Women’s Cross Country Season Recap

History & Records

Season Milestones

• Peri Welch is 7^th and 8^th 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

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
  1. Peri Welch – 18:07.1
  2. Peri Welch – 18:15.0
  3. Peri Welch – 18:29.5
  4. Peri Welch – 18:33.0
  5. Jada O’Donnell – 19:08.1
  6. Mikayla Sehlmeyer – 19:09.3
  7. Jada O’Donnell – 19:09.8
  8. Mikayla Sehlmeyer – 19:10.2
  9. Jada O’Donnell – 19:12.6
  10. Mikayla Sehlmeyer – 19:13.9