The 2014 Big Ten women's cross country season came to a close with five teams and one individual participant competing in the NCAA Championships, with Michigan State claiming the national title for the first time in program history.

Top-ranked Michigan State won its first NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship on Saturday, as four Spartans recorded top-25 finishes en route to the national title.

Michigan State wins NCAA Cross Country Championship

Michigan State's Leah O'Connor and Walt Drenth earn recognition from the USTFCCCA.

Heading into the NCAA Cross Country Championships, five women's teams and four men's teams are ranked among the top 30 in the latest USTFCCCA Poll.

Five Big Ten women's cross country teams, four men's cross country squads and three individual participants earned bids to the NCAA Cross Country Championships.