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NORTHERN COLORADO Bears ::: 2025 Women's Cross Country

NORTHERN COLORADO Bears

2025 Women's Cross Country

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Season Summary

Season Team Rankings and Finishes

Coaches’
Rank		     FINAL
Team Rank		 First Stick
National NCAA DI
Regional Mountain Regina MPIGACHAI (58th)
  Conference Big Sky 7th Regina MPIGACHAI (5th)

Athletes

Top Athletes Projection (TAP)

This is a projected listing of a team’s “A-team” as determined by participation in national, regional, or conference championship events. If prior to championship events, this list is the top-seven athletes based on head-to-head competition within the team during the regular season in countable, at-large eligible races (meeting date and distance criteria) in which those top athletes race.
  NCAA DI Mountain Regional

November 14
6.0k (3.7M)
place (0 pts) 		Big Sky Cross Country Championships

November 1
5.0k (3.1M)
7th place (186 pts)
Regina MPIGACHAI (SR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:28.3 (M) 5:35.3
Geita, Tanzania

 		58th 1
22:09.5
(KM) 3:41.5
(M) 5:56.6 		5th 1
16:33.6
(KM) 3:18.7 / adj: 3:22.7
(M) 5:19.8 / adj: 5:26.2
Sabina STROIA (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:44.5 (M) 6:01.4


 		107th 2
23:42.8
(KM) 3:57.1
(M) 6:21.6 		25th 2
17:41.0
(KM) 3:32.2 / adj: 3:36.2
(M) 5:41.5 / adj: 5:47.9

Squad Leaders in Countable Races

There are currently less than seven athletes that fit the crieria above. This is a listing of the team’s top-seven nathletes during the regular season based on average-adjusted time in all countable, at-large eligible races (distance minimums and date constraints apply) plus athletes who finished in the top-seven in any “A” races.
  NCAA DI Mountain Regional

November 14
6.0k (3.7M)
place (0 pts) 		Big Sky Cross Country Championships

November 1
5.0k (3.1M)
7th place (186 pts) 		NCAA DI Pre-National

October 17
6.0k (3.7M)
37th place (961 pts) 		Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic
College Gold
October 4
5.0k (3.1M)
16th place (430 pts) 		Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational

September 20
5.0k (3.1M)
6th place (166 pts)
Regina MPIGACHAI (SR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:28.3 (M) 5:35.3
Geita, Tanzania

 		58th 1
22:09.5
(KM) 3:41.5
(M) 5:56.6 		5th 1
16:33.6
(KM) 3:18.7 / adj: 3:22.7
(M) 5:19.8 / adj: 5:26.2 		33rd 1
20:22.4
(KM) 3:23.7
(M) 5:27.8 		5th 1
16:39.6
(KM) 3:19.9 / adj: 3:23.9
(M) 5:21.7 / adj: 5:28.1 		1st 1
17:09.0
(KM) 3:25.8 / adj: 3:29.8
(M) 5:31.2 / adj: 5:37.6
Sabina STROIA (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:44.5 (M) 6:01.4


 		107th 2
23:42.8
(KM) 3:57.1
(M) 6:21.6 		25th 2
17:41.0
(KM) 3:32.2 / adj: 3:36.2
(M) 5:41.5 / adj: 5:47.9 		236th 2
22:10.1
(KM) 3:41.6
(M) 5:56.7 		85th 2
18:11.5
(KM) 3:38.3 / adj: 3:42.3
(M) 5:51.3 / adj: 5:57.8 		22nd 2
18:27.9
(KM) 3:41.5 / adj: 3:45.6
(M) 5:56.6 / adj: 6:03.1
Brooke ELFERT (JR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:46.8 (M) 6:05.1


 		54th 3
18:21.6
(KM) 3:40.3 / adj: 3:44.3
(M) 5:54.5 / adj: 6:01.0 		282nd 3
22:40.9
(KM) 3:46.8
(M) 6:05.0 		115th 3
18:31.6
(KM) 3:42.3 / adj: 3:46.3
(M) 5:57.7 / adj: 6:04.3 		35th 3
18:49.6
(KM) 3:45.9 / adj: 3:49.9
(M) 6:03.5 / adj: 6:10.1
Claire NOWELS (JR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:51.6 (M) 6:12.8


 		55th 4
18:22.6
(KM) 3:40.5 / adj: 3:44.5
(M) 5:54.9 / adj: 6:01.4 		313th 5
23:16.1
(KM) 3:52.6
(M) 6:14.4 		156th 5
18:54.3
(KM) 3:46.8 / adj: 3:50.9
(M) 6:05.1 / adj: 6:11.6 		64th 6
19:32.1
(KM) 3:54.4 / adj: 3:58.4
(M) 6:17.2 / adj: 6:23.8
Ania MAGDESIAN (SO)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:49.7 (M) 6:09.7


