2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships

Most Improved Women From The 2024 NCAA XC Championship

Most Improved Women From The 2024 NCAA XC Championship

46 women improved on their finishing positions from 2023 at the 2024 NCAA XC Championship.

Nov 25, 2024 by John Davern
Most Improved Women From The 2024 NCAA XC Championship

89 women who competed at the 2023 NCAA DI XC Championship, competed at the 2024 rendition. Of that bunch, 46 women improved upon their finishing positions. So, who improved on their position?

Six women improved over 100 spots, with Carmen Alder (BYU) placing 207 spots better than last year. She finished in 39th after placing 246th in 2023. 

Alder's teammate, Riley Chamberlain improved the next most. She was up 185 after she placed 216th in 2023. Florence Caron, Laura Mooney and Zofia Dudek rounded out the top five improvers.

Most Improved Women At the 2024 NCAA XC Championship

Spots Improved

Name

Team

2024 Finish

2023 Finish

207

Carmen Alder

BYU

39

246

185

Riley Chamberlain

BYU

31

216

163

Florence Caron

Penn State

19

182

129

Laura Mooney

Providence

56

185

111

Zofia Dudek

Stanford

66

177

106

Kimberley May

Providence

10

116

99

Emma Eastman

Syracuse

106

205

94

Paityn Noe

Arkansas

7

101

90

Chloe Thomas

Connecticut

9

99

89

Lexy Halladay-Lowry

BYU

14

103

79

Sophia Toti

Penn State

150

229

72

Anika Thompson

Oregon

32

104

70

Riley Stewart

Stanford

58

128

65

Hannah Gapes

NC State

8

73

64

Molly Malague

Harvard

124

188

62

Sophia Kennedy

Stanford

33

95

58

Grace Hartman

NC State

5

63

56

Sadie Sigfstead

Villanova

15

71

56

Madaline Ullom

Penn State

94

150

55

Amy Bunnage

Stanford

4

59

55

Mia Cochran

Arkansas

41

96

45

Shannon Flockhart

Providence

24

69

44

Lucy Jenks

Georgetown

49

93

42

Niamh O'Mahony

Providence

193

235

35

Aliandrea Upshaw

Northern Arizona

22

57

34

Klaudia Kazimierska

Oregon

100

134

33

Margot Appleton

Virginia

18

51

33

Siona Chisholm

Notre Dame

81

114

27

Maddy Elmore

Oregon

25

52

27

India Weir

Washington

113

140

21

Lilly Walters

Alabama

177

198

21

Cara Laverty

Providence

200

221

21

Annelies Quinton

Harvard

217

238

20

Rylie Lusk

Syracuse

115

135

13

Laura Pellicoro

Portland

28

41

8

Gillian Bushee

Virginia

151

159

7

Juliet Cherubet

Texas Tech

11

18

6

Mackenzie Barnett

Lipscomb

75

81

6

Jessie Secor

Colorado

107

113

6

Loral Winn

Ole Miss

109

115

6

Anna Petr

Colorado St.

