TOLEDO, Ohio – The No. 15-ranked Toledo women's cross country team aims to return to the NCAA Championships for the second time in three years when it competes at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday, Nov. 13 in East Lansing, Mich. The 6K race at Forest Akers East Golf Course is set to begin at 10 a.m.

The top two teams in each regional meet will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships on Saturday, Nov. 21 in Terre Haute, Ind. An additional 14 schools will be selected from the nine regions as at-large teams. The top four individuals crossing the finish line and the top two at-large racers not competing on a team will also advance to the national championship.

Toledo claimed a record sixth-consecutive Mid-American Conference title as well as its league-record 12th overall in Kalamazoo, Mich. on Oct. 30 and enters the meet as one of two nationally-ranked teams in the field, two spots behind No. 13 Notre Dame.

The Rockets are looking to qualify for the NCAA Championships for the seventh time in program history. Senior Karina James(13th), senior Lianna Surtz (22nd) and junior Melody Jebiwot (26th) each finished in the Top 30 at the Great Lakes Regional last year to help Toledo to a third-place showing.

?MAC Freshman of the Year Purity Chepkirui is also set to compete in her first NCAA Regionals with a bid to the NCAA Championships on the line.