 		65th 5
18:41.0
(KM) 3:44.2 / adj: 3:48.2
(M) 6:00.8 / adj: 6:07.3 		285th 4
22:44.3
(KM) 3:47.3
(M) 6:05.9 		123rd 4
18:38.1
(KM) 3:43.6 / adj: 3:47.6
(M) 5:59.8 / adj: 6:06.4 		57th 4
19:18.8
(KM) 3:51.7 / adj: 3:55.8
(M) 6:12.9 / adj: 6:19.5
Emily BECKNER (SR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:56.3 (M) 6:20.3


 		67th 6
18:42.8
(KM) 3:44.5 / adj: 3:48.6
(M) 6:01.4 / adj: 6:07.9 		321st 6
23:27.0
(KM) 3:54.5
(M) 6:17.4 		108th 8
20:08.7
(KM) 4:01.7 / adj: 4:05.8
(M) 6:29.0 / adj: 6:35.6
Jessica WILSON (SO)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:52.4 (M) 6:14.0


 		70th 7
18:47.0
(KM) 3:45.4 / adj: 3:49.4
(M) 6:02.7 / adj: 6:09.2 		157th 6
18:55.7
(KM) 3:47.1 / adj: 3:51.2
(M) 6:05.5 / adj: 6:12.0 		59th 5
19:23.2
(KM) 3:52.6 / adj: 3:56.7
(M) 6:14.4 / adj: 6:20.9
Kynley ALBRIGHT (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 4:03.8 (M) 6:32.4


 		337th 7
25:06.1
(KM) 4:11.0
(M) 6:43.9 		214th 7
19:31.0
(KM) 3:54.2 / adj: 3:58.2
(M) 6:16.9 / adj: 6:23.4 		83rd 7
19:51.2
(KM) 3:58.2 / adj: 4:02.3
(M) 6:23.4 / adj: 6:29.9
Monique STEWART (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 4:07.2 (M) 6:37.8


 		115th 9
20:15.7
(KM) 4:03.1 / adj: 4:07.2
(M) 6:31.3 / adj: 6:37.8
Braelyn GIFFORD (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 4:10.5 (M) 6:43.1


 		128th 10
20:32.2
(KM) 4:06.4 / adj: 4:10.5
(M) 6:36.6 / adj: 6:43.1

Season Race-by-Race Results

November 14 NCAA DI Mountain Regional
Salt Lake City, Utah * Regional Athletic Complex (host: Utah)
6.0k (3.7M)

Northern Colorado Starters
Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time
58th Regina MPIGACHAI SR 22:09.50
107th Sabina STROIA FR 23:42.80
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NCAA DI
Region		 Conference
1st 45 0:57.0 7s/7f #4 New Mexico Mountain 1 AQ Mountain West (1)
2nd 47 1:44.7 7s/7f #2 BYU Mountain 2 AQ Big 12 (1)
3rd 76 1:12.0 7s/7f #8 Northern Arizona Mountain 3 Big Sky (1)
4th 106 0:28.7 7s/6f #13 Colorado Mountain 4 Big 12 (5)
5th 120 0:56.7 7s/7f #17 Utah Mountain 5 Big 12 (6)
6th 198 1:49.0 7s/7f Air Force Mountain 6 Mountain West (3)
7th 206 0:36.2 7s/7f Utah State Mountain 7 Mountain West (4)
8th 234 0:19.3 7s/7f Colorado State Mountain 8 Mountain West (5)
9th 265 2:27.7 7s/7f Utah Valley Mountain 9 WAC (2)
10th 293 1:38.5 7s/7f Texas Tech Mountain 10 Big 12 (8)
11th 322 1:03.5 7s/7f Montana State Mountain 11 Big Sky (3)
12th 324 0:40.5 7s/6f Wyoming Mountain 12 Mountain West (6)
13th 370 1:31.5 7s/7f Weber State Mountain 13 Big Sky (2)
14th 394 1:41.5 7s/7f Idaho State Mountain 14 Big Sky (4)
15th 436 1:28.6 7s/6f New Mexico State Mountain 15 Conference USA (2)
16th 458 1:21.4 7s/7f Nevada Mountain 16 Mountain West (8)
17th 464 1:39.7 7s/7f Southern Utah Mountain 17 WAC (4)
— 0 — 2s/2f NORTHERN COLORADO Mountain Big Sky (7)
— 0 — 2s/2f UTEP Mountain Conference USA (11)

November 1 Big Sky Cross Country Championships
Bozeman, Mont. * Bridger Creek Golf Course (host: Montana State)
5.0k (3.1M)

