NEW ORLEANS – In follow up to the College of Idaho Women's Cross Country national championship performance, senior Ellyse Tingelstad and head coach Dominic Bolin received national recognition from the United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association.
Tingelstad was named the NAIA Women's Cross Country National Athlete of the Year for her efforts in the 2023 season. The senior from Joseph, Ore., was the women's individual runner-up at the 2023 NAIA Cross Country Championships in Vancouver, Wash., covering the 6k course in 21:16.1. Earlier this season, she won the CCC Cross Country Championships 6k in 20:51.5, Blazing Tiger NAIA Classic 6k in 20:52.0 and CCC Preview Meet 4k in 13:53.5. It is the first time in program history that an athelte has earned this prestigious honor.
Bolin was named the the 2023 NAIA Women's Cross Country National Coach of the Year. Bolin, in his second year as head coach at College of Idaho, led C of I to the team title at the 2023 NAIA Cross Country Championships with 68 points to win by 24 points. The Yotes were led by individual runner-up Ellyse Tingelstad in placing four runners in the top-7. College of Idaho also won the team title at the CCC Cross Country Championships with 18 points, Blazing Tiger NAIA Classic with 44 points, Lewis-Clark State Invitational with 26 points, Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational with 62 points, CCC Preview Meet with 24 points and Dr. Thad Scholes Classic with 23 points. It is the first time in program history a coach hasreceived this prestigious honor.
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