TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Rhode Island grad student Lotte Black placed 44th at the 2019 NCAA Cross Country Championship, held Saturday morning at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind.

Black - just the third Ram ever to run at the NCAA Women's Championship - battled rain, temperatures in the mid-30s and 253 other runners to finish the race in 20:54.0.

Among the 38 individual qualifiers, Black had the 11th best time. Additionally, her 44th-place finish is the Rhody's highest finish ever at the national meet, besting the performances of URI Hall of Famers Erin Silvering (2001) and Stephanie Ulicny (1993).

New Mexico's Kelati Weini was the top finisher, clocking in at 19:47.5.

For complete results from the NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship, please click here.