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PLNU Women's Cross Country History

Quick Facts
GSAC Team Titles: 1
PacWest Team Titles: 1
GSAC Individual Champions: 1
District 3 Team Titles: 3
District 3 Individual Champions: 1
Top NCAA Team Finish: 12th (2016)
Top NAIA Team Finish: 10th
NCAA All-Americans: 1
NAIA All-Americans: 4
NCCAA All-Americans: 1
Top NCAA Championship Performance: Maddie Reeves (21st), 2025
Top NAIA Championship Performance: Jasmine Marks (3rd), 2005
NAIA Academic All-Americans: 28
NCCAA Academic All-Americans: 9 NCAA Academic All-Americans: 8
 
Top Finisher at NCAA Division II Nationals
 
Year Name Finish Team Place
2016 Brianna Bartello 37th 12th
2017 Hannah Benoit Bucher 68th -----
2018 Hannah Benoit Bucher 97th 25th
2025 Maddie Reeves 21st ------
 
Top Finisher at NCCAA Nationals
 
Year Name Finish Team Place
2012 Breelan Matranga 19th 9th
2013 Hallie Swenson 55th 11th
 
Top Finisher at NAIA Nationals
 
Year Name Finish Team Place
1986 Brenda Myers 79th N/A
1988 Eva Lindblad 119th 27th
1989 Anette Ronnerman 132nd N/A
1990 Vanessa Couch 29th N/A
1991 Vanessa Couch 13th 10th
1992 Lupe Ambriz 56th N/A
1993 Jeannine Davis 16th N/A
1994 Thea Van Gordon 94th N/A
1996 Traneca Hicks 45th N/A
1996 Thea Van Gordon 81st N/A
1997 Traneca Hicks 39th N/A
1998 Melissa Kloz 63rd 26th
2002 Joy Dahlberg 23rd N/A
2003 Jasmine Marks 31st 12th
2004 Jasmine Marks 56th 21st
2005 Jasmine Marks 3rd 24th
2006 Julie-Anne Bailey 56th 18th
2007 Julie-Anne Bailey 98th 27th
2008 Elise Manley 57th 24th
2009 Breelan Matranga 60th 17th
2010 Elise Manley 96th 17th
2011 Breelan Matranga 101st N/A
 
Top Finisher at NCAA West Regional
 
Year Name Finish Team place
2015 Brianna Bartello 25th 14th
2016 Hannah Benoit Bucher 9th 4th
2017 Hannah Benoit Bucher 10th 10th
2018 Hannah Benoit Bucher 9th 6th
2019 Zita Molnar 36th N/A
2021 Madi Bucci 58th 17th
2022 Aubrie Nex 41st 18th
2023 Aubrie Nex 27th 11th
2024 Maddie Reeves 19th 7th
2025 Maddie Reeves 4th 6th
 
Top Finisher at PacWest Championships
 
Year Name Finish Team place
2012 Breelan Matranga 21st 7th
2013 Hallie Swenson 27th 6th
2014 Alex Hernandez 23rd 8th
2015 Alex Hernandez 8th 3rd
2016 Hannah Benoit Bucher 2nd 2nd
2017 Hannah Benoit Bucher 4th 5th
2018 Hannah Benoit Bucher 4th 1st
2019 Zita Molnar 2nd 7th
2021 Aubrie Nex 20th 6th
2022 Aubrie Nex 15th 5th
2023 Aubrie Nex 11th 4th
2024 Maddie Reeves 4th 3rd
2025 Maddie Reeves 3rd 2nd
 
NAIA District 3 History-Team
**The NAIA terminated their District affiliations prior to the 1994 cross country season**
Year Site Champion Pts Runner-up Pts.
1981 La Mirada Point Loma 25 Westmont 30
1983 La Mirada Westmont 40 Point Loma 44
1983 La Mirada Westmont 52 Notre Dame 53
1984 La Mirada St. Mary's 24* Westmont 44
1985 La Mirada Azusa Pacific 29 Westmont 32
1986 La Mirada St. Mary's 56 Westmont 61
1987 Goleta Westmont 36 Point Loma 76
1988 Fresno Point Loma 46 Cal Lutheran 76
1989 La Mirada Westmont 53 Point Loma 59
1990 San Diego Westmont 61 Point Loma 63
1991 La Mirada PLNC/Westmont 38 Azusa Pacific 68
1992 Fresno Westmont 43 Azusa Pacific 62
1993 La Mirada Westmont 35 Point Loma 59
*Lowest Point Total
 
