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

This past Saturday the Scots finished third at the MIAC Championships at St. Olaf, totaling 74 points to finish behind champion Carleton (25) and St. Olaf (63), and ahead of fourth-place St. Scholastica (118). Senior Ingrid Norquist (Minneapolis, Minn./Anoka) won the individual MIAC championship, finishing first by 36 seconds with a time of 22:48.6. Junior Kate Fox (Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt) also earned All-MIAC honors with an eighth-place finish in 22:41.7. Receiving All-MIAC honorable mention were sophomore Aubrey Jensen (Floresville, Texas), who took 16th with a time of 23:17.9, and first year Lucia Williams (Corvallis, Ore./Corvallis), who was 25th in 23:27.3.

UW-La Crosse remained first in the North Region rankings, with Carleton moving up to No. 2 and UW-Stevens Point climbing into third. UW-Eau Claire was ranked fourth, followed by St. Olaf, Ripon, UW-Oshkosh and Macalester. UW-River Falls moved up a spot into ninth, and St. Scholastica is ranked 10th.

A portion of the team will compete at the Cannon River Closer on Thursday, Nov. 5 at St. Olaf.

Click here to view the USTFCCCA rankings for this week.