  125.      Nikola Prochazkova             26:08.1
  127.      Maelee Beacom                  26:18.8
  132.      Madi McKie                        26:44.0