The Northwestern College women's cross country team finished fifth out of 12 teams at Saturday's Graphic Edge Invite hosted by Mount Marty College in Yankton, S.D. The men's team placed sixth out of 14 teams.

Northwestern College and the Red Raider athletic department have named Scott Bahrke as the new head cross country and track and field coach.

The Northwestern College cross country teams will run at the GPAC Championships on Saturday, November 3 at the Adams Nature Preserve at McCook Lake, S.D., and is hosted by Briar Cliff.

Elliott Johnson (Minooka, Ill.) has signed a letter of intent to continue his cross country and track and field careers at Northwestern College this fall.

The Northwestern College cross country teams finished seventh (women's) and sixth (men's) out of 11 teams at the 2012 GPAC Championships held at the McCook Lake Nature Preserve in McCook Lake, S.D. on Saturday morning.

The Northwestern College cross country teams recently completed their 2011 seasons at the GPAC championship, hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan at Pioneer Park in Lincoln, Neb.

Dawn Gildersleeve (Elkhart, Iowa) was named to the 2012 GPAC women's cross country all-conference team as announced by the GPAC office earlier today.

The Northwestern College cross country teams will have a new look in 2012 as former NWC runner Scott Bahrke (’01) takes over the program after Nate Wolf resigned in June.

The NAIA announced its list of 2012 cross country scholar athletes and nine Northwestern runners earned the academic honor

The Northwestern College cross country teams will make its 2012 season debut tonight at the Augustana Twilight Invite held at the Yankton Trails Park