The Bentley University Women’s Cross Country team will be making a second trip to the NCAA Division II Women’s Cross Country Championships in three years later this week and Inglemoor High School graduate Ashley Nichols will be a big part of it.

The championship will be held on Saturday in Spokane, Wash.

Nichols placed eighth during the NCAA Regional and sixth in Northeast-10 Championships Women’s Cross Country meets for Bently University.

Nichols was also part of the 2011 team that competed in the NCAA Championships.