Augustana (S.D.), led by head coach Tracy Hellman, earned the DII Women's Cross Country crown on Saturday with 75 points, edging Western State. The title is the first for the Vikings.

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Augustana (S.D.) claimed its first national championship in program history and second in school history. They held off No. 1 Western State by four points with five top-25 finishers.

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Tara Dooley was never a competitive long distance runner before she joined the Bentley cross country team. Now, less than a season later, this freshman is one of the best runners on the Division II circuit.

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The NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee has announced the participants for the 2011 DII Cross Country Championships. Find out which schools and individuals made the cut.

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