SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Both nationally-ranked Augustana cross country teams are set to head north, traveling to Bismarck, N.D., for the NSIC Championships, hosted by UMary, on Saturday. The women's 6,000-meter race will begin at 10 a.m. followed by the men's 8,000-meter race at 11:15 a.m.

Live results and a live stream of the meet will be available at GoAugie.com/live and on the GoAugie app, presented by CellOnly, found in the app store and on Google Play.
 
The Augustana women enter the race standing at No. 10 in the national polls while the men hold the No. 17 spot. The women are looking for their third consecutive title and their ninth conference championship, while the men look for their fourth consecutive title and their 13th conference championship in the past 14 seasons. 
 
The No. 10 nationally-ranked women of Augustana's last competition came in the Jamestown Invite on Oct. 6, placing first with 23 points. The last time they ran at full strength came Sept. 22, when they won the Roy Griak Invitational. Junior Audrey Surage placed sixth at the Griak, finishing with a time of 22:24.9. The Viking women have been the top DII team in every meet they have competed in, and in the top five overall of all meets. 

The No. 17 nationally-ranked men of Augustana placed third in the Jamestown Invite, second among DII programs. In the Roy Griak Invitational, the Viking men placed fourth. At the Griak, AU saw two runners place in the top 10, with junior Ryan Hartman finishing second in 25:29.0, and senior Colten Brand placing eighth in 25:52.7. The men have placed in the top five of all four meets they've ran in, and have been a top two DII program in each meet. 
 
The next action for Vikings following the NSIC Championships will be the NCAA Central Regional in Joplin, Mo. on Saturday, Nov. 4. The NCAA DII National Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, Nov. 18, also in Joplin, Mo.