Competing against several regionally ranked teams, NIU cross country took fourth place at the Illinois State Invite on Friday evening in Normal, Ill.

NIU women’s cross country aims to improve on an already strong start to its 2015 campaign when the Huskies race at the Illinois State Invite on Friday at 5 p.m. in Normal, Ill.

NIU cross country opened its 2015 season with a successful race at the Illini Challenge on Friday evening, finishing second at the Illinois Arboretum.

After weeks of preparation, NIU cross country will begin its new era under first-year head coach Adrian Myers when the Huskies race this weekend at the Illini Challenge Opener.

A new age is upon the NIU women's cross country program heading into the 2015 season.

Two Northern Illinois University student-athletes were selected as invitees to the NCAA's sixth annual Career in Sports Forum to be held from June 4-7 in Indianapolis, Ind.