Amelie Ojeda Paces Huskies at NCAA Midwest Regional

AMES, Iowa – Amelie Ojeda (Lombard, Ill./Willowbrook) became the first Huskie to finish in the top 50 at the NCAA Midwest Regional since 2019 as the Northern Illinois University women's cross country team competed in the event on Friday (Nov. 13) at the Iowa State Cross Country Course.

Ojeda ran a time of 20:37.6, the fourth-best six-kilometer time in program history, to finish 49th overall in an elite field that included four of the nation's top 25 ranked programs. She finished 14th among the 63 sophomores in the field.

"This was a breakthrough race for her," said NIU head coach

Juan Carrillo of Ojeda. "As an athlete, you look forward to that day when you have that type of race. I think this…