NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Mary Kenney finished 53^rd to lead the College of Saint Benedict cross country team to 18^th place as a team at the NCAA DIII North Region Championships on Saturday (Nov. 16) at the Billy Huyck Cross Country Course.

Hosted by Carleton, the NCAA DIII North Region team crown was captured by Wisconsin LaCrosse, which placed five runners in the top 16 and finished with 63 points. St. Olaf had two runners in the top five and was second with 99 points while Carleton took third with 114 points as Hannah Preisser won the individual title with 21:24.6. The last three individual regional titles had been captured by 2023 national champion Fiona Smith of St. Benedict.

The Bennies finished with 464 points to place 18^th (among 31 teams) as Kenney clocked 23:32.5 across 6,000 meters, which was a season-best (23:41.50) for the junior. Graduate student Lucy Lyngen had another solid outing by clocking 23:46.2 for 64^th place.

Junior Natalie Zielsdorf finished 109^th with a clocking of 24:52.0, which was just off her personal best of 24:49.70. Junior Eva Creighton placed 116^th at 24:55.4 while sophomore Abby Bufkin was 127^th in 25:08.1. Also for CSB, first-year Eileen O'Connor was 138^th with a time of 25:23.2 while senior Kalli Smith took 140^th in 25:24.5