PEORIA, Ill. – Seven members of the Northern Illinois University women's cross country team competed at the Bradley Pink Classic on Friday afternoon (Oct. 18) at the Newman Golf Course. Junior Meagan Biddle (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Hoffman Estates) was the highest finishing Huskie, crossing the line over the six-kilometer course in a time of 22:12.7.

As a team, NIU earned an 18th-place finish in the 23-team field with four runners finishing in the top-100. Freshman Brooke Lytle (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha West) was the second Huskie across the line, finishing 52nd in 22:25.5. Junior Nora Finegan (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) claimed 80th with a time of 22:50.1 and senior Mercer Mack (Eureka, Ill./Eureka) took 94th, clocking in at 23:04.9. 

The other half of NIU's roster will compete tomorrow at the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind. The Huskies are competing in the Women's Blue Race which is slated to begin at 10 a.m. CT. That race will feature four of the top 10 and 10 of the top 30 in the latest United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Poll. 

The Under Armour Pre-National Invitational will take place on the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, which will host the NCAA Division I National Championship for the 13th time later this season. Live results will be available and the meet can also be viewed live at on FloTrack. 

Team Standings
1. Bradley, 67
2. South Dakota, 103
3. Illinois, 127
4. UMKC, 157
5. Marquette, 174
6. Illinois State, 206
7. Central Michigan, 258
8. Wright State, 262
9. Eastern Illinois, 263
10. Bowling Green, 286
11. Tennessee-Martin, 303
12. SE Missouri State, 336
13. Creighton, 345
14. Nebraska-Omaha, 367
15. Northern Iowa, 368
16. DePaul, 371
17. Drake, 373
18. NIU, 398
19. SIU Edwardsville, 411
20. UIC, 500
21. Valparaiso, 511
22. Loyola-Chicago, 537
23. Green Bay, 710

NIU Individual Finishes 
40. Meagan Biddle, 22:12.7
52. Brooke Lytle, 22:25.5
80. Nora Finegan, 22:50.1
94. Mercer Mack, 23:04.9
151. Maggie Cavanaugh, 24:08.5
158. Kaitlin Miller, 24:17.6
173. Sarah Vigro, 25:35.7