155

161

6

Elizabeth Pickett

Texas

228

234

3

Phoebe Anderson

Columbia

26

29

1

Doris Lemngole

Alabama

1

2

1

Hilda Olemomoi

Florida

3

4

1

Carlee Hansen

BYU

65

66

0

Erin Strzelecki

Notre Dame

37

37

0

Gretchen Farley

Notre Dame

141

141

-2

Katelyn Stewart-Barnett

Michigan State

219

217

-9

Bella Jacobsen

Wisconsin

146

137

-9

Camryn Menninger

Virginia

167

158

-9

Ellie Brewer

Lipscomb

189

180

-9

Eleanor Kendell

Michigan State

234

225

-11

Annastasia Peters

Utah

44

33

-11

Maggi Congdon

Northern Arizona

71

60

-11

Lea Hatcher

Penn State

241

230

-13

Jenny Schilling

Virginia

52

39

-14

Savannah Roark

Syracuse

101

87

-15

Chloe Scrimgeour

Georgetown

23

8

-15

Julia David-Smith

Washington

73

58

-15

Karrie Baloga

Northern Arizona

97

82

-16

Elise Stearns

Northern Arizona

36

20

-20

Maelle Porcher

Iowa State

103

83

-22

Ashley Jones

Tennessee

64

42

-26

Zoe Cooper

Harvard

180

154

-29

Rosina Machu

Gonzaga

45

16

-32

Judy Kosgei

Clemson

51

19

-37

Colbi Borland

Lipscomb

144

107

-38

Daniella Santos

Ohio State

105

67

-43

Gladys Chepngetich

Clemson

67

24

-43

Sophia Gorriaran

Harvard

243

200

-48

Harley Kletz

Lipscomb

170

122

-58

Morgan Jensen

Utah

147

89

-60

Fatima Alanis

North Carolina

92

32

-67

Sydney Thorvaldson

Arkansas

78

11

-67

Allison Wilson

Florida

116

49

-73

Caroline Lyerly

Tennessee

164

91

-79

Sophie O'Sullivan

Washington

135

56

-84

Jillian Candelino

Tennessee

156

72

-85

Lily Flynn

Boston College

236

151

-89

Amina Maatoug

Washington

98

9

-93

Ella Borsheim

Washington

212

119

-94

Mckaylie Caesar

Utah

120

26

-102

Roshni Singh

Boston College

181

79

-113

Ella Gilson

Harvard

178

65

-136

Chloe Foerster

Washington

183

47

-144

Leane Willemse

Wisconsin

188

44

-148

Sivan Auerbach

Oklahoma State

254

106

-164

Emily Covert

Notre Dame

214

50

N/A

Pamela Kosgei

New Mexico

2

DNR

N/A

Ceili McCabe

West Virginia

6

DNR

N/A

Caroline Jeptanui

Tulane

12

DNR

N/A

Silan Ayyildiz

Oregon

13

DNR

N/A

Rachel Forsyth

Michigan State

16

DNR

N/A

Joy Naukot

West Virginia

17

DNR

N/A

Alex Millard

Providence

20

DNR

N/A

Brenda Jepchirchir

Auburn

21

DNR

N/A

Taryn Parks

North Carolina

27

DNR

N/A

Brenda Tuwei

Alabama

29

DNR

N/A

Judy Chepkoech

Arizona State

30

DNR

N/A

Sarah Tait

West Virginia

34

DNR

N/A

Mercy Kirarei

New Mexico

35

DNR

N/A

Brynn Brown

North Carolina

38

DNR

N/A

Leah Jeruto

Oklahoma

40

DNR

N/A

Vera Sjoberg

Boston University

42

DNR

N/A

Taylor Rohatinsky

BYU

43

DNR

N/A

Silvia Jelego

Clemson

46

DNR

N/A

Zenah Cheptoo

Washington St.

