Emily Walsh finished as the individual runner-up for Cedarville University at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Classic. The native of Eagle River, Alaska in her fifth year, led the NCAA Division II (9) Lady Yellow Jackets to their fourth consecutive All-Ohio Intercollegiate Classic title with a mark of 21:33.5 in the 6,000-meter. The mark gave Walsh an average mile pace of 5:46.9 as she was the second-best finisher out of 281 total athletes in the event.
Nominees: Melissa de Jong, Oakland City University; Keena Goze, College of the Ozarks; Ashlyn Vasquez, Mid-America Christian University; Emily Walsh, Cedarville University; Kristin Yeager, Malone University