GSAC History-Team
 
Year Site Champion Pts Runner-up Pts.
1986 Fresno Fresno Pacific 47 Westmont 58
1987 Irwindale Westmont 40 Point Loma 63
1988 Irvine Point Loma 43 Fresno Pacific 69
1989 San Diego Westmont 38 Azusa Pacific 44
1990 San Dimas Westmont 44 Point Loma 51
1991 Fresno Westmont 36 Point Loma 41
1992 San Diego Westmont 43 Azusa Pacific 62
1993 Newport Beach Westmont 41 Point Loma 58
1994 San Diego Azusa Pacific 34 Westmont 42
1995 San Dimas Westmont 34 Azusa Pacific 42
1996 Santa Barbara Westmont 22* Azusa Pacific 60
1997 Newport Beach Westmont 36 Azusa Pacific 63
1998 La Mirada Westmont 33 Concordia 41
1999 Fresno Concordia 67 Westmont 78
2000 Irvine Concordia 34 Azusa Pacific 49
2001 Fresno Azusa Pacific 56 Fresno Pacific 60
2002 Fresno Azusa Pacific 42 Concordia 44
2003 Fresno Azusa Pacific 32 Concordia 70
2004 Vanguard Azusa Pacific 66 Concordia 68
2005 Biola Concordia 61 PLNU 62
2006 Fresno Concordia 32 PLNU 71
2007 Costa Mesa Azusa Pacific 57 Biola 66
2008 Fresno Azusa Pacific 23 Concordia 56
2009 Fresno Azusa Pacific 32 Biola 48
2010 Fresno Biola 44 Azusa Pacific 45
2011 Fresno Azusa Pacific 20 Biola 64
*Lowest point total
 
PacWest History-Team
Year Site Champion Pts Runner-up Pts. PLNU Place Pts.
2012 Oahu, Hawaii Azusa Pacific 62 Cal Baptist 74 7th 156
2013 Novato, Calif. Azusa Pacific 34 Hawaii Pacific 45 6th 164
2014 Fresno, Calif. Cal Baptist 56 Azusa Pacific 59 8th 194
2015 Riverside, Calif. Cal Baptist 44 Azusa Pacific 66 3rd 89
2016 Kea'au, Hawaii Cal Baptist 23 Point Loma 45 2nd 45
2017 Belmont, Calif. Cal Baptist 22 Academy of Art 76 5th 142
2018 Fresno, Calif. Point Loma* 38 Azusa Pacific 38 1st 38
2019 Fullerton, Calif. Fresno Pacific 62 ART U/Biola 85 7th 142
2021 Oahu, Hawaii Academy of Art 43 Biola 42 6th 158
2022 San Leandro, Calif. Biola 36 Azusa Pacific 52 5th 135
2023 Fresno, Calif. Biola 40 Concordia 51 4th 115
2024 Irvine, Calif. Biola 29 Concordia 76 3rd 86
2025 Honululu, Hawaii Biola 42 Point Loma 69 2nd 69
*won on a tiebreaker

NAIA District 3 History-Individual
Year Site Champion School Time.
1981 La Mirada Mary Ann Reed Westmont 18:33
1982 La Mirada Liz Garman Azusa Pacific 18:42
1983 La Mirada Barbara Gaenslen Notre Dame 18:09
1984 La Mirada Katie Johnson Azusa Pacific 18:58
1985 La Mirada Judy Thomas Azusa Pacific 18:59
1986 La Mirada Sheri Opp St. Mary's 18:20
1987 Goleta Judy Thomas Westmont 18:45.7
1988 Fresno Sheri Hall So. Cal College 18:24.5
1989 La Mirada Genevieve Graff Christ College Irvine 18:17
1990 San Diego Jenee Ellis Azusa Pacific 18:22.7
1991 La Mirada Vanessa Couch Point Loma 18:06.5
1992 Fresno Elizabeth Onyambu Biola 17:40.3*
1993 La Mirada Elizabeth Onyambu Biola 17:44.9
*NAIA District 3 record
+Course set at five kilometers (3.1 miles)
 
