Rylee Yocum led Malone University to a second-place finish at the Mike Bauman Cross Country Invitational with a 5,000-meter time of 18:02.1 to begin her senior campaign. Yocum currently holds the fastest reported time in the NCCAA in the event and finished fifth individually this weekend among NCAA Division I opponents.
Nominees: Esther Cameron, Grace College; Noelle Linenfelser, Houghton University; Rebecca Loya, College of the Ozarks; Paige Parker, Ohio Christian University; Gracie Sanders, Mid-America Christian University; Christy Shank, Campbellsville University; Rylee Yocum, Malone University