The Event:

• The Dordt University women's cross country team is set to compete at the 2025 NAIA National Championship this weekend in Tallahassee, Fla.
• the 6K championship race will be held on Friday morning, Nov.21, at 7:30am (CST) at Apalachee Regional Park
• this is the 46th annual NAIA Championship event for the women
• Head Coach Nate Wolf Interview |
• Hannah Thong, Addy Crow Interview | 

Championship Information:

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• Championship Program |
• NAIA Preview | 
• Course Map | Course Preview | 

The Championship Field:

• the 46th annual women's championship features 36 teams and 84 individual qualifiers from across the NAIA 
  • 24 automatic qualifiers (through conference affiliation)
  • 12 at-large bids (determined by the final edition of the 2025 NAIA Women's Cross Country Top 25 Coaches' Rating, reviewed by the rating's Oversight Committee.
  • 84 individuals, based on scoring finish in conference championships
• Dordt and Morningside are the two teams from the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) in the field
• six individual runners from the GPAC qualified; Danie Parriott (Doane), Keeli Green (Concordia), Kara Muller and Carly Henderson (College of Saint Mary) and Emily DeGroot and Kayden Spencer (Northwestern).
• The Master's (Calif.) is the defending national champion as they won the 2024 title with 92 points, one better than runner-up Taylor (Ind.)
• Jaynie Halterman (Taylor) won the individual championship with a 6K time of 20:24
• the top 16 teams from last year's championship return from last year's field; The Master's, Taylor, St.Mary, Milligan, Montreat, Cumberlands, College of Idaho, Grace, SCAD Savannah, Indiana Wesleyan, Dordt, Marian, Cornerstone, Kansas Wesleyan, Embry-Riddle, Southern Oregon
• going even further into last year's results, 18 of the top 20 teams return to the field
• the Crossroads League and the Cascade Collegiate Conference have the most teams in the field (4)

Championship History / Course Info:

• this is the second time the NAIA Championship will be held in Tallahassee, Fla. at the Apalachee Region Park
• the 2022 National Championship was held on this course
• there have been 10 different sites used in the 46 years of the women's championship
  • Kenosha, Wisconsin has served as the host site the most times (24)

Rankings:

• Dordt is ranked seventh heading into the championship
• Dordt has been ranked in the top 10 in every poll this season
• the Defenders extended their streak of being ranked in the top 25 to an NAIA-best 102 consecutive polls, a streak that began during the 2011 season
• during the streak
• Dordt has held a spot within the top ten 72x
• Dordt's highest ranking (No.2) happened five times during the 2014 season
• 2025 Rankings History:
  • 9th - preseason
  • 8th - Sept.25
  • 9th - Oct.2
  • T6th - Oct.16
  • 7th - Oct.30
  • 7th - Final
• Individual Rankings (GPAC / NAIA - based on season-best times)
  • Joy Koole - 1st / 16th
  • Corinne Braun - 2nd / 17th
  • Addy Liston - 3rd / 25th
  • Isabella Webb - 6th / 40th
  • Hannah Thong - 7th / 41st
  • Addy Crow - 8th / 43rd
  • Jaci Burtis - 9th / 56th
  • Jessica Opfer - 10th / 66th
  • Jenna Hursh - 11th / 91st
  • Courtney Joiner - 16th / 137th

Dordt Championship History:

• the Defenders have qualified for the NAIA Championship 14 consecutive seasons (every year since 2012)
• this is the 17th total appearance for the Defenders
• Dordt has sent individuals to the national meet nine times
• in total, Defender runners have competed at 26 NAIA Cross Country Championships.
• Dordt has finished in the top 10 eight times, including four of the last five years
• Dordt's best finish was in 2014 when they placed fifth out of 38 teams. 
  • Years Dordt Qualified As a Team:
    • 2024: 11th of 36 teams
    • 2023: 10th of 36 teams
    • 2022: 8th of 36 teams
    • 2021: 8th of 36 teams 
    • 2020: 8th of 34 teams
    • 2019: 23rd of 36 teams
    • 2018: 16th of 36 teams 
    • 2017: 11th of 32 teams
    • 2016: 11th of 36 teams
    • 2015: 9th of 35 teams
    • 2014: 5th of 38 teams (best finish)
    • 2013: 6th of 32 teams
    • 2012: 9th of 32 teams
    • 1998: 25th of 36 teams
    • 1996: 22nd of 32 teams
    • 1995: 20th of 35 teams

Dordt Notes / Line-Up:

