The Dartmouth women's cross country team will head into Saturday's 2013 Heps at Princeton's West Windsor Fields as one of the favorites to take the crown.

The Dartmouth women's cross country team jumped up two spots in the latest national poll released by USTFCCCA Tuesday morning.

Abbey D'Agostino was the top individual runner and the Dartmouth women's cross country team finished 7th at Saturday's Wisconsin adidas Invitational Saturday afternoon.

Sophomore Elizabeth Markowitz bested a field of 49 other runners, taking the top spot at Friday's Rothenberg Run hosted by Brown at Gothard Park.

The Dartmouth women's cross country team will split up this weekend between a meet at Brown on Friday and the Wisconsin adidas Invitational on Saturday.

Four local runners known on a national level will lead a panel discussion the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 15 from 7:30-9 p.m. to benefit the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth.