Maryland’s women’s cross-country team heads to Wisconsin on Friday for the Big Ten Championship, seeking a strong finish before the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional. Rose Coats, who led the Terps to a 15th-place conference finish last year, returns after opening this season with a win at the Delaware Invitational.

By the Numbers
  • Maryland finished 15th with 412 points at last year’s Big Ten Championship.
  • Coats placed 10th in 20:14.2, earning the program’s first All-Big Ten First Team honor.
  • The Terps won the Delaware Invitational with 22 points and finished sixth at the Panorama Farms Invitational.
State of Play
  • The Big Ten race is Friday at Wisconsin’s Zimmer Championship Course, with coverage on the Big Ten Network starting at 11:30 a.m. ET.
  • Kate Konyar led Maryland at its most recent meet, finishing 35th; four Terps placed in the top 50.
  • Coats led the Terps’ season-opening win, finishing first as Maryland claimed the top three spots.
What’s Next

Maryland moves on to the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship on Nov. 13. Coats qualified for the NCAA Championships last year after placing seventh at the regional.

Bottom Line

Maryland has shown both a team-winning ceiling and room to improve against top competition. Friday’s championship will reveal whether the Terps can turn promising individual performances into a stronger team result.