2025 Women's Cross Country News

Photos by Frank Novak
Simpson Athletics celebrates 2025-26 at All-Sports Banquet

April 17, 2026

The Simpson Athletics Department gathered Thursday night for its fifth annual All-Sports Banquet, celebrating the accomplishments of the 2025–26 athletic and academic year.

Mulligan named director of athletics
Mulligan named director of athletics

April 14, 2026

Simpson College has named Jason Mulligan to serve as director of athletics. Mulligan comes to Simpson with more than 20 years of NCAA Division III experience as an administrator and coach.

Brylee Schechinger - PC: Owen Wingert
Freshmen Schechinger and Stover lead Simpson at NCAA Midwest Regional

November 15, 2025

Top-100 performances from Brylee Schechinger and Kalia Stover highlighted Simpson’s afternoon at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Saturday.

Storm place 80 on A-R-C All-Academic Team
Storm place 80 on A-R-C All-Academic Team

November 14, 2025

Simpson College proudly announced that 80 student-athletes earned spots on the American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team, released Friday by the league office.

PC: Owen Wingert
Simpson racks up new personal records at A-R-C Championships

November 01, 2025

Setting a new personal record, and recording the fastest time any Storm in a 6K this season, Kalia Stover led the Storm at the A-R-C Championships on Saturday.

Brylee Schechinger - PC: Owen Wingert
Schechinger leads Simpson at the Bradley Pink Classic

October 17, 2025

Brylee Schechinger continues to improve as the 2025 rolls on, setting another personal best time, leading Simpson for the first time in career, at the Bradley Pink Classic on Friday.

PC: Owen Wingert
Storm see action at competitive Dan Huston Invitational

October 04, 2025

Ava French once again topped the Storm scorecard, with the freshman pacing the way with a personal best at the Dan Huston Invitational on Saturday.

Chloe Wierson - PC: Owen Wingert
Storm race to third place finish at Dutch Open

September 26, 2025

Competing at the Dutch Open, the Simpson women’s cross country team, led by top finishers Ava French and Kalia Stover, finished third overall at the meet.

PC: Owen Wingert
Simpson voted ninth in USTFCCCA regional ranking

September 16, 2025

Led by a young exciting core of runners, the Simpson women's cross country is already turning heads, earning ninth in the first USTFCCCA regional rankings on Tuesday.

Stover (left) French (right) - PC: Frank Novak
French leads young electric core for Storm women's cross country at Les Duke Invite

September 13, 2025

Ava French continued to pace the Storm women’s country team, leading the Storm to a third place finish at the Les Duke Invitational on Saturday.

Ava French - PC: Frank Novak
Bright future on display at opening meet of season

August 29, 2025

The freshman class wasted no time putting their mark on the Storm cross country program, pacing Simpson to a dominating victory at the Bill Buxton Invitational on Friday.

Photo Credit: Frank Novak
Women's cross country set to begin 2025 campaign on Friday

August 26, 2025

Experienced veterans and a talented incoming class headline the Simpson women’s cross country team entering the 2025 campaign.