By USTFCCCA Communications, USTFCCCA
January 29, 2026  
Award History
NAIA wXC All-Academic Athletes
NEW ORLEANS –All-Academic Athletes for the 2025 NAIA Women’s Cross Country season were announced on Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
In order to qualify for All-Academic distinction, student athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and qualify for the national championship meet.
2025 NAIA Women’s Cross Country
USTFCCCA All-Academic Athletes
| Gender | Student-Athlete | Institution | Major |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOMEN | Carolyn Bennett | Aquinas (Mich.) | Math: Secondary Ed |
| WOMEN | Ella Koons | Aquinas (Mich.) | Clinical Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Claire O’Boyle | Aquinas (Mich.) | Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Madison Rempalski | Aquinas (Mich.) | Environmental Science |
| WOMEN | Anna Tubbergen | Aquinas (Mich.) | Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Lauren Wooer | Aquinas (Mich.) | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| WOMEN | Grace Steinmetz | Bellevue (Neb.) | Elementary Education |
| WOMEN | Cecelia Campos | Benedictine (Kan.) | Nursing Interest Undeclared |
| WOMEN | Josie Jansen | Benedictine (Kan.) | Nursing |
| WOMEN | Emilie Nelson | Benedictine (Kan.) | Architecture |
| WOMEN | Betsy Skendzel | Benedictine (Kan.) | Undeclared |
| WOMEN | Anna Enderle | Bethel (Ind.) | Christian Ministries w/ concentration in Youth Ministry |
| WOMEN | Ainsley Bowen | College of Idaho | Philosophy |
| WOMEN | Paiten Braseth | College of Idaho | Undecided |
| WOMEN | Rozzlyn Cazier | College of Idaho | Biomedical Science |
| WOMEN | Julia Gilbert | College of Idaho | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| WOMEN | Jovi Kuskie | College of Idaho | Accounting |
| WOMEN | Josie Patton | College of Idaho | Undecided |
| WOMEN | Kylee Quinton | College of Idaho | History |
| WOMEN | Carly Henderson | College of Saint Mary (Neb.) | Physician Assistant |
| WOMEN | Kara Muller | College of Saint Mary (Neb.) | Human Biology |
| WOMEN | Lauren Berhorst | Columbia (Mo.) | Finance |
| WOMEN | Xavia Cullers | Columbia (Mo.) | Political Science |
| WOMEN | Paige Thielen | Columbia (Mo.) | BioChem |
| WOMEN | Keeli Green | Concordia (Neb.) | Secondary Education – Social Studies |
| WOMEN | Abigail Oosterhout | Corban (Ore.) | Education |
| WOMEN | Elise Conkel | Cornerstone (Mich.) | Social Work |
| WOMEN | Emma Moore | Cornerstone (Mich.) | Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Jacie Remtema | Cornerstone (Mich.) | Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Kylie Sailor | Cornerstone (Mich.) | Nursing |
| WOMEN | Emma Steele | Cornerstone (Mich.) | Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Leah Thompson | Cornerstone (Mich.) | Nursing |
| WOMEN | Madalenn Fee | Cottey (Mo.) | Health & Biomedical Sciences |
| WOMEN | Jessie Mick | Cottey (Mo.) | Business Administration |
| WOMEN | Avery Morris | Cottey (Mo.) | Environmental Studies |
| WOMEN | Delaney Straus | Culver-Stockton (Mo.) | Accounting and Business Administration |
| WOMEN | Tigist Bergman | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Business Administration |
| WOMEN | Anslee Crosby | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Exercise & Sport Science |
| WOMEN | Heather Durrant | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Exercise & Sport Science |
| WOMEN | Patrober Jepchirchir | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Exercise & Sport Science |
| WOMEN | Lea Kunstmann | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Exercise & Sport Science |
| WOMEN | Brynn Poulson | Cumberlands (Ky.) | NA |
| WOMEN | Corinne Braun | Dordt (Iowa) | Kinesiology |
| WOMEN | Jaci Burtis | Dordt (Iowa) | EnvStudies: Natural Resource Management |
| WOMEN | Adeline Crow | Dordt (Iowa) | BusAdmin: Finance |
| WOMEN | Joy Koole | Dordt (Iowa) | Nursing |
| WOMEN | Addison Liston | Dordt (Iowa) | Biology |
| WOMEN | Hannah Thong | Dordt (Iowa) | Accounting |
