Badgers punch their ticket to the NCAA Championships

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Wisconsin ladies’s cross nation group secured its ticket to the NCAA Championship because of a second-place end on the 2025 NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday at Angels Mounds in Evansville, Indiana.

UW had a group rating of 95 factors on the regional meet that featured 35 groups from throughout the Great Lakes area. Notre Dame gained the group title with 22 factors because of a 1-2 particular person end. 

Leané Willemse was the primary Badger to cross the road within the 6K race, ending in eleventh with a time of 20 minutes, and 18.23 seconds. 

Kylie Finger led the Badgers till the 5.12K mark, when Willemse handed her to complete in eleventh and Finger positioned in 18th operating her private greatest, overlaying the 6K course in 20:29.23. 

Nora Gremban and Sara Mlodik additionally put up their private bests. Gremban completed in third for Wisconsin and twentieth total, with a time of 20:29.62. Mlodik completed fourth for Wisconsin and twenty third total, operating the 6K course in 20:31.20.

Rounding out the scoring for UW was Mya Bunke who completed the race in 20:41.83.

Willemse, Finger, Gremban and Mlodik all earned all-region honors because of their top-25 finishes on the regional championships. 

This is the Badgers fifth-straight yr making it to the NCAA meet.Wisconsin completed twenty second final yr at nationals and in 2023. Wisconsin will make its thirty fifth look on the NCAA championships. 

Up Next: The Badgers will journey to Columbia, Missouri for the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Nov. 22. The 6K is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. CT on the Gans Creek Cross Country Course and the meet will air dwell on ESPNU. 

2025 NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Friday, Nov. 14, 2025

Evansville, Indiana

Women’s 6K Race

Team Results: 

1. Notre Dame – 22

2. Wisconsin – 95

3. Toledo – 104

4. Michigan State – 107

5. Cincinnati – 149

6. Bowling Green – 164

7. Michigan – 235

8. Ohio – 263

9. Indiana State – 281

10. Ohio State – 294

11. Indiana – 329

12. Miami of Ohio – 279

13. Xavier – 436 

14. Central Michigan – 448 

15. Western Michigan – 450 

16. Youngstown State – 461 

17. Butler – 461 

18. Purdue – 540 

19. U.S.I – 545 

20. PFW – 585

21. Dayton – 596 

22. Oakland – 621

23. Milwaukee – 672 

24. Valparaiso – 701 

25. Eastern Michigan – 751

26. Cleveland State – 773

27. IU Indy – 783 

28. Marquette – 809 

29. Green Bay – 811

30. Detroit Mercy – 875

31. Wright St. –893 

32. Evansville – 929 

33. Akron – NTS

34. Ball State – NTS

35. Kent State – NTS 

Individual Results: 

11. Leane Willemse – 20:18.23

18 Kylie Finger – 20:29.23

20. Nora Gremban – 20:29.62 

23. Sara Mlodik – 20:31.20 

28. Mya Bunke – 20:41.83

32. Mikaela Helling – 20:40.06

58. Annelies Quitnon – 21:15.66