CL Women Take 28 All-American Honors at Outdoor Track Nationals

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KANSAS CITY – The Crossroads League showed well at the NAIA Women's Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. CL teams and student-athletes accounted for four Top-25 team finishes, 28 All-American honors and three individual national championships.

Huntington's Addy Wiley picked up two more individual titles with wins in the 800 and 1,500, while Indiana Wesleyan's Princess Kara secured the title in the discus.

Marian led all Crossroads League teams with a fourth-place finish, while Huntington and Indiana Wesleyan finished right behind in sixth and 11th. Grace also finished inside the Top-25 at 23rd, with Saint Francis (32nd), Taylor (37th) and Goshen (54th) also scoring in the team standings.

2023 Crossroads League Women's Outdoor Track and Field NAIA All-Americans

Marian (7 All-Americans in 6 Events)
Erin Oleksak / High Jump / 2nd
Erin Oleksak / Long Jump / 2nd
Jai-Lyn Norwood / Triple Jump / 2nd
Gina Butz / High Jump / 3rd
Erin Oleksak / 100-Hurdles / 6th
Arriana Benjamin / Discus / 7th
Arriana Benjamin / Shot Put / 8th

Huntington (8 All-Americans in 5 Events)
Addy Wiley / 800 / 1st
Addy Wiley / 1,500 / 1st
Destiny Copeland / Triple Jump / 3rd
Destiny Copeland / Heptathlon / 5th
MacKenzie Brewer, Abbey Gentz, Addy Wiley, Emily Tedder / 4x800 Relay / 5th

Indiana Wesleyan (4 All-Americans in 3 Events)
Princess Kara / Discus / 1st
Princess Kara / Shot Put / 4th
Merideth Devries / Discus / 5th
Addi Dewey / 5,000 / 6th

Taylor (2 All-Americans in 2 Events)
Ahna VanderWall / Steeple / 5th
Mollie Gamble / 10,000 / 6th

Grace (5 All-Americans in 2 Events)
Anna Hulstedt, Tara Friesen, Heather Plastow, Kylie Sauder / 4x800 Relay / 2nd
Kylie Sauder / 800 / 4th

Saint Francis (1 All-American in 1 Event)
Evie Miller / Steeple / 2nd

Goshen (1 All-American in 1 Event)
Mercy Chebet / 5,000 / 7th