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Feb 5	Gildersleeve to Run track, Cross Country at Northwestern Dawn Gildersleeve (Bondurant, Iowa) has signed a letter of intent to continue her track and field and cross country careers at Northwestern College next year.
Nov 22	Miles Places 55th at the NAIA Women's CC National Championship Charity Miles finished 55th out of 320 runners at the NAIA women's cross country national championships on Saturday, Nov. 21. The 2009 event took place at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Wash.
Nov 21	Eight NWC Runners Named NAIA Scholar Athlete Eight members of the Northwestern College cross country teams earned NAIA Scholar Athlete honors as announced by the NAIA.
Nov 18	Miles Set to Run at NAIA Cross Country Championship The NAIA National Cross Country Championships will be on Saturday, November 21 at Vancouver, Wash. The women's race is set to begin at 11:45 PST, around 1:45 our time.
Nov 11	Charity Miles Earns All-Conference Honors Charity Miles earned all-conference honors as announced by the GPAC office earlier today.
Nov 7	Miles Qualifies for Nationals in Women's Cross Country Charity Miles finished in 10th place at the GPAC Cross Country Championships and qualified for the national meet for the third straight year. Northwestern placed fourth out of 12 Milesteams in the women's race while the men placed 10th out of 13 teams.
Nov 5	Raiders to Run in GPAC Championships The Northwestern cross country teams will run in the GPAC Championships hosted by Midland Lutheran this weekend in Fremont, Neb. Both races will take place at the Valley View Golf Course with the women's race at 10:30am, followed by the men's 8K race at 11:15 am.
Nov 4	Raiders Listed in Weekly NAIA Women's X-Country Rating Northwestern College continued to receive votes in this week's (Nov. 4) NAIA women's cross country poll.
Oct 28	Northwestern Earns Spot in NAIA Women's Cross Country Poll Northwestern College received votes in this week's (Oct. 28) NAIA women's cross country poll. The Raiders totaled 48 points and are the fourth team listed that received votes in this week's poll.
Oct 24	Women's Runners Finish Third at Graphic Edge Open The Red Raiders women's cross country team finished third out of 12 teams at the Graphic Edge Invitational hosted by Mount Marty College. The men's team placed 10th out of 14 teams.
Oct 22	Runners to Compete in Final Tune-Up Before Postseason Northwestern will be running in their final regular-season race this weekend at a meet hosted by Mount Marty College. The race is the final tune-up for the GPAC Championships on Saturday, November 7.
Oct 14	NWC Women's Team Receives Votes in NAIA Women's CC Poll The Northwestern College women's cross country team received votes in the most recent NAIA poll released Oct. 14.
Oct 10	Women's Team Finishes Fourth at BCU Cross Country Invite Competing for the first time this season, Charity Miles crossed the finish line in seventh place in leading the Northwestern women's cross country team to a fourth place finish at the Briar Cliff Invitational Saturday morning.
Oct 9	Cross Country Teams to Run at BCU Invite The Raiders will run in a meet hosted by Briar Cliff held at McCook Lake, S.D. on Saturday, Oct. 10. The women's 5K race will start at 10:00 am, followed by the men's 8K race around 10:45 am.
Sep 28	CC Teams Finish Second at Buena Vista Invite Three Northwestern runners finished in the top 10 in leading the women's team to a second place finish at the Buena Vista Invitational. The men's team also finished second as they placed five runners in the top 15. The event was run at the Lake Creek Golf Course in Storm Lake, Iowa.
Sep 25	X-Country Teams to Run at Buena Vista Invite Both the men's and women's cross country teams will compete in a meet hosted by Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. The races will take place at the Lake Creek Golf Club and will begin with the women's 5K race at 10:00am.
Sep 23	Northwestern to Host Cross Country Visitation Day Northwestern College will host a cross country athletic visitation day for high school juniors and seniors interested in running CC and track at NWC on Nov. 13-14.
Sep 13	Cross Country Teams Place Fifth at USF Invite Senior Ingrid Carlson finished in the top 15 for the second consecutive meet as the women's cross country team finished fifth at the USF Invitational run at the Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls, S.D. The men's team also finished in fifth place overall in their race.
Sep 11	Cross Country Teams to Compete at USF Invite The Northwestern cross country teams will resume their season tomorrow as they head to the USF Invite in Sioux Falls, S.D. The women's race will begin at 10:00am, followed by the men's race around 10:45 am. The event will be run at the Yankton Trails Park.
Aug 30	2009 Season Preview The 2008 season was a successful one for the Northwestern cross country teams. The women’s team finished sixth at the GPAC championship with a roster that featured no seniors within the top 10 runners.