https://athletics.central.edu/rss.aspx?path=wcrossLatest news items for Central College Athleticsen-us60https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/1/29/womens-cross-country-eight-dutch-cross-country-runners-take-all-academic-honor.aspxhttps://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/1/29/womens-cross-country-eight-dutch-cross-country-runners-take-all-academic-honor.aspxWomen's Cross Country

PELLA—The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released its academic honors for cross country Thursday and Central College's women's and men's team were prominently featured.]]>Peyton Steffen leads Central team at start of raceThu, 29 Jan 2026 16:28:00 CST148048https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/12/17/womens-cross-country-centrals-parrott-named-a-finalist-for-the-conference-scholar-athlete-award.aspxhttps://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/12/17/womens-cross-country-centrals-parrott-named-a-finalist-for-the-conference-scholar-athlete-award.aspxWomen's Cross Country

PELLA—Recent Central College graduate Addison Parrott has been named a finalist for the American Rivers Conference's Johana Olson Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.]]>Addison Parrott sprints to the finishWed, 17 Dec 2025 13:57:00 CST148003https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/12/10/womens-cross-country-centrals-parrott-and-brand-nominated-for-conference-scholar-athlete-awards.aspxhttps://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/12/10/womens-cross-country-centrals-parrott-and-brand-nominated-for-conference-scholar-athlete-awards.aspxWomen's Cross Country

PELLA—Recent Central College graduates Addison Parrott and Kaleb Brand have been nominated for the American Rivers Conference's Johana Olson and Duane Schroeder Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards.]]>Addison Parrott running by herselfWed, 10 Dec 2025 12:00:00 CST147985https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/22/womens-cross-country-dutch-quintet-completes-cross-country-season-at-national-meet.aspxhttps://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/22/womens-cross-country-dutch-quintet-completes-cross-country-season-at-national-meet.aspxWomen's Cross Country

SPARTANBURG, S.C.— Five members of the Central College cross country program put a bow on their 2025 season by competing at the NCAA Division III Championships Saturday morning.]]>Peyton Steffen runs through two teammatesSat, 22 Nov 2025 13:26:00 CST147957https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/17/womens-cross-country-central-sending-five-cross-country-runners-to-ncaa-meet.aspxhttps://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/17/womens-cross-country-central-sending-five-cross-country-runners-to-ncaa-meet.aspxWomen's Cross Country

PELLA— Three members of the Central College women's cross country team and two from the men's squad will travel to Spartanburg, South Carolina for the NCAA Division III Championships this Saturday.]]>Miller running with groupMon, 17 Nov 2025 09:18:00 CST147948https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/15/womens-cross-country-central-women-take-fourth-in-cross-country-regional.aspxhttps://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/15/womens-cross-country-central-women-take-fourth-in-cross-country-regional.aspxWomen's Cross Country

WAVERLY— Putting a trio of runners into the top-20, the Central College women's cross country team finished fourth at the NCAA Division III Lower Midwest Regional Saturday.]]>Peyton Steffen starts to run a hillSat, 15 Nov 2025 16:01:00 CST147943https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/14/womens-cross-country-eighty-one-dutch-student-athletes-on-conference-fall-academic-list.aspxhttps://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/14/womens-cross-country-eighty-one-dutch-student-athletes-on-conference-fall-academic-list.aspxWomen's Cross Country

PELLA — Central College landed the second most student-athletes on the fall sports American Rivers Conference all-academic team for the third year in a row with 81 selections announced Friday.]]>Leah Bontrager runs up a hillFri, 14 Nov 2025 20:20:00 CST147938https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/5/womens-cross-country-central-women-move-up-to-no-24-in-newest-national-coaches-cross-country-rankings.aspxhttps://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/5/womens-cross-country-central-women-move-up-to-no-24-in-newest-national-coaches-cross-country-rankings.aspxWomen's Cross Country

PELLA—After a second-place finish in the American Rivers Conference Championships, Central women's cross country team got a three-spot bump in the week seven United States Track and Field & Cross-Country Coaches Association Division III poll, which now puts them at No. 24 in the nation.]]>Teah Miller runs uphillWed, 5 Nov 2025 20:01:00 CST147910https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/1/womens-cross-country-dutch-women-finish-runner-up-at-conference-cross-country-championships.aspxhttps://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/1/womens-cross-country-dutch-women-finish-runner-up-at-conference-cross-country-championships.aspxWomen's Cross Country

DUBUQUE— Led by Peyton Steffen's (senior, Marion) second-place finish, the Central College women's cross country team was runner-up Saturday at the American Rivers Conference Championships.]]>Peyton Steffen nears finish lineSat, 1 Nov 2025 16:38:00 CST147898https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/10/22/womens-cross-country-central-moves-up-to-no-27-in-national-womens-cross-country-rankings.aspxhttps://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/10/22/womens-cross-country-central-moves-up-to-no-27-in-national-womens-cross-country-rankings.aspxWomen's Cross Country

PELLA—The Central College women's cross country team climbed back up two spots in this week's United States Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association Division III poll released Wednesday]]>Brynn Wilson closes in on finish lineWed, 22 Oct 2025 16:01:00 CST147881