2020-21 Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Players of the week are evaluated on their performance during the week prior to the announcement. Each player is selected out of a pool of conference and Association of Independent Institution's award winners.
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Runner of the Week: Faith Widman, Oregon Tech
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Widman placed first at the Cascade Conference Championships 5k with a time of 17:41. This was a 42-second improvement on her season-best. She is currently ranked No. 11 in the NAIA National Rankings. |
Nominees: Ellie Dimond, William Woods (Mo.) ; Makayla Hollifield, Columbia (S.C.) ; Sydney Little Light, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) ; Lisa Voyles, Cumberlands (Ky.) ; Allika Pearson, John Brown (Ark.) ; Haley Nieuwkoop, Cornerstone (Mich.)
Runner of the Week: Emily Bayer, Missouri Baptist
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Bayer finished third out of 69 runners at the Mustang National Preview 5k. She finished the race with a time of 18:52. |
Nominees: Emily Bayer, Missouri Baptist ; Ellie Dimond, William Woods (Mo.) ; Hunter Koepke, Northwestern (Iowa) ; Kelsi Huhndorf, Mount Mercy (Iowa) ; Christina Murphy, Madonna (Mich.)
Runner of the Week: Christiana Murphy, Madonna (Mich.)
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Murphy finished first out of 68 runners at the Aquinas College Spring Challenge 5k. |
Nominees: Ellie Diamond, William Woods (Mo.) ; Alyssa Jakcsy, Missouri Baptist ; Mikayla Sehlmeyer, Columbia (Mo.) ; Elise Krone, Cumberland (Tenn.)
Runner of the Week: Emma Wilson, Huntington (Ind.)
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Wilson finished 25 seconds ahead of the rest of the field and broke the course record last week. The sophomore remains undefeated on the year so far. |
Nominees: Emily Bayer, Missouri Baptist; Jada O'Donnell, Columbia (Mo.); Sarah Welch, Bryan (Tenn.); Carly Harrison, Reinhardt (Ga.); Daly Galloway, St. Francis (Ill.); Michaela Pieroni, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Maddie Janssen, Governors State (Ill.); Jaclyn Latocha, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Grace Dwyer, Calumet (Ind.); Summer Cooper, Goshen (Ind.); Sarah Harden, Taylor (Ind.); Becca Richtman, Montana Tech; Eden Winslow, Dordt (Iowa); Tiara Taylor, Edward Waters (Fla.); Kelsi Huhndorf, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Lisa Sauter, Central Methodist (Mo.); Maddy Walter-Sherretts, Saint Mary (Kan.); Stephanie Martinez, Kansas Wesleyan; Samantha Trejo, Bethany (Kan.); Lisa Voyles, Cumberlands (Ky.); Meredith Johnson, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Piper Perez, Dickinson State (N.D.); Naomi Alvarez, Waldorf (Iowa); Jacia Christiansen, Dakota State (S.D.); Alyssa Campbell, Point Park (Pa.); Lexi Jackson , IU Kokomo (Ind.); Carmen Camino Falcon, WVU Tech; Savannah Hart, Indiana East (Ind.); Bethany Hamilton , Asbury (Ky.); Kathryn Vradenburgh, Dalton State (Ga.); Julia Rohm, Southeastern (Fla.); Mary Goetz, Ave Maria (Fla.); Lesly Marcin, St. Thomas (Fla.); Chanaiya Richards, Keiser (Fla.); Kendal Clark, Webber International (Fla.); Jenitza Trinidad, USC Beaufort (S.C.); Nygia Pollard, Cornerstone (Mich.); Kara Kline, Indiana Tech; Emma Kosek, Lourdes (Ohio)
Runner of the Week: Julia Rohm, Southeastern (Fla.)
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Rohm competed at and won the Sand Shark Invite last week with a time of 18:09. The junior cleared her nearest competitor by 28 seconds and the nearest NAIA competitor, teammate Raeanna Pabon by almost 90 seconds. |
Nominees: Avery DeWolf, Milligan (Tenn.); Hannah Oliver, Montreat (N.C.); Tiara Taylor, Edward Waters (Fla.); Jalyn Jenkins, Xavier (La.); Emily Standage, Evangel (Mo.); Mia Wilhoit, Baker (Kan.); Maria Smoot, McPherson (Kan.); Meredith Johnson, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Lisa Voyles, Cumberlands (Ky.); Jodie Smith, Georgetown (Ky.); Annabel Clayton, Thomas More (Ky.); Leah Johnson, Blue Mountain (Miss.); Alex Gass, Dalton State (Ga.); Madelyn Wells, Mobile (Ala.); Andi Wheeler, William Carey (Miss.); Kendal Clark, Webber International (Fla.); Jenitza Trinidad, USC Beaufort (S.C.); Xochitl Garcia, Siena Heights (Mich.); Gabriella Porter, Concordia (Mich.); Emma Kosek, Lourdes (Ohio)
Runner of the Week: Emma Wilson, Huntington (Ind.)
