Esther Cameron was the top NAIA finisher at The Warrior Challenge, leading Grace College with a time of 22:32.20 in the 6000-meter. The junior from Rio Rancho, New Mexico recorded an average mile time of 6:03 and led Grace to a third-place team finish behind her third-place individual finish out of 146 runners.
Nominees: Esther Cameron, Grace College; Noelle Linenfelser, Houghton University; Rebecca Loya, College of the Ozarks; Gracie Sanders, Mid-America Christian University