By Spencer Scheve, Communications and Sports Information Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced Friday that 335 women’s cross country student-athletes have been named 2016 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes.
In order to be nominated by an institution's head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status to qualify for this honor.
2016 Daktronics-NAIA Women’s Cross Country Scholar-Athletes PDF
CCC 2016 Daktronics-NAIA Women’s Cross Country Scholar-Athletes
| Institution |
Name |
Year |
Hometown |
| College of Idaho |
Lila Klopfenstein |
Junior |
Meridian, Idaho |
| Corban (Ore.) |
Ariana Bender |
Junior |
Banks, Ore. |
| Corban (Ore.) |
Sarah Taylor |
Senior |
Bend, Ore. |
| Corban (Ore.) |
Sarah Garner |
Junior |
Camas, Wash. |
| Corban (Ore.) |
Kristina Yzaguirre |
Junior |
Mt. Vernon, Wash. |
| Eastern Oregon |
YunMee Crossler-Laird |
Senior |
Salem, Ore. |
| Eastern Oregon |
Rachel Roelle |
Senior |
Anchorage, Alaska |
| Northwest (Wash.) |
Lily Engelbrekt |
Junior |
Seattle, Wash. |
| Northwest (Wash.) |
Sarah Estabrook |
Junior |
Bonanza, Ore. |
| Northwest (Wash.) |
Cassidy Brown |
Senior |
Auburn, Wash. |
| Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
Michelle Fletcher |
Junior |
Kennewick, Wash. |
| Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
Rosa Schmidt |
Senior |
Nome, Alaska |
| Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
Natalie Kogutkiewicz |
Junior |
Eugene, Ore. |
| Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
Molly Gwinn |
Senior |
East Wenatchee, Wash. |
| Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
Alyssa Harmon |
Senior |
Otis Orchards, Wash. |
| Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
Macie Gale |
Junior |
Springfield, Ore. |
| Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
Lindsey Vermillion |
Junior |
Talent, Ore. |
| Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
Megan O'Neil |
Junior |
Bend, Ore. |
| Oregon Tech |
Nichole Buck |
Senior |
San Diego, Calif. |
| Southern Oregon |
Aspen Abbott |
Senior |
Gardnerville, Nev. |
| Southern Oregon |
Marisa D'Orfani |
Senior |
Mountain View, Calif. |
| Southern Oregon |
Jessa Perkinson |
Senior |
Roseburg, Ore. |