SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Azusa Pacific's Jessica Kampman Walczak gradually moved up the field and ultimately finished 12th at the NCAA National Women's Cross Country Championship on a cool, drizzly day in Sacramento. 

Kampman Walczak covered the 6 kilometer course in 20:51 at the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex. Her 12th place crossing was the top finish for a Pacific West Conference runner since fellow APU runner Eileen Stressling was tenth in 2018.

The senior grad transfer from Dordt College, where she was an NAIA All-American, was the lone runner today for the Cougars. Also qualifying as an individual was Fresno Pacific's Julissa Avila, who finished in 115th place in a field of 262 runners with a time of 22:17.

PacWest team representative Biola landed in 26th place (644 points) out of the 34 qualifying teams. Lynette Ruiz was the top Eagle runner in 74th place (21:50), followed by Aislin Taylor (22:41), Karis Brown (22:55), Hailey Wurzbach (22:58) and Jaina King (23:01).

The race was run on a flat grass course (muddy) in 58 degree weather. 

Lauren Kiley of Grand Valley State (MI) was the individual winner in 20:28. University of Alaska's Kendall Kramer was second in 20:30. Adams State (CO) won the team title with ease (38 points), followed by West Texas A&M (96) and Colorado State-Pueblo (158). The top West Region teams were Western Washington in 11th (379), Alasak in 13th (393), and Chico State in 15th (410).

For complete team and individual results, click here.