47

DNR

N/A

Ali Weimer

Minnesota

48

DNR

N/A

Brooke Rauber

NC State

50

DNR

N/A

Kaiya Robertson

Boise State

53

DNR

N/A

Melissa Riggins

Georgetown

54

DNF

N/A

Blezzin Kimutai

Tulane

55

DNR

N/A

Bieke Schipperen

Florida State

57

DNR

N/A

Maeve Stiles

Washington

59

DNR

N/A

Keira Moore

Northern Arizona

60

DNR

N/A

Rose Coats

Maryland

61

DNR

N/A

Mercy Kinyanjui

Toledo

62

DNR

N/A

Tia Wilson

Florida

63

DNR

N/A

Erin Vringer

Utah

68

DNR

N/A

Emily Bryce

West Virginia

69

DNR

N/A

Brooke Morabito

Central Connecticut

70

DNR

N/A

Victoria Lagat

Oklahoma State

72

DNR

N/A

Klara Dess

New Mexico

74

DNR

N/A

Ali Bainbridge

Nebraska

76

DNR

N/A

Adelyn Fairley

Liberty

77

DNR

N/A

Kaitlyn Hynes

Michigan State

79

DNR

N/A

Aniya Mosley

Ohio State

80

DNR

N/A

Mary Bonner Dalton

Notre Dame

82

DNR

N/A

Nelah Roberts

BYU

83

DNR

N/A

Alex Carlson

Northern Arizona

84

DNR

N/A

Regina Mpigachai

Northern Colorado

85

DNR

N/A

Addison Dorenkamp

Alabama

86

DNR

N/A

Pheline Cheruto

Alabama

87

DNR

N/A

Taylor Lovell

BYU

88

DNR

N/A

Madison Trippett

West Virginia

89

DNR

N/A

Hayley Kitching

Penn State

90

DNR

N/A

Natalie Bitetti

New Mexico

91

DNR

N/A

Emma Atkinson

Minnesota

93

DNR

N/A

Nikita Moore

Northern Arizona

95

DNR

N/A

Angelina Napoleon

NC State

96

DNR

N/A

Gwenno Goode

La Salle

99

DNR

N/A

Jenna Zydanowicz

Connecticut

102

DNR

N/A

Ali Ince

Oregon

104

DNR

N/A

Bethan Morley

Florida

108

DNR

N/A

Almi Nerurkar

Georgetown

110

DNR

N/A

Lindsay Cunningham

Wisconsin

111

DNR

N/A

Tatum David

Virginia

112

DNR

N/A

Charlotte Tomkinson

Georgetown

114

DNR

N/A

Kiara Smeltz

Lipscomb

117

DNR

N/A

Tilly Simpson

New Mexico

118

DNR

N/A

Julia Flynn

Stanford

119

DNR

N/A

Lesley Green

Chattanooga

121

DNR

N/A

Eva Klingbeil

North Carolina

122

DNR

N/A

Mena Scatchard

Princeton

123

DNR

N/A

Erin Reidy

Minnesota

125

DNR

N/A

Ciara O'Shea

North Carolina

126

DNR

N/A

Wilma Nielsen

Oregon

127

DNR

N/A

Anna Gardiner

Providence

128

DNR

N/A

Kate Jortberg

Georgia Tech

129

DNR

N/A

Agnes McTighe

Florida State

130

DNR

N/A

Laura Nicholson

Toledo

131

DNR

N/A

Christina Nisoli

New Mexico

132

DNR

N/A

Penelope Salmon

Harvard

133

DNR

N/A

Colleen Stegmann

Oklahoma State

134

DNR

N/A

Barrett Justema

Georgetown

136

DNR

N/A

Willow Collins

Gonzaga

137

DNR

N/A

Lorena Rangel Batres

LSU

138

DNR

N/A

Eva Jess

Texas

139

DNR

N/A

Brooke Mullins

Florida State

140

DNR

N/A

Annika Cutforth

Wisconsin

142

DNR

N/A

Abby Loveys

Boston College

143

DNR

N/A

Shea Ruhly

Wisconsin

145

DNR

N/A

Nadia Phillips

Minnesota

148

DNR

N/A

Izzy Roemer

Minnesota

149

DNR

N/A

Emily Paupore

Central Michigan

152

DNR

N/A

Claire Daniels

Penn State

153

DNR

N/A

Selma Anderson

Syracuse

154

DNR

N/A

Taylor Ewert

Michigan State

157

DNR

N/A

Carolyn Shult

Wisconsin

158

DNR

N/A

Mia Barnett

Oregon

159

DNR

N/A

Bethany Michalak

