EDMOND, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University cross country teams had a historic Great America Conference Championship meet Saturday morning in Edmond, Oklahoma.

The Northwestern women finished the women’s 5K race in eight place, the highest GAC finish by a Ranger women’s team. In the men’s race, the Rangers runners were only a few points away from their highest GAC finish.

“It was a great day to show concrete improvement in the program,” said head coach Jill Lancaster following the meet. “Our women’s team moved up one spot in the conference. The effort was noticed by several comp...