CEDAR RAPIDS, Mich. – All seven Wildcats ran personal best times to catapult Indiana Wesleyan University women’s cross country to a 14th place finish at the NAIA National Championship in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. IWU outperformed their No. 20 national ranking and see six of the seven runners return next season.

EVENT VITALS

Team Finish:  14th of 36 teams
Number of Runners:  339
Location:   Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1.  Rebecca Groh:  72nd, 18:30
2.  Yvette Rojas:  76th, 18:32
3.  Christina Magers:  128th, 18:58
4.  Annie McBeath:  141st, 19:05
5.  Lexi Echelberry:  143rd, 19:05
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6.  Erin Couwenhoven:  149th, 19:07
7.  Erica Stutsman:  155th, 19:10

STANDINGS

1.  Oregon Tech                126
2.  Madonna                      132
3.  Taylor                              134
4.  Southern Oregon       192
5.  SCAD Atlanta                241
6.  Aquinas                          244
7.  Embry-Riddle Arizona257
8.  St. Francis (Ill.)             260
9.  Wayland Baptist         289
10.  Lewis-Clark                 371
11.  College of Idaho       374
12.  Milligan                        374
13.  Oklahoma City          382
14.  Indiana Wesleyan    434
15.  Cornerstone              452

FOSS SAYS…

“In my opinion, these ladies are easily the best team in the world to coach. I don’t wish to think about cross country without Becca Groh, but everyone else is back next year and our men were 14th a year ago.”

NEXT FOR THE WILDCATS

The 2018 season is complete. The Wildcats are well positioned for the 2019 season with six runners that competed at the national championship returning next year.