Season Milestones

• The Columbia College women's cross country team captured their first American Midwest Conference (AMC) Championship since 2021. This marked their seventh overall AMC title.
• With the conference title, the Cougars earned an automatic bid to the NAIA National Championships in Tallahassee, Fla. Columbia finished 33rd of 36 teams.
• Hailey Gerard led the Cougars with the best 6k time in program history with a 22:17.5, placing 50th in a field of 331 runners at the NAIA National Championships.
• Six runners were named to the All-Conference Team.

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Awards

• Academic All-AMC
  • Lauren Berhorst, Xavia Cullers, Kierstin Maddox, Paige Thielen
• AMC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
  • Hailey Gerard (Sept. 15)

• AMC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year
  • Hailey Gerard
• AMC Freshman of the Year
  • Brenley Webb

• All-Conference Team
  •  Hailey Gerard, Lauren Berhorst, Xavia Cullers, Brenley Webb, Kari Kemna and Kaylin Patton
• Coaching Staff of the Year
  • Brennan Cape, Mason McCaleb, Ryan Bontz
• AMC Champions of Character Team
  • Abigail Woytus
• Daktronics NAIA Cross Country Scholar-Athletes
  • Kierstin Maddox, Lauren Berhorst, Paige Thielen, Xavia Cullers

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Team Leaders

• Program Best 6K Times
  • 1. Hailey Gerard - 22:17.5 - NAIA Cross Country Championships
  • 2. Hailey Gerard - 22:32.2 - Gans Creek Classic
  • 3. Hailey Gerard - 23:15.7 - AMC Cross Country Championships
  • 4. Xavia Cullers - 23:81.1 - Blazing Tiger Invite
  • 5. Lauren Berhorst - 23:31.2 - Blazing Tiger Invite
  • 6. Lauren Berhorst - 23:55.7 - NAIA Cross Country Championships
  • 8. Abigail Woytus - 23:58.6 - Gans Creek Classic