Adidas Team of the Week Announced
LA GRANDE, Ore. –The Northwest Christian University women’s cross country team has been named the “Adidas Team of the Week” for November 16-22, the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday.
Northwest Christian, ranked No. 1 in the country for most of the season, captured their first-ever national championship finishing with a team score of 98 points.
Alyssa Harmon placed second overall with a time of 17:24.4. to lead four top 15 finishers. Sierra Brown placed fourth with a time of 17:33.5, while Michelle Fletcher (10th, 17:51.6), Rosa Schmidt (13th, 17:54.6) and Macie Gale (90th, 18:58.2) rounded out the five scoring spots for the Beacons.
Northwest Christian becomes the 17th school to win a team championship and will look to defend their title next year as the entire winning team returns.