BEMIDJI, Minn. — Bemidji State University Cross Country gets back on the road Friday after a full three weeks off from competition. The Beavers will compete in the Augustana University Invitational 6K at 11 a.m. in Sioux Falls, S.D.
 
At the start of September, BSU competed in the Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragon Twilight 5K in Moorhead. The team finished fifth overall at the race with Sophie Rylance taking 26^th and Ava Parks cracking the top 30 in her first collegiate race at 29^th. 
 
The "Augie Invite" is the team's first 6,000-meter race of the year, giving the freshman class their first taste of the distance, at this level, that will be raced at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Cross Country Championships at the start of November. Friday's race will be live timed via this link. 
 
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Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's and women's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).