Augustana and University of Mary claimed NCAA cross country Central Region titles on Saturday.

Augustana will make its ninth straight trip to the NCAA championships after winning its sixth straight NCAA Central Regional. Sioux Falls’ Mason Phillips won the central region individual title as he traversed the 10K course in 31:12.66, to win by over 25 seconds. Phillips, the NSIC Champion earlier this season, is the first athlete from USF to win a regional title.

The University of Mary will make its third straight trip to the NCAA championships, and seventh in program history, after winning the NCAA Central Region for the second straight year. UMary’s Alexis Zeis won her third straight central region title as she traversed the 6K course in 20:53.48, to win by over 15 seconds. Zeis won the 2015 national championship and placed second last year.