NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Hannah Preisser won the individual title at the MIAC Championships, helping the No. 10-ranked Carleton College women's cross country team finish as runners-up at the conference meet.
 
Racing on its home course, No. 17 St. Olaf College won the team title with score of 34 points. The Knights were next at 54 points, with College of St. Scholastica finishing third at 99 points. This was the first time that Carleton finished behind another NCAA Division III squad—at any race—since finishing fourth at the 2022 NCAA Championships.
 
"We were prepared for the race to be a Northfield battle today," said Carleton head coach Donna Ricks. "Our team has been performing at an incredibly high level for two seasons. Today, we did not come out on top, however, our team certainly had some things to celebrate.
 
"Hannah demonstrated her mental toughness once again as she moved into first place after the mile and continued to increase her lead, dominating the women's race."
 
Preisser crossed the line at 21:18.9, good for a 45.5-second margin of victory. She is the seventh Carleton woman to be the individual MIAC Champion (see chart below).
 
Sophie McManus placed fourth at 22:24.5, and Aliya Larsen was the third Knight to take home All-MIAC status as she finished sixth at 22:47.5.
 
Libby Rowland and Nora Daley earned all-conference honorable mention. Rowland was 19th at 23:25.8, and Daley covered the six-kilometer course in 23:41.4 to place 25th.
 
Lara Erickson and Maggie Votruba rounded out Carleton's top-seven runners, finishing 45th and 53rd, respectively. The former clocked a time of 24:41.5, while the latter finished in 24:56.6.
 
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton hosts the NCAA North Region Championships on Saturday, Nov. 16. The women's race is set for 11:00 a.m. with the men's competition slated to begin at 12:00 p.m.
 
Carleton runners to win MIAC Championships individual title
1987  --  Shelly Scherer
1988  --  Anna Prineas
2011  --  Simone Childs-Walker
2014  --  Ruth Steinke
2017  --  Meg Mathison
2019  --  Amanda Mosborg
2024  --  Hannah Preisser