2021 Women's Cross Country News

Storm cross country teams earn all-academic distinction
Storm cross country teams earn all-academic distinction

February 03, 2022

The Simpson College men’s and women’s cross country teams both earned All-Academic awards from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, and a quartet of runners were named All-Academic Individuals.

Sixty-two student-athletes land on A-R-C All-Academic Team
Sixty-two student-athletes land on A-R-C All-Academic Team

December 03, 2021

Sixty-two Simpson student-athletes competing in fall sports earned a spot on the 2021-22 American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team, as announced by the league on Friday.

Mackenzie Laughlin (L) and Alayna Wallace (R) (photo by Lauren Beck, Augustana Sports Information
Simpson earns ninth place at NCAA Midwest Regional

November 13, 2021

The Simpson College women’s cross country team wrapped up the 2021 season with a ninth place finish at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional hosted by Augustana on Saturday.

Sophomore Lara Kallem (photo by Corinne Thomas)
Women’s cross country cracks Midwest Region Rankings

November 03, 2021

Following their best finish at the American Rivers Conference Championships since the 2009 season, the Simpson College women’s cross country team entered the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Midwest Region Rankings for the first time in program history.

Senior Cat Lucht (photo by Corrine Thomas)
Women’s cross country places fourth at A-R-C Championships

October 30, 2021

The Simpson College women’s cross country team collected a fourth-place finish at the American Rivers Conference Championships on Saturday, the program’s best finish since the 2009 season.

Sophomore Ashley Rockhold
Kallem, Angus pace Storm in final tune-up before conference

October 15, 2021

In their final tune-up before the American Rivers Conference Championships, Lara Kallem and Emma Angus paced the Simpson College women’s cross country team to a ninth-place finish at the Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational on Friday evening.

Senior Mackenzie Laughlin (photo by Corinne Thomas)
Cross country squads battle in Brissman-Lundeen Invite

October 01, 2021

For the first time since Sept. 11, the Simpson College men's and women's cross country teams were in action. The Storm competed in the Brissman/Lundeen Invitational in Rock Island, Illinois on Friday.

Photo by Emma Christensen
Storm men finish second, women fifth at Les Duke Invite

September 11, 2021

The Simpson College cross country teams competed in the 59th running of the Les Duke Invitational on Saturday, hosted by Grinnell College. The men ended second and the women carded fifth.

Storm women capture first at home invite
Storm women capture first at home invite

September 03, 2021

The Simpson College men's and women's cross country teams both won their own event during the Bill Buxton Invitational on Friday. The men scored a perfect 15 and the women collected a 22 at Pickard Park.

The Storm begin their season Sept. 3 in the Buxton Invitational. (Photo by Corinne Thomas)
Simpson cross country begins season Sept. 3

July 23, 2021

The Simpson College men's and women's cross country teams open their seasons Sept. 3 as head coach Heath Moenck announced the programs' 2021 schedule.