| WOMEN | Isabella Webb | Dordt (Iowa) | Biology |
| WOMEN | Kiah Carlson | Eastern Oregon | Business Administration |
| WOMEN | Kaleah Hines | Eastern Oregon | Health & Human Performance |
| WOMEN | Sadie McCoy | Eastern Oregon | Nursing |
| WOMEN | Kennedy Taylor | Eastern Oregon | Health & Human Performance |
| WOMEN | Mattie Woodbury | Eastern Oregon | Agriculture Entrepreneurship |
| WOMEN | Makenna Bray | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Master’s in Project Management |
| WOMEN | Taryn Janssen | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Business Administration |
| WOMEN | Mia Kemp | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Aerospace Engineering |
| WOMEN | Carlee Murphy | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Applied Biology |
| WOMEN | Sophia Noriega | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Mechanical Engineering |
| WOMEN | Tiffany Terry | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Global Security & Intelligence Studies |
| WOMEN | Lexi Patterson | Friends (Kan.) | Health Sciences |
| WOMEN | Grace Geller | Grace (Ind.) | MS Athletic Administration |
| WOMEN | Addison Grady | Grace (Ind.) | Health Science |
| WOMEN | Esther Kleber | Grace (Ind.) | Nursing |
| WOMEN | Cece Mitchell | Grace (Ind.) | Nursing |
| WOMEN | Grace Pettit | Grace (Ind.) | Elementary Education/Mild Intervention |
| WOMEN | Morgan Welch | Grace (Ind.) | Marketing |
| WOMEN | Sarah Koker | Indiana Tech | Criminal Justin/Pre-Law |
| WOMEN | Bronwyn Nel | Indiana Tech | Business Administration |
| WOMEN | Elizabeth Barrett | Indiana Wesleyan | Education |
| WOMEN | Olivia Bohanon | Indiana Wesleyan | Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Alayna Godfrey | Indiana Wesleyan | Nursing |
| WOMEN | Ashlyn Kephart | Indiana Wesleyan | Ministry |
| WOMEN | Sydney Liddle | Indiana Wesleyan | Nursing -M.S. |
| WOMEN | Katie Morrison | Indiana Wesleyan | Pre-Vet |
| WOMEN | Hayes Willard | Indiana Wesleyan | Nursing |
| WOMEN | Emily Fleming | IU East (Ind.) | Nursing |
| WOMEN | Kayci Hill | IU East (Ind.) | Nursing |
| WOMEN | Chloe Scales | IU East (Ind.) | Business |
| WOMEN | Leslie Sprankles | IU Kokomo (Ind.) | Medical Imaging Tech BS |
| WOMEN | Abigail Stucker | John Brown (Ark.) | Math & Spanish |
| WOMEN | Micah Dickens | Kansas Wesleyan | Elementary Education |
| WOMEN | Madisyn Ehrlich | Kansas Wesleyan | Communications and Public Relations |
| WOMEN | Kirstin Hackney | Kansas Wesleyan | Pre-Physical Therapy |
| WOMEN | Kierra Jensen | Kansas Wesleyan | Pre-Physical Therapy |
| WOMEN | Josie Koppes | Kansas Wesleyan | MBA |
| WOMEN | Charlee Lind | Kansas Wesleyan | Art and Design |
| WOMEN | Shelby Lingle | Kansas Wesleyan | Pre-Physical Therapy |
| WOMEN | Lily Bennett | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | Radiographic Science |
| WOMEN | Lilly Gilbert | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | Health Studies |
| WOMEN | Damaris Kibiwot | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | Health Studies |
| WOMEN | Kailee Lerew | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | Business Administration |
| WOMEN | Eva Lundgren | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | Biology |
| WOMEN | Grace Tiegs | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | Chemistry & Computer Science (Double Major) |
| WOMEN | Camille Ussher | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | Business |
| WOMEN | Josie Feldman | Marian (Ind.) | Mechanical Engineering |
| WOMEN | Gracynn Hinkley | Marian (Ind.) | Biology |
| WOMEN | Kaelina Matthews | Marian (Ind.) | Mechanical Engineering |
| WOMEN | Summer Rempe | Marian (Ind.) | Engineering Physics |
| WOMEN | Lainey Roth | Marian (Ind.) | Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Emersyn Weaver | Marian (Ind.) | Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Katie Woods | Marian (Ind.) | Nursing |
| WOMEN | Alyssa Bearzi | Milligan (Tenn.) | Master’s in Education |
| WOMEN | Kaylee Coll | Milligan (Tenn.) | Business Administration |
