WAYNE, Neb. – The Southwest Minnesota State women's cross country team placed 14^th out of 16 teams at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championship held Friday afternoon at the Wayne Country Club.
 
Winona State won the team title with 28 points with Minnesota State taking home second place with 57 points. Sophia Taarud from Winona State won the individual title covering the 6,000-meter course with a time of 21:19.
 
SMSU, which finished with 383 points, was led by Madison Marco, who placed 51^st overall at 24:04. Kyra Kusnierek ran 24:59 to finish 86^th while Anneka Sedelmyer crossed the line in 94^th with a time of 25:18.
 
Kirsten Koopal closed in 110^th with a time of 26:24, Kaitlin Olson was 129^th at 28:25, Sophia Nelson ran 29:01 to place 134^th, Malayna Hemmen finished 137^th at 30:19, while Lila Bungarden closed in 138^th at 30:38.