Catherine Mead ran past her own NCU Women's 6k record and Jeff Winkelman was just 11 seconds off the Men's 8k record on a perfect Friday afternoon at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational.

NCU Cross Country recorded quality efforts at the Bethany Lutheran College Invitational at Minneopa Golf Course in Mankato in an event that previewed the upcoming UMAC Conference Championship Course.

North Central Cross Country ran to a fourth place men's finish and a sixth place women's result at the 2011 UMAC Conference Championships held at Minneopa Golf Course in Mankato on Saturday.

Catherine Mead's third straight individual national championship led NCU to their historic seventh straight NCCAA DII Women's Cross Country National Title on Saturday in Cedarville, Ohio.

North Central University matched an outstanding on field performance in the fall sports season by having 15 athletes named to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference List.