Season Milestones
- Peri Welch is 7th and 8th on the all-time CC 5K Performance list – 18:07 (AMC XC Championships) and 18:15 (NAIA Mid-States).
- The team won their fifth-straight AMC Championship.
- Welch was named Runner of the Year and Freshman of the Year.
- Tracy Jex and Daniel Radkowiec were named AMC Women’s Cross Country Coaching Staff of the Year.
- The Cougars took home first place at four meets this season.
Awards
- Academic All-AMC
- Kyla Bertschinger, Grace Brinkmann, Emma Homfeldt, Daylin Huebotter, Megan Korte, Jada O’Donnell, Mikayla Sehlmeyer, Lucia Suarez-Vega
- AMC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Year
- Peri Welch
- AMC Women’s Cross Country Coaching Staff of the Year
- Tracy Jex, Daniel Radkowiec
- All-AMC
- Peri Welch, Mikayla Sehlmeyer, Jada O’Donnell, Kyla Bertschinger
- AMC Freshman of the Year
- Peri Welch
- AMC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week
- Peri Welch (Four Times)
- AMC Champions of Character Team
- Emma Homfeldt
NAIA Ranking Tracker
Preseason | RV |
No. 1 | 21 |
No. 2 | 21 |
No. 3 | 21 |
No. 4 | 19 |
Final | 18 |
Postseason | NR |
NAIA National Championship Results
- Team finished 31st
- Mikayla Sehlmeyer – 118 (19:44.9)
- Jada O’Donnell – 152 (19:58.0)
- Peri Welch – 165 (20:05.1)
- Kyla Bertschinger (20:29.2)
- Grace Brinkmann (21:21.6)
- Daylin Huebotter (22:15.4)
- Megan Korte (22:44.2)
Team Leaders
- Top-10 5K Times
- Peri Welch – 18:07.1
- Peri Welch – 18:15.0
- Peri Welch – 18:29.5
- Peri Welch – 18:33.0
- Jada O’Donnell – 19:08.1
- Mikayla Sehlmeyer – 19:09.3
- Jada O’Donnell – 19:09.8
- Mikayla Sehlmeyer – 19:10.2
- Jada O’Donnell – 19:12.6
- Mikayla Sehlmeyer – 19:13.9
This article is provided by Columbia Cougar Athletics