DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University women's cross country team will travel to Clinton, Pa., this Saturday, Oct. 31, to compete in the Horizon League Championship at Youthtowne Fields, hosted by Robert Morris. The six-kilometer women's championship race is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. CT.

Last time out, NIU finished 18th overall at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 16), finishing second among the four Horizon League teams in the field, behind Oakland and head of Green Bay and Milwaukee. Amelie Ojeda (Lombard, Ill./Willowbrook) paced the Huskies, running the fifth-fastest six-kilometer time in school history (21:01.6). 

Along with Ojeda, four other Huskies, Emerson Fabry (Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski), Isabella Grieder (Groveland, Ill./Morton), Claire Helmila (Greenville, Wis./Freedom) and Sofia Pena (Jalisco, Mexico), ran collegiate best times at Bradley as NIU looks to peak at the right moment heading into championship season. 

Youngstown State is the defending champions of the Horizon League Championship, winning last season's meet in Fort Wayne, Ind. 

Following the conference championship, NIU will turn its attention to the NCAA Midwest Regional in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday, Nov. 14.