ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College women's cross country team moved down one spot to No. 8 in this week's North Region rankings by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, which were released today.

The majority of the ranked North Region teams competed at the Augustana College Interregional invitational on Saturday, including the Scots, who were 16th out of 35 teams. Senior Ingrid Norquist (Minneapolis, Minn./Anoka) led the way for Macalester, finishing 24th out of 309 competitors with a time of 21:47.7. Junior Kate Fox (Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt) was next for the Scots, covering the 6-kilometer course in 22:25.3 to take 68th.

UW-La Crosse, who is the top-ranked team in the North Region again this week, won the Augustana Interregional. UW-Eau Claire, Carleton, St. Olaf and UW-Stevens Point round out the top five in the region this week. Ripon moved up two spots to No. 6 after taking 14th at Augustana, 15 points ahead of Macalester. UW-Oshkosh, Macalester, St. Scholastica and UW-River Falls complete this week's top 10.

The Scots now prepare for the MIAC Cross Country Championships, which take place on Oct. 31 at St. Olaf.

Click here to view the USTFCCCA rankings for this week.