Juniors Fiona Smith of St. Benedict and Clara Mayfield of Carleton finished second and third in the NCAA Division III cross-country meet Saturday in Lansing, Mich.
Smith's time was 21 minutes, 49.6 seconds for the 6K race. Smith, of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, placed fifth in the national meet last year.
Mayfield was about six seconds behind her (21:55.7). Kassie Parker of Loras won the race (21:06.5).
In the women's team competition, Carleton placed fourth (179) and St. Olaf eighth (256).
Junior Logan Bocovich of St. Olaf was eighth (25:09.3, 8K) in the men's race.
Augustana runners win region
The Augustana women's cross-country team took first in the NCAA Division II Central Region in Joplin, Mo., with a score of 62. Minnesota State Mankato was third (127).
Sophomore Lindsay Cunningham of Winona State was the individual champion (19:34.75, 6K) and Vikings senior Nicolette Schmidt second (20:18.35).
In the men's meet, Augustana was third (99) led by Matt Steiger and Ryan Hartman, seventh and eighth, respectively.