Wildcats junior Renee Wellman has earned a prestigious Udall Scholarship, one of four Northwestern students honored as the University swept the elite congressional scholarship awards in 2015.

Wildcats sophomore Jena Pianin raced away from the field to win the 5,000m event on Thursday night at the Dr. Keeler Invitational on the campus of North Central College.

Northwestern's outdoor track season hits the home stretch this weekend with 13 'Cats competing at the Dr. Keeler Track & Field Meet on the campus of North Central College in Naperville.

Junior Elena Barham and sophomores Andrea Ostenso and Jena Pianin established personal bests on Thursday under the lights in the Distance Carnival at the 106th Drake Relays.

Four Wildcats runners will compete against some of the best in the nation this weekend at the 106th edition of the prestigious Drake Relays this weekend in Des Moines.

Sophomore Jena Pianin, senior Rachel Weathered and sophomore Andi Ostenso finished 4-5-6 in the 1500m event to highlight the Wildcats performance at the Illinois Twilight on Saturday.

Following a weekend off from competition, Northwestern cross country returns to the track this weekend at the Illinois Twilight on the campus of the University of Illinois.

The Northwestern cross country team saw eight student-athletes log personal best marks during a split-squad weekend at the Stanford Invitational, San Francisco State Distance Carnival and the Ted Haydon Invitational this weekend.

The Northwestern cross country team has a busy schedule ahead as the `Cats continue their outdoor season with a split-squad weekend. NU will send a total of 14 student-athletes to competitions at Stanford, San Francisco State and University of Chicago.

Northwestern cross-country kicked off the 2015 outdoor track season with a number of strong individual efforts, and one excellent relay, this weekend at the John Mitchell Alabama Relays.