GSAC History-Individual
Year Site Champion School Time+
1986 Fresno Judy Thomas Azusa Pacific 18:31
1987 Irwindale Marie Carmen Westmont 18:13
1988 Irvine Sherri Hall So. Cal. College 19:40
1989 San Diego Genevieve Graff Christ College Irvine                       18:37
1990 San Dimas Sherri Hall So. Cal. College                              18:16
1991 Fresno Michelle Lubinsky Westmont                                        18:35
1992 San Diego Lupe Ambriz Point Loma                                       19:25
1993 Newport Beach Genevieve Graff Concordia                                        17:50
1994 San Diego Miriam Niednagel Westmont                                        18:58
1995 San Dimas Miriam Niednagel Westmont                                        17:41*
1996 Santa Barbara Julie Hassan Westmont                                        18:28
1997 Newport Beach Heather Mcdowell Westmont                                        18:38
1998 La Mirada Autumn Glynn Westmont                                        18:26
1999 Fresno Chyrstall DeNaeyer Azusa Pacific                                  18:18
2000 Concordia Latesha Jones Azusa Pacific                                   17:40
2001 Fresno Berenice Carbajal Concordia                                         18:36
2002 Fresno Brianna Carstensen Azusa Pacific                                    18:25
2003 Fresno Brianna Carstensen Azusa Pacific                                    18:18
2004 Vanguard Brianna Carstensen Azusa Pacific                                    18:49
2005 Biola Natalie Perkins Concordia                                         18:17.10
2006 Fresno Grace Jepngetich Vanguard                                            17:30
2007 Costa Mesa Jacky Kipwamboh Azusa Pacific                                    17:47
2008 Fresno Jacky Kipwambok Azusa Pacific                                     17:00
2009 Fresno Jacky Kipwambok Azusa Pacific                                     17:14
2010 Fresno Poppy Lawman Azusa Pacific                                        17:31
2011 Fresno Lauren Jimison Azusa Pacific                                        17:01
*Course Record
+Course length is five kilometers (3.1 miles)
 
PacWest History-Individual
Year                             Site                                        Champion                                                         School                                             Time^
2012 Oahu, Hawaii                               Jenny Bergen                                               Academy of Art      18:09.35
2013 Novato, Calif.                               Fiona McKenna                                            Hawaii Pacific 17:16.1
2014 Fresno, Calif.                                Fiona McKenna                                           Hawaii Pacific 21:11.23
2015 Riverside, Calif.                             Eileen Stressling                                        Azusa Pacific 21:15.0
2016 Kea'au, Hawaii                              Anett Somogyi                                            Cal Baptist 23:08.31
2017 Belmont, Calif.                              Emeline Delanis                                          Cal Baptist 21:11.13
2018 Fresno, Calif.                                Eileen Stressling                                         Azusa Pacific 21:14.8
2019 Fullerton, Calif.                             Hasna Kaarour                                           Academy of Art 21:22.85
2021 Oahu, Hawaii                               Natalia Novak                                             Academy of Art 22:15.1
2022 San Leandro, Calif.                         Lynette Ruiz                                                   Biola 21:27.8
2023 Fresno, Calif.                                Jori Paradis                                                     Concordia 20:51.9
2024 Irvine, Calif.                                    Jessica Kampman                                       Azusa Pacific 20:28.1
2025 Honolulu, Hawaii                            Bethany Mapes                                             Biola 21:40.6

^Course length is six kilometers (3.7 miles)
 
**UPDATED THROUGH 2025 SEASON**