• the Defenders won four of their six meets this season and finished among the top five in all of them
• Dordt secured its sixth consecutive GPAC title earlier this month, recording a near-perfect score of 17pts
• the Defenders have won eight of their last nine conference titles, 12 of the last 14
• Dordt has won nine conference championships under current Head Coach Nate Wolf
• Corinne Braun won the GPAC individual championship for the second consecutive year, the second Defenders runner to repeat as GPAC Champion
  • Jessica Kampman (2022-23)
• this was the fourth straight season a Dordt runner won the individual conference championship
  • Jessica (Kampman) Walczak - 2022 and 2023
  • Braun - 2024 and 2025
• Head Coach Nate Wolf was named both the GPAC and Midwest Region Coach of the Year
• all 10 Dordt who competed at the GPAC Championship earned all-conference honors by placing in the top 15 at the GPAC Championship
• Dordt's Line-Up:
  • Corinne Braun
    • 2x NAIA Qualifier
      • 2024 - 22:10 (51st)
    • 2x GPAC Individual Champion / All-Conference
    • season stats:
      • 4 races
      • two wins, 4 top 25 finishes
    • career stats:
      • 7 top 10's, 9 top 25's, 6 wins
    • career best 6K: 21:21 @ GPAC Championship (2025)
  • Jaci Burtis
    • 2x NAIA Qualifier
      • 2024 -22:14 (55th)
    • 2x all-conference
      • 2025 - 9th
      • 2024 - 4th
    • season stats:
      • 4 races
      • 2 top 10's, 3 top 25's
    • career stats:
      • 6 top 10's, 9 top 25's
    • career best 6K: 21:57 @ Holiday Inn Express Classic (2025)
  • Addy Crow
    • 1st time NAIA Qualifier
    • all-conference
      • 5th place in 2025
    • season stats:
      • 4 races
      • one top 10, four top 25's
    • career stats:
      • one top 10, five top 25's
    • career best 6K: 21:49 @ Holiday Inn Express Classic (2025)
  • Jenna Hursh
    • 1st time NAIA Qualifier
    • all-conference
      • 10th - 2025
    • season stats:
      • five races
      • four top 10's
      • four top 25's
    • career stats:
      • 4 top 10's, 7 top 25's
    • career best 6K: 22:15 @ Holiday Inn Express Classic (2025)
  • Courtney Joiner
    • 2x NAIA Qualifier
      • 2024 - 22:59 (125th)
    • 2x all-conference
      • 13th place - 2025
      • 10th place - 2024
    • season stats:
      • 5 races
      • two top 10's, three top 25's
    • career stats:
      • 6 top 10's, 9 top 25's
    • career best 6K: 22:33 @ Mount Marty (2025)
  • Joy Koole
    • 1st time NAIA Qualifier
    • all-conference 
      • 2025 - 2nd place
    • season stats:
      • 4 races
      • 1 win, 4 top 10's
      • 2x GPAC Runner of the Week
    • career best 6K: 21:20 @ Holiday Inn Express Classic (2025)
  • Addy Liston
    • 1st time NAIA Qualifier 
    • all-conference
      • 2025 - 3rd place
    • season stats:
      • four races
      • 3 top 10, 4 top 25's
    • career best 6K: 21:32 @ Holiday Inn Express Classic (2025)
  • Jessica Opfer
    • 4x time NAIA Qualifer
      • 2024: 23:25 (180th)
      • 2023: 23:31 (93rd)
      • 2022: 19:50 (224th)
    • 3x all-conference
      • 2025 - 14th
      • 2024 - 13th
      • 2023 - 6th
    • season stats:
      • 4 races
      • one top 10, four top 25's
    • career stats:
      • 6 top 10's, 14 top 25's
    • career best 6K: 22:02 @ Holiday Inn Express Classic (2025)
  • Hannah Thong
    • 2x NAIA Qualifier
      • 2024 - 22:28 (72nd)
    • 2x all-conference
      • 2025 - 6th
      • 2024 - 5th
    • season stats:
      • four races
      • two top 10's, four top 25's
    • career stats:
      • 5 top 10's, 8 top 25's
    • career best 6K: 21:49 @ Holiday Inn Express Classic (2025)
  • Isabella Webb
    • 3x NAIA Qualifier
      • 2024: 22:50 (105th)
      • 2023: 23:20 (70th)
    • 3x all-conference
      • 2025: 8th
      • 2024: 2nd
      • 2023: 10th
    • season stats:
      • three races
      • two top 25's
    • career stats:
      • 5 top 10's, 9 top 25's
    • career best 6K: 21:19 @ Holiday Inn Express Classic (2025)