| WOMEN | Ellen-Mary Kearney | Milligan (Tenn.) | Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Annabelle Stewart | Milligan (Tenn.) | Environmental Science |
| WOMEN | Anna Baugh | Montreat (N.C.) | Health Sciences |
| WOMEN | Carlyn Bobo | Montreat (N.C.) | Criminal Justice |
| WOMEN | Elena Fibraio | Montreat (N.C.) | Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Heather Murphy | Montreat (N.C.) | Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Macy Parks | Montreat (N.C.) | Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Ragan Speer | Montreat (N.C.) | Criminal Justice |
| WOMEN | Breyer Anderson | Morningside (Iowa) | Nursing |
| WOMEN | Estefana Beisswenger | Morningside (Iowa) | Respiratory Therapy |
| WOMEN | Gabby Ryan | Morningside (Iowa) | Elementary Education |
| WOMEN | Courtney Sporrer | Morningside (Iowa) | Nursing |
| WOMEN | Madison Sporrer | Morningside (Iowa) | Elementary Education |
| WOMEN | Nicole Zuehl | Morningside (Iowa) | Master: Curriculum Studies |
| WOMEN | Emily De Groot | Northwestern (Iowa) | Sport Management / Leadership |
| WOMEN | Kayden Spencer | Northwestern (Iowa) | Business Administration / Management |
| WOMEN | Taygen Beyer | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Nursing |
| WOMEN | Claire Carter | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Kinesiology |
| WOMEN | Hannah Haag | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Dietetics |
| WOMEN | Heidi Heldt | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Biology |
| WOMEN | Violet Montgomery | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Interior and Architectural design |
| WOMEN | Isabella Wojciechowski | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Recreation and Sport Study |
| WOMEN | Andrea Pfau | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Accounting |
| WOMEN | Mesa Casper | Saint Mary (Kan.) | Nursing |
| WOMEN | Ava Klaassen | Saint Mary (Kan.) | Nursing |
| WOMEN | Serenity Larson | Saint Mary (Kan.) | Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Josie Tyrrell | Saint Mary (Kan.) | Elementary Education |
| WOMEN | Abigail White | Saint Mary (Kan.) | Biology |
| WOMEN | Meredith Larkworthy | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | User Experience Design |
| WOMEN | Avery Raymond | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | Sculpture |
| WOMEN | Ashlyn Vanlandingham | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | Animation |
| WOMEN | Alaina Casady | Southern Oregon | Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Mercedes Harms | Southern Oregon | Chemistry |
| WOMEN | Alyssa Johnson | Southern Oregon | Biomedical Science |
| WOMEN | Emily Picard | Southern Oregon | Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Natalie Sandeen | Southern Oregon | Tourism Management |
| WOMEN | Sophia Stubblefield | Southern Oregon | GRAD MBA |
| WOMEN | Allison Hein | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Kaitlyn Knoche | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Secondary Education, Mathematics |
| WOMEN | Noel Bass | Taylor (Ind.) | Elementary Education |
| WOMEN | Bekah Firestone | Taylor (Ind.) | Data Science |
| WOMEN | Emersyn Funk | Taylor (Ind.) | Computer Science- Digital Media/Systems |
| WOMEN | Jaynie Halterman | Taylor (Ind.) | Philosophy & Intercultural Studies |
| WOMEN | Malarie Pinwar | Taylor (Ind.) | Exercise Science |
| WOMEN | Brooke Cregan | The Master’s (Calif.) | Liberal Studies (Teacher Education) |
| WOMEN | Suzie Johnson | The Master’s (Calif.) | Biblical Studies (Biblical Counseling) |
| WOMEN | Alyssa Lovett | The Master’s (Calif.) | Masters in Education |
| WOMEN | Saige Miller | The Master’s (Calif.) | Biological Science (Environmental Biology) |
| WOMEN | Clara Most | The Master’s (Calif.) | Music |
| WOMEN | Emma Nelson | The Master’s (Calif.) | Biblical Studies (Biblical Counseling) |
| WOMEN | Erini Shaker | The Master’s (Calif.) | Biological Science (Cellular & Molecular) |
| WOMEN | Ava Rodway | Trinity Western (B.C.) | Human Kinetics |
