WAVERLY, Iowa – The Duhawk women's cross country team finished ninth out of 31 teams on Saturday at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regionals, hosted by Wartburg College.

Frankie Chaidez was the Duahwks' top finisher, as the junior closed out the 6 kilometer race 32^nd overall (32^nd – 32 points – 22:33.4) to earn All-Region honors. Following Chaidez for the scoring were Becca Diddia (41^st – 41 points – 23:08.7), Emily Jackson (61^st – 61 points – 23:36.5), Bailey Vaughan (63^rd – 63 points – 23:40.2), Paige Jacobs (86^th – 85 points – 24:11.8), Avery Kittl (93^rd – 92 points – 24:27.9), and Hunter Jones (100^th – 99 points – 24:31.2).

UP NEXT: The Duhawks will now wait and see if the program's performance on Saturday is enough to punch its ticket to the NCAA Division III National Championships in Dickinson, Penn., on Saturday, Nov. 18. The official selections for the meet are scheduled to be released on NCAA.com tomorrow.