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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Cross Country: Northwestern kicks off indoor track season at Bob Eubanks Open

January 15, 2023

Nearly two months removed from its first NCAA Division One Cross Country Championships appearance in over 20 years, Northwestern returned to race action at the Bob Eubanks Open. While the Wildcats moved...

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Riker: Northwestern athletics should consider expanding. Adding women’s track and field is a great place to start.

November 21, 2022

Northwestern’s women’s teams have crushed it this fall.  From field hockey returning to the national championship to soccer making its own postseason run to volleyball securing major upsets, it’s...

Two girls in white jerseys run next to each other in a cross country meet.

Cross Country: Northwestern places 30th at its first NCAA Championship since 2002, concludes record-breaking season

November 20, 2022

Northwestern finished 30th in its first appearance at the NCAA Division I Women’s Cross Country Championships since 2002, capping off a historic season for the Wildcats.   While the Cats had hoped...

Cross country female athletes running along the grass.

Cross Country: Northwestern heads to first NCAA Division 1 Cross Country Championship in twenty years

November 17, 2022

After an impressive second-place showing at the Midwest Regional Championship last week, Northwestern women’s cross country has advanced to the NCAA Division 1 Championship for the first time since 2002.  NU...

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Cross Country: Graduate student Rachel McCardell returns to fulfill ‘unfinished business,’ rewrite Northwestern’s record books

November 16, 2022

When graduate student Rachel McCardell was an underclassman, Northwestern cross country routinely finished in the bottom half of the Big Ten and the Midwest Region. Qualifying for NCAA Division I National...

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