No. 1 Taylor Women’s Cross Country Produces Three All-Americans

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The No. 1 Taylor women's cross country team (113-2) capped its season Friday in Columbia, Missouri, with a 6k NAIA National Championship team-time record performance of 1:46:30.8 in a runner-up finish. Three TU athletes – Jaynie Halterman, Ahna Neideck and Noel VanderWall – placed in the top seven to cruise to NAIA All-American honors.

Taylor's trio were all well within the threshold of All-American status, with the top 40 individual runners at the championship meet being named All-Americans.

TU has picked up 25 NAIA All-American awards in program history, produced by 12 runners.

Halterman, a freshman, became the Trojan women's cross country program's 12th different All-American when she became its first individual champion with a national meet- and program-record time of 20:24.7.

Neideck closed her career with a sixth-place finish of 21:06.6 for her third All-American honor.

VanderWall, a junior, also collected a third All-American honor in as many seasons by finishing seventh with a time of 21:06.9.