Mead, competing in her first collegiate cross country race, placed 13th overall at the Luther College (Iowa) All-American Invitational. She helped lead UW-La Crosse to a third-place team finish, running the 5,000-meter course in 19:32. Mead was the eighth collegiate finisher and the first NCAA Division III freshman. A total of 215 runners competed in the event.
Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Morgan Engelhart, Sophomore, Oregon, Wis.
UW-River Falls, Kylee Dekkers, Sophomore, Fairmont, Minn.
UW-Stout, Josie Petersson, Sophomore, Brookfield, Wis. (Central)