The HC women are looking to advance to the national meet and improve on their 13th-place finish from a year ago. Unlike the HC men, the women can reach the national meet without a win. The women could earn one of three at-large bids due to their high ranking. The results of other NAIA conference meets could play a role. But we are going out to contend with Concordia.
Depth is also the key for the women's team.
Concordia has three tough runners then drops off a little. Racing for the women will be Linda Colburn, Lindsey Masterton, Nicole DeRoin, Carrie Lessley, Amy Uhrmacher, Heather George and Lara Johnson, Laurie Starr, Autumn Hudson and Denae Parker. We feel like on a great day we could get a top five finish at the national meet. Tyler Marsh is a sports writer for the Tribune.