The Yale women s cross country team heads to Terre Haute, Ind., this weekend for its final meet of the season: the NCAA National Championships. The meet brings together the 31 best cross country teams from across the United States for one championship to crown the country s best college team. Eighteen teams automatically qualified by placing in the top two in their respective region, while the remaining 13 received at-large bids to qualify. After a successful 2016 season, the Bulldogs will run in this championship meet for the first time since 2001.