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2024 Women's Cross Country News

  • Bruin Cross Country announces first signee for 2025
    November 12, 2024
    The Bellevue University women's cross country/distance track program has announced the first signing of the 2025-26 recruiting class. Grace Steinmetz of Heartland Christian High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) brings four years of track experience to the Bruins with a great range from sprints to long distances.
  • Nelson garners fourth NSAA weekly honor
    October 29, 2024
    For the fourth time this season, senior Madison Nelson has been named the North Star Athletic Association Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for her performance at last week's Blazing Tiger Invite held at Mahoney State Park in Ashland, Neb. 
  • Nelson places in top 10 at Blazing Tiger Invite
    October 26, 2024
    Madison Nelson continued her outstanding senior cross country campaign with a tenth-place finish at today's Blazing Tiger Invite. Doane University and College of St. Mary's were the host schools for Saturday's meet at Mahoney State Park, which featured six of the top 20 NAIA teams in the latest NAIA national ranking.
  • Nelson repeats as NSAA Runner of the Week
    October 01, 2024
    For the second straight week and the third time this season, senior All-American Madison Nelson has been named the North Star Athletic Association Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for her performance at last week's Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Mo., the site of this year's NAIA National Championship. 
  • Nelson runs 13th-fastest NAIA time at Gans Creek Classic
    September 27, 2024
    Nelson ran 22:33.0, which was the fourth fastest 6-kilometer time in Bruin history. She placed 36th in the field of 307 runners in the Open race. She was the thirteenth NAIA runner behind five members of the No. 4-ranked Taylor University squad and three more from No. 5 Cumberlands University.
  • Nelson garners NSAA XC Runner of the Week honors
    September 24, 2024
    For the second time this season and the 13th time in her Bellevue University career, senior All-American Madison Nelson has been named the North Star Athletic Association Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for her performance at last week's Greeno/Dirksen Invitational host by the University of Nebraska and Nebraska Wesleyan University. 
  • Nelson finishes on the Awards Podium at Greeno/Dirksen
    September 21, 2024
    Two-time All-American Madison Nelson turned in another impressive outing at Saturday’s Greeno/Dirksen Invitational hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan and the University of Nebraska. She cracked the individual awards podium for the first time in three tries at this meet with an 18:55.6 clocking over the five-kilometer course. The meet was run over the gently rolling hills of Mahoney Golf Course in Lincoln, which had very warm and humid conditions impacting times. Her 36th place finish in the field of 230 runners followed the finishes of mostly NCAA Division I athletes and four women from NAIA No. 1 ranked University of Saint Mary (Kan.). 
  • Nelson picks up first weekly award of 2024
    September 10, 2024
    Bellevue University senior Madison Nelson (Plattsmouth, Neb.) has been selected as the North Star Athletic Association’s Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week, as announced by the NSAA office on Tuesday.
  • Bruins open 2024 season with historic run
    September 06, 2024
    The Bellevue University men's and Women's cross country teams opened their 2024 campaign at Friday's Augustana Twilight and walked away with a historic performance. The evening races held at Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls were run in near-perfect distance running conditions with temperatures in the low 70s and a light breeze.
  • Two-time All-American Nelson to lead Bruin Women’s Cross Country
    September 05, 2024
    The Bellevue University women's cross country team begins its seventh season on Friday, Sept. 6 at the Augustana Twilight event under the lights in Sioux Falls, S.D.
  • Bruins picked fifth in NSAA Preseason XC Poll
    August 19, 2024
    BISMARCK, N.D. -- In an announcement by the North Star Athletic Association today, the Bellevue University women’s cross country team is picked to finish in fifth place in the league in 2024.