Nick Askew

Pictured: sophomores Adaline McDowell (left) and Amelia Anstrand (right)

Women's Cross Country 10/17/2026 4:24:00 PM Clayton Messerle, Assistant Athletic Director

Warriors Finish 11th at George Oja Invitational, Turn Attention to CCC Championships

INDEPENDENCE, Ore. – n their final tune-up before the postseason, the Corban University women's cross country team delivered an 11th-place finish Saturday morning at the George Oja Invitational, competing against a deep field featuring NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, and junior college programs. The Warriors totaled 388 points in the 6K race, closing out the regular season with another valuable championship-caliber test.

To view the complete results from the women's 6k race today in Independence, click HERE.

"I'm pleased with how we did today," Corban head coach Stuart Eagon shared. "We are in a real fight with Evergreen, Oregon Tech, and Northwest for that potential at-large bid to the national meet, which our conference receives as the host for this year's race. Our conference will likely received numerous bids already, and the next team after the top programs will receive a bid as well. We managed to narrowly best both Evergreen and OIT today, and we will need to do so again at conference if we want to make nationals. Overall, today was a nice return to form for Carrie, and we saw personal bests from almost everyone who raced today. All thanks to God for good performances, and we are really looking forward to the conference meet!"

In the team standings, Corban placed 11th overall with 388 points. Eastern Washington University won the meet with 88 points, followed by the University of Portland (118), Carleton University (143), Western Oregon University (210), and George Fox University (282) to round out the top five. The Warriors finished ahead of fellow CCC foes Evergreen State, Oregon Tech, Bushnell, and several other regional competitors.

Junior Carrie Babcock led the way for the Warriors, crossing the finish line in 22:46.5 to place 79th overall. Freshman Adelynne Rispler followed immediately behind in 80th with a mark of 22:47.5, while sophomore Amelia Anstrand turned in a personal-best effort of 23:15.8 to finish 106th. Sophomore Adaline McDowell added a 114th-place finish in 23:30.5, and junior Emalie Lindberg rounded out Corban's scoring five with a personal-best time of 24:03.9, good for 142nd overall.

Additional Warrior finishers included sophomore Kate Dickson, who posted a personal-best time of 24:54.8 to place 193rd overall, freshman Alannah Woizeschke in 200th at 24:59.2, freshman Eliza Fraley in 287th at 27:39.0, and senior Johnna Cooley in 289th with a time of 27:49.1.

At the front of the race, Alauna Carstens of Evergreen State claimed the individual title in 20:38.5. Breanna Schmitt of George Fox finished second in 20:53.2, followed by Sara Sanders of Eastern Washington in third at 20:57.2. Anna Connor, competing unattached, placed fourth in 21:09.0, while Kyla Potratz of Western Oregon rounded out the top five in 21:20.5.

Corban showed encouraging signs entering the championship portion of the season, highlighted by personal-best performances from Anstrand, Lindberg, and Dickson on a runner-friendly 6K course. With their final regular season race complete, the Warriors now shift their focus toward competing at their highest level when conference championships arrive in early November.

Corban will travel to compete at the Cascade Collegiate Conference Championships in Lewiston, Idaho on November 6th, where the Warriors will battle the conference's top programs for a chance to advance to the NAIA National Championships.