2022 Women's Cross Country News
Bellevue University head cross country/distance track coach Craig Christian announced today the signing of Ashley Guatemala-Ortiz (Omaha, Neb./South HS) to a letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall of 2023.
The Bellevue University cross country teams, under the direction of head coach Craig Christians, added three new members to the team for the fall 2023 cross country season. New to the team this spring are Alicia Rivera Camargo and Hillary Kipngetich, and they have joined the Bruin outdoor track squad. Recently signed to the team for the fall of 2023 is Robbie Siford of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln High School.
Twenty-one Bellevue University student-athletes earned North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Fall Scholar-Athlete honors in an announcement made today by the conference office.
The Bellevue University men's and women's cross country teams were both named to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic teams announced today. In addition, sophomore Madison Nelson earned individual honors.
Following her All-American seventh-place half marathon finish at last Spring's NAIA outdoor track championships, Madison Nelson added her second such honor today at the NAIA Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida.
Following her second-straight North Star Athletic Association cross country title, Madison Nelson will again represent Bellevue University on the national stage.
Sophomore Madison Nelson claimed her second NSAA individual title at Friday’s cross country championship hosted by Dickinson State at the Heart River Golf Course. Cool morning temperatures forced a 90 minute delay to the start time but bright sunshine and a stiff breeze greeted the 49 runners who toed the line at 1:15 PM.
For the second-straight week, and sixth time this season, Bellevue University sophomore Madison Nelson (Plattsmouth, Neb.) has earned North Star Athletic Association Cross Country Women’s Runner of the Week honors.
Madison Nelson and Hannah Perkins continued their steady improvement at Saturday's Mount Marty Invitational held at Yankton's Fox Run Golf Course. Perfect conditions, with temperatures in the 50's, sunny skies, and a light breeze, greeted the 148 women who toed the starting line for the five-kilometer event.
For the fifth time this season, Madison Nelson has earned North Star Athletic Association Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week honors for her performance at last week's Platte River Rumble.
Madison Nelson continued her outstanding sophomore season with a top-twenty finish at Friday's Platte River Rumble hosted by Creighton and UNO. The meet was held under fall-like conditions with overcast skies and temperatures in the fifties over the undulating two-kilometer loop at Mahoney State Park. The Bruin women ran the NCAA distance of six kilometers for the first time this season in a field of 124 runners comprised of mostly NCAA Division I and Division II athletes.
For the fourth time this season and the sixth time in her career, sophomore 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 Briar Cliff Invitational.
Madison Nelson produced her third Top Five finish of the season at Saturday’s Briar Cliff Invite run under pleasant conditions at the Adams Nature Preserve in North Sioux City, SD. She was the fourth collegiate finisher on the day and sixth overall in the field of 89 that featured athletes from ten schools, including NCAA Division I South Dakota State and Dordt University, currently ranked at No. 8 among NAIA teams. Nelson’s time was once again a personal best and a ten-second reduction of the Bellevue Bruin school record, crossing the line in 18:34.7.
For the third time this season, sophomore Madison Nelson has been honored as the North Star Athletic Association Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for her performance at last week's Wayne State Wildcat Classic.
Madison Nelson broke up a string of twelve Augustana runners with her fifth-place finish at Friday's Wildcat Classic hosted by Wayne State. Run under ideal conditions and over a challenging course of rolling hills, Nelson settled into a pack of Vikings and used a strong finish to pass two runners down the home stretch. Her time of 19:11 was over a minute faster over the same course a year ago.
For the second time in three weeks, sophomore Madison Nelson has been named the North Star Athletic Association Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for her performance at last weekend's Greeno/Dirksen Invitational held at Mahoney Park Golf Course in Lincoln, Neb.
