University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Friday, November 13
Albuquerque, NM
10 a.m. MT
University of Northern Colorado
vs
NCAA Regional Championships
11/12/2026 11:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
GREELEY, Colo. – Sabina Stroia and Claire Nowels will represent Northern Colorado at the NCAA Mountain Regional on Friday, racing the women's 6K at 11 a.m. MT at the UNM North Golf Course.
The regional closes out a fall in which the Bears leaned on the two of them at the front of the pack. Stroia ran 21:25.6 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational, the fastest 6K of Northern Colorado's season, and added a 17:46.50 at the Big Sky Championships on Oct. 30. Her third-place finish in 18:56.40 at the Steve T. Reeder Memorial on Oct. 9 was the Bears' best individual result of the year.
Nowels was right alongside her all fall. She ran 21:34.0 at Santa Clara, second on the team to Stroia, then posted Northern Colorado's fastest time at the Big Sky Championships with a 17:46.40 — one tenth of a second ahead of Stroia. She also finished sixth at the Reeder Memorial in 19:19.24, giving the Bears a pair of top-10 finishes in that meet.
The two have run every major meet of the season together, and Friday's regional is the last chance to extend the fall. The Mountain Regional serves as the qualifying meet for the NCAA Championships, with individual qualifiers and team berths determined by Friday's results. The women's 6K goes off at 11 a.m. MT, with an All-Region recognition ceremony scheduled for approximately 1 p.m. MT.
FOLLOW THE BEARS:
For complete coverage of UNC Athletics, check out the official homepage at uncbears.com. Follow the cross country and track and field teams on X (@UNC_BearsTFXC), and Instagram (@UNC_BearsXCTF).
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The regional closes out a fall in which the Bears leaned on the two of them at the front of the pack. Stroia ran 21:25.6 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational, the fastest 6K of Northern Colorado's season, and added a 17:46.50 at the Big Sky Championships on Oct. 30. Her third-place finish in 18:56.40 at the Steve T. Reeder Memorial on Oct. 9 was the Bears' best individual result of the year.
Nowels was right alongside her all fall. She ran 21:34.0 at Santa Clara, second on the team to Stroia, then posted Northern Colorado's fastest time at the Big Sky Championships with a 17:46.40 — one tenth of a second ahead of Stroia. She also finished sixth at the Reeder Memorial in 19:19.24, giving the Bears a pair of top-10 finishes in that meet.
The two have run every major meet of the season together, and Friday's regional is the last chance to extend the fall. The Mountain Regional serves as the qualifying meet for the NCAA Championships, with individual qualifiers and team berths determined by Friday's results. The women's 6K goes off at 11 a.m. MT, with an All-Region recognition ceremony scheduled for approximately 1 p.m. MT.
FOLLOW THE BEARS:
For complete coverage of UNC Athletics, check out the official homepage at uncbears.com. Follow the cross country and track and field teams on X (@UNC_BearsTFXC), and Instagram (@UNC_BearsXCTF).
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