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NAU Cross Country Runners Take School's First National Title

Cross country runners from Northern Arizona University became national champions this weekend. It’s the first time the school has clinched an NCAA title in any sport.

The Saturday victory in Terre Haute, Indiana, was quite a send-off for NAU director of cross country Eric Heins, who’s leaving the team after a decade.

Heins called the win “an unbelievable feeling.”

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been modified to correct the spelling of Terre Haute, Indiana.

Stina Sieg was a senior field correspondent at KJZZ from 2013 to 2018.