Northern Colorado Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 5th Regina MPIGACHAI SR 16:33.60 5 — 16:33.6
2 25th Sabina STROIA FR 17:41.00 25 1:07.4 17:07.3
3 54th Brooke ELFERT JR 18:21.60 48 1:47.0 17:32.0
4 55th Claire NOWELS JR 18:22.60 49 1:48.0 17:44.7
5 65th Ania MAGDESIAN SO 18:41.00 59 2:07.4 17:55.9
6 67th Emily BECKNER SR 18:42.80 (60) 2:09.2 18:03.7
7 70th Jessica WILSON SO 18:47.00 (62) 2:13.4 18:09.9
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NCAA DI
Region		 Conference
1st 16 0:36.5 5s/5f #8 Northern Arizona Mountain 3 Big Sky (1)
2nd 80 0:50.0 7s/7f Weber State Mountain 13 Big Sky (2)
3rd 83 0:31.5 7s/7f Montana State Mountain 11 Big Sky (3)
4th 120 0:51.1 7s/7f Idaho State Mountain 14 Big Sky (4)
5th 140 0:54.8 7s/7f Idaho West 15 Big Sky (5)
6th 186 0:40.0 7s/7f Sacramento State West 16 Big Sky (6)
7th 186 2:07.3 2s/2f NORTHERN COLORADO Mountain Big Sky (7)
8th 224 0:41.2 7s/7f Eastern Washington West 28 Big Sky (8)
9th 235 0:14.2 7s/7f Montana Mountain Big Sky (9)
10th 243 2:39.8 6s/6f Portland State West 32 Big Sky (10)

October 17 NCAA DI Pre-National
Columbia, Mo. * Gans Creek Cross Country Course (host: Missouri)
6.0k (3.7M)

Northern Colorado Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 33rd Regina MPIGACHAI SR 20:22.34 31 — 20:22.4
2 236th Sabina STROIA FR 22:10.03 203 1:47.7 21:16.2
3 282nd Brooke ELFERT JR 22:40.83 236 2:18.5 21:44.4
4 285th Ania MAGDESIAN SO 22:44.27 238 2:21.9 21:59.4
5 313th Claire NOWELS JR 23:16.08 253 2:53.7 22:14.7
6 321st Emily BECKNER SR 23:26.93 (257) 3:04.6 22:26.8
7 337th Kynley ALBRIGHT FR 25:06.02 (261) 4:43.7 22:49.5

October 4 Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic College Gold
Louisville, Ky. * E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park (host: Louisville Sports Commission)
5.0k (3.1M)

Northern Colorado Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 5th Regina MPIGACHAI SR 16:39.58 4 — 16:39.6
2 85th Sabina STROIA FR 18:11.49 78 1:31.9 17:25.5
3 115th Brooke ELFERT JR 18:31.52 103 1:51.0 17:47.5
4 123rd Ania MAGDESIAN SO 18:38.01 109 1:58.5 18:00.2
5 156th Claire NOWELS JR 18:54.23 136 2:14.7 18:11.0
6 157th Jessica WILSON SO 18:55.61 (137) 2:16.1 18:18.4
7 214th Kynley ALBRIGHT FR 19:30.95 (172) 2:51.4 18:28.8

September 20 Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational
Lincoln, Neb. * Mahoney Golf Course (host: Nebraska Wesleyan)
5.0k (3.1M)

Northern Colorado Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 1st Regina MPIGACHAI SR 17:08.94 1 — 17:09.0
2 22nd Sabina STROIA FR 18:27.89 22 1:18.9 17:48.4
3 35th Brooke ELFERT JR 18:49.52 33 1:40.6 18:08.8
4 57th Ania MAGDESIAN SO 19:18.76 54 2:09.8 18:26.3
5 59th Jessica WILSON SO 19:23.20 56 2:14.2 18:37.7
6 64th Claire NOWELS JR 19:32.07 (60) 2:23.1 18:46.7
7 83rd Kynley ALBRIGHT FR 19:51.17 (74) 2:42.2 18:55.9
8 108th Emily BECKNER SR 20:08.69 2:59.7 19:05.0
9 115th Monique STEWART FR 20:15.62 3:06.7 19:12.9
10 128th Braelyn GIFFORD FR 20:32.19 3:23.2 19:20.8

August 30 Wyoming Invitational
Laramie, Wyo. * Jacoby Golf Course (host: Wyoming)
5.0k (3.1M)