NC State

160

DNR

N/A

Josphine Mwaura

Oklahoma State

161

DNR

N/A

Rebecca O'Keeffe

Tennessee

162

DNR

N/A

Nora Gremban

Wisconsin

163

DNR

N/A

Mercy Kipchumba

Stephen F. Austin

165

DNR

N/A

Jessica Frydenlund

Gonzaga

166

DNR

N/A

Logan St. John-Kletter

North Carolina

168

DNR

N/A

Penelopea Gordon

Michigan

169

DNR

N/A

Olivia Pielemeier

Arkansas

171

DNR

N/A

Olivia Howell

Texas

172

DNR

N/A

Aoife Dunne

Boston College

173

DNR

N/A

Caroline Wells

Florida

174

DNR

N/A

Jade Rypkema

Gonzaga

175

DNR

N/A

Elizabeth Barlow

Florida State

176

DNR

N/A

Reagan Gilmore

Florida

179

DNR

N/A

Heidi Demeo

Syracuse

182

DNR

N/A

Sophia McDonnell

New Mexico

184

DNR

N/A

Madeline Heintz

Syracuse

185

DNR

N/A

Cameron McConnell

Oklahoma State

186

DNR

N/A

Abby Lewis

Boston College

187

DNR

N/A

Brianne Brewster

Minnesota

190

DNR

N/A

Cate DeSousa

Virginia

191

DNR

N/A

Linda Perez

Lipscomb

192

DNR

N/A

Isabelle Schmitz

Minnesota

194

DNR

N/A

Jaci Sievers

Tennessee

195

DNR

N/A

Sophie Atkinson

Virginia

196

DNF

N/A

Halle Hill

Illinois

197

DNR

N/A

Ruth Kimeli

Baylor

198

DNR

N/A

Nicola Hogg

Stanford

199

DNR

N/A

Logan Hofstee

Gonzaga

201

DNR

N/A

Lilly Lavier

Oklahoma State

202

DNR

N/A

Kate Putman

NC State

203

DNR

N/A

Olivia Millen

Michigan State

204

DNR

N/A

Lindsey Peters

Utah

205

DNR

N/A

Reagan Riley

Notre Dame

206

DNR

N/A

Sydney Masciarelli

North Carolina

207

DNR

N/A

Gabrielle Schmidt

Florida

208

DNR

N/A

Rachel Sutliff

Tennessee

209

DNR

N/A

Andie-Marie Jones

Tennessee

210

DNR

N/A

Yasmine Abbes

Boston College

211

DNR

N/A

Lou Trois

Toledo

213

DNR

N/A

Sophia Lucki

Michigan State

215

DNR

N/A

Anna Grabowski

Gonzaga

216

DNR

N/A

Marika Couture

Utah

218

DNR

N/A

Alexi Fogo

Gonzaga

220

DNR

N/A

Rebecca Bergnes

Florida State

221

DNR

N/A

Emily Chaston

Utah

222

DNR

N/A

Kate Dickman

Alabama

223

DNR

N/A

Audrey DaDamio

Stanford

224

DNR

N/A

Fiona Max

Georgetown

225

DNR

N/A

Alexis Lamb

West Virginia

226

DNR

N/A

Carmen Krawczynski Gonzalez

Lipscomb

227

DNR

N/A

Molly Hudson

Boston College

229

DNR

N/A

Sydni Wilkins

Texas

230

DNR

N/A

Jinane Mahi

Oklahoma State

231

DNR

N/A

Jami Reed

Alabama

232

DNR

N/A

Isabel Allori

Notre Dame

233

DNR

N/A

Allison Dougherty

Penn State

235

DNR

N/A

Anastacia Gonzales

Arkansas

237

DNR

N/A

Morgan Hicks

Toledo

238

DNR

N/A

Ellaney Matarese

Harvard

239

DNR

N/A

Lianna Surtz

Toledo

240

DNR

N/A

Brighton Mooney

Texas

242

DNR

N/A

Kyra Pretre

Texas

244

DNR

N/A

Tiana LoStracco

Arkansas

245

DNR

N/A

Melody Jebiwot

Toledo

246

DNR

N/A

Ellie Shea

NC State

247

DNR

N/A

Mackenzie Rogers

Arkansas

248

DNR

N/A

Addison Boyer

Florida State

249

DNR

N/A

Alex Bauer

Toledo

250

DNR

N/A

Jayden Harberts

Syracuse

251

DNR

N/A

Elizabeth Stockman

Texas

252

DNR

N/A

Anna Sentner

Florida State

253

DNR


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