COLUMBIA, Mo. -  Columbia College played host to the 2024 NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Men's and Women's Cross Country National Championships this morning at Gans Creek Cross Country Course. The Cougar women finished 33rd out of 35 teams in the 6k event.

Freshman, Nataly Gutierrez, claimed the top spot for Columbia, taking 234th with a time of 24:01.

Each Cougar runner racing today made their debut at the NAIA National Championships which included: Nataly Gutierrez, Lauren Berhorst, Taylor Yoder, Paige Thielen, Xavia Cullers, Ella Jobe, and Baylie Combs.

Columbia Order of Finish:
234. Nataly Gutierrez - 24:01
252. Lauren Berhorst - 24:17
261. Taylor Yoder - 24:33
289. Paige Thielen - 25:16
290. Xavia Cullers - 25:19
291. Ella Jobe - 25:25
297. Baylie Combs - 25:56

Team Finishes:
1. The Master's (Calif.)
2. Taylor (Ind.)
3. Saint Mary (Kan.)
4. Milligan (Tenn.)
5. Montreat (N.C.)
6. Cumberlands (Ky.)
7. College of Idaho
8. Grace (Ind.)
9. SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
10. Indiana Wesleyan
11. Dordt (Iowa)
12. Marian (Ind.)
13. Cornerstone (Mich.)
14. Kansas Wesleyan
15. Embry-Riddle Arizona
16. Southern Oregon
17. SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)
18. Aquinas (Mich.)
19. Lewis-Clark (Idaho)
20. St. Francis (Ill.)
21. Montana Tech
22. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
23. Oklahoma City
24. Benedictine (Kan.)
25. Eastern Oregon
26. Goshen (Ind.)
27. Mount Mercy (Iowa)
28. William Woods (Mo.)
29. Indiana East
30. Dakota State (S.D.)
31. UC Merced (Calif.)
32. William Carey (Miss.)
33. Columbia (Mo.)
34. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)
35. Haskell Indian (Kan.)