ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - The UW-Stevens Point women's cross country team got an at-large bid into the 2013 NCAA Division III Championship on Sunday after finishing fourth at the D3 Midwest Regional Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Saukie Golf Course.

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The Pointers advanced to nationals for the first time since 2010 and the 16th time in program history. UWSP finished with 126 points, 12 behind third-place Washington University and well ahead of fifth-place Aurora. The University of Chicago (60) and UW-La Crosse (101) finished in the top two spots, respectively.  

UW-Stevens Point was led by Ana Breit (Stevens Point, WI/Pacelli), who just missed out on a top-10 spot by finishing 11th of 282 runners. Breit's time was 22:13. Julia Colling (Maplewood, MN/North) secured a top-20 finish in the regional, running 18th in 22:23.  

Haley Steig (Osseo, WI/Osseo-Fairchild) (31st), Kelsey Laska (Roscoe, IL/Hononegah) (34th) and Paige Haberkorn (Oconomowoc, WI/Oconomowoc) (38th) made it five Pointers in the top 40. Lauren Dilley (Middleton, WI/Middleton) (41st) and Danielle Macareno (Kenosha, WI/Kenosha Bradford) (146th) were also in the field for UWSP.  

The NCAA Championships are held next Saturday, November 23 in Hanover, Indiana.