by ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Hayley Burns finished 11th at the NCAA Mountain Region Cross Country Championships on Friday, running 20:17.4 over 6K as Northern Arizona’s third scorer.
Burns crossed just behind teammates Ava Mitchell, who was ninth in 20:06.9, and Elsa Sundqvist, who was 10th in 20:07.3. Emma Stutzman placed 16th in 20:34.1 and Addy Ritzenhein was 21st in 20:48.0 to complete the Lumberjacks’ scoring five.
Northern Arizona scored 67 points to finish second in the team standings and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships. New Mexico’s Pamela Kosgei won the individual title in 19:08.3.
Burns’s regional finish follows her runner-up showing at the Big Sky Championships in Flagstaff two weeks ago, where she ran a personal-best 15:55.0.
Northern Arizona races next at the NCAA Championships on Saturday, November 21 in Terre Haute, Ind.