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Wilson set a new course record at the NAIA Seminole Valley Stampede. The sophomore finished first of 217 runners, 1:15 ahead of the runner-up. |
Nominees: Lauren Sisco, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.); Mikayla Sehlmeyer, Columbia (Mo.); Kelsey Mowrey, Milligan (Tenn.); Michaela Pieroni, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Daly Galloway, St. Francis (Ill.); Jacqueline Navarrete, Governors State (Ill.); Emma Mott, Bethel (Ind.); Heather Plastow, Grace (Ind.); Emalee Fundermann, Morningside (Iowa); Kelsi Huhndorf, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Maddy Walter-Sherretts, Saint Mary (Kan.); Lisa Voyles, Cumberlands (Ky.); Annabel Clayton, Thomas More (Ky.); Mckenna Pannell, Shawnee State (Ohio); Jacia Christiansen, Dakota State (S.D.); Ali Cunningham, Dickinson State (N.D.); Naomi Alvarez, Waldorf (Iowa); Sadie Taylor, Midway (Ky.); Carmen Camino Falcon, WVU Tech; Michaela Phipps, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Kathryn Vradenburgh, Dalton State (Ga.) ; Alyssa Mountin, Middle Georgia State; Nygia Pollard, Cornerstone (Mich.); Emma Kosek, Lourdes (Ohio); Kara Kline, Indiana Tech
Runner of the Week: Emma Wilson, Huntington (Ind.)
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Wilson finished first in the Huntington Invitational and set a new course record. The sophomore also helped her team to a first-place finish. |
Nominees: Avery DeWolf, Milligan (Tenn.); Aylin Raadt, Tennessee Wesleyan; Savannah Campbell, Truett-McConnell (Ga.); Hannah Oliver, Montreat (N.C.); Sarai Vargas, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Alex Ebetino, Saint Francis (Ind.); Emma Mott, Bethel (Ind.); Sarah Harden, Taylor (Ind.); Taylor Anema, Dordt (Iowa); Meredith Johnson, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Gabrielle Velez, Campbellsville (Ky.); Annabel Clayton, Thomas More (Ky.); Jodie Smith, Georgetown (Ky.); Jacia Christiansen, Dakota State (S.D.); Naomi Alvarez, Waldorf (Iowa); Alyssa Campbell, Point Park (Pa.); Bethany Hamilton, Asbury (Ky.); Savannah Hart, Indiana East (Ind.); Carlee Salyers, Alice Lloyd (Ky.); Sadie Taylor, Midway (Ky.); Casey Lechner, IU Kokomo (Ind.); Riley Ford, Dalton State (Ga.); Leah Johnson, Blue Mountain (Miss.); Madelyn Wells, Mobile (Ala.); Julia Rohm, Southeastern (Fla.); Mary Goetz, Ave Maria (Fla.); Chanaiya Richards, Keiser (Fla.); Alexa Lashley, USC Beaufort (S.C.); Sage Lyons, Webber International (Fla.); Nygia Pollard, Cornerstone (Mich.); Gabrielle Porter, Concordia (Mich.); Allyson Slone, Rochester (Mich.)
Runner of the Week: Becca Richtman, Montana Tech
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Richtman broke her school record with a final time of 18:28 in the Frontier Rumble. The senior held a 14-second distance from the closest conference competitor over the last 400m of the race. |
Nominees: Kaelyn Slaughter, Milligan (Tenn.); Katherine Bakken, St. Francis (Ill.); Michaela Pieroni, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Maddie Janssen, Governors State (Ill.); Morgan Forney, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); Kylahn Heritage, Concordia (Neb.); Kelsi Huhndorf, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Melanie Cozzi, Benedictine (Kan.); Conangela Senior, Tabor (Kan.); Stephanie Martinez, Kansas Wesleyan; Mckenna Pannell, Shawnee State (Ohio); Annabel Clayton, Thomas More (Ky.); Jasmine Barnes, Valley City State (N.D.); Maddy adam, Viterbo (Wis.); Bethany Hamilton, Asbury (Ky.); Carmen Calmino Falcon, WVU Tech; Prudence Kiyeng, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Andi Wheeler, William Carey (Miss.); Mary Goetz, Ave Maria (Fla.); Julia Rohm, Southeastern (Fla.); Sage Lyons, Webber International (Fla.); Laurynn Garcia, Lourdes (Ohio)
Athlete of the Week: Ashley Walker of Point (Ga.)
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Ashley Walker competed in the UAH Chargers XC Open and broke the school record and set a new personal record with her 5k time of 17:26. |
Nominees: Emily Bayer, Missouri Baptist; Allison Wakeland, St. Louis Pharmacy (Mo.); Avery DeWolf, Milligan (Tenn.); Hannah Oliver, Montreat (N.C.); Emma Mott, Bethel (Ind.); Sarah Harden, Taylor (Ind.); Taylor Anema, Dordt (Iowa); Lisa Sauter, Central Methodist (Mo.); Aubry Donley, Friends (Kan.); Maddy Walter-Sherrets, Saint Mary (Kan.); Elyse Boden, Bethany (Kan.); Sasha Petrova, Cumberland (Tenn.); Alyssa Campbell, Point Park (Pa.); Lexi Jackson, IU Kokomo (Ind.); Sadie Taylor, Midway (Ky.); Bethany Hamilton, Asbury (Ky.); Carmen Calmino Falcon, WVU Tech; Julia Arruda, Indiana East (Ind.); Riley Jo Ford, Dalton State (Ga.); Leah Johnson, Blue Mountain (Miss.); Alyssa Mountin, Middle Georgia State; Julia Rohm, Southeastern (Fla.); Nygia Pollard, Cornerstone (Mich.)