Junior Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) earned a top-50 finish at the NCAA Championships for the second straight year Monday in Terre Haute, Ind., finishing in 48^th position out of an elite field of 253 runners.

Rolf covered the 6K course in 21:10.4, cutting over 20 seconds off of her time from last year’s national meet run over the same course.  The junior finished just 20 seconds outside the top-25.  Texas Tech’s Sally Kipyego took top individual honors, crossing the line in 19:30.9.