Northern Colorado Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 20th Sabina STROIA FR 18:57.7 16 — 18:57.7
2 24th Brooke ELFERT JR 19:17.7 18 0:20.0 19:07.7
3 40th Claire NOWELS JR 20:02.9 23 1:05.2 19:26.1
4 41st Ania MAGDESIAN SO 20:07.1 24 1:09.4 19:36.3
5 43rd Jessica WILSON SO 20:15.2 25 1:17.5 19:44.1
6 45th Kynley ALBRIGHT FR 21:20.4 (26) 2:22.7 20:00.1
7 46th Braelyn GIFFORD FR 21:36.1 (27) 2:38.4 20:13.8
8 47th Emily BECKNER SR 21:45.1 2:47.4 20:25.2

Season Individual Results

Regina MPIGACHAI – SR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 20 Greeno/Dirksen 5.0k (3.1M) 17:09.0 1st 1
Oct 4 Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic College Gold 5.0k (3.1M) 16:39.6 5th 1
Oct 17 Pre-Nats 6.0k (3.7M) 20:22.4 33rd 1
Nov 1 Big Sky 5.0k (3.1M) 16:33.6 5th 1
Nov 14 Mountain 6.0k (3.7M) 22:09.5 58th

Sabina STROIA – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 30 Wyoming Invitational (cross country) 5.0k (3.1M) 18:57.7 20th 1
Sep 20 Greeno/Dirksen 5.0k (3.1M) 18:27.9 22nd 2
Oct 4 Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic College Gold 5.0k (3.1M) 18:11.5 85th 2
Oct 17 Pre-Nats 6.0k (3.7M) 22:10.1 236th 2
Nov 1 Big Sky 5.0k (3.1M) 17:41.0 25th 2
Nov 14 Mountain 6.0k (3.7M) 23:42.8 107th

Brooke ELFERT – JR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 30 Wyoming Invitational (cross country) 5.0k (3.1M) 19:17.7 24th 2
Sep 20 Greeno/Dirksen 5.0k (3.1M) 18:49.6 35th 3
Oct 4 Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic College Gold 5.0k (3.1M) 18:31.6 115th 3
Oct 17 Pre-Nats 6.0k (3.7M) 22:40.9 282nd 3
Nov 1 Big Sky 5.0k (3.1M) 18:21.6 54th 3

Claire NOWELS – JR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 30 Wyoming Invitational (cross country) 5.0k (3.1M) 20:02.9 40th 3
Sep 20 Greeno/Dirksen 5.0k (3.1M) 19:32.1 64th 6
Oct 4 Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic College Gold 5.0k (3.1M) 18:54.3 156th 5
Oct 17 Pre-Nats 6.0k (3.7M) 23:16.1 313th 5
Nov 1 Big Sky 5.0k (3.1M) 18:22.6 55th 4

Ania MAGDESIAN – SO

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 30 Wyoming Invitational (cross country) 5.0k (3.1M) 20:07.1 41st 4
Sep 20 Greeno/Dirksen 5.0k (3.1M) 19:18.8 57th 4
Oct 4 Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic College Gold 5.0k (3.1M) 18:38.1 123rd 4
Oct 17 Pre-Nats 6.0k (3.7M) 22:44.3 285th 4
Nov 1 Big Sky 5.0k (3.1M) 18:41.0 65th 5

Emily BECKNER – SR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 30 Wyoming Invitational (cross country) 5.0k (3.1M) 21:45.1 47th 8
Sep 20 Greeno/Dirksen 5.0k (3.1M) 20:08.7 108th 8
Oct 17 Pre-Nats 6.0k (3.7M) 23:27.0 321st 6
Nov 1 Big Sky 5.0k (3.1M) 18:42.8 67th 6

Jessica WILSON – SO

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 30 Wyoming Invitational (cross country) 5.0k (3.1M) 20:15.2 43rd 5
Sep 20 Greeno/Dirksen 5.0k (3.1M) 19:23.2 59th 5
Oct 4 Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic College Gold 5.0k (3.1M) 18:55.7 157th 6
Nov 1 Big Sky 5.0k (3.1M) 18:47.0 70th 7

Kynley ALBRIGHT – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 30 Wyoming Invitational (cross country) 5.0k (3.1M) 21:20.4 45th 6
Sep 20 Greeno/Dirksen 5.0k (3.1M) 19:51.2 83rd 7
Oct 4 Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic College Gold 5.0k (3.1M) 19:31.0 214th 7
Oct 17 Pre-Nats 6.0k (3.7M) 25:06.1 337th 7

Monique STEWART – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 20 Greeno/Dirksen 5.0k (3.1M) 20:15.7 115th 9

Braelyn GIFFORD – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 30 Wyoming Invitational (cross country) 5.0k (3.1M) 21:36.1 46th 7
Sep 20 Greeno/Dirksen 5.0k (3.1M) 20:32.2 128th 10

Lucy VARELA – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 20 Greeno/Dirksen 5.0k (3.1M) — 0