2025-26 Women's Cross Country Roster

Name	Class	Hometown	High School	Major
Audrey Allman	Senior	Glen Ellyn, Ill.	Glenbard West	Law, History & Society • Philosophy
Bria Bennis	Junior	Elmhurst, Ill.	Elmhurst (York)	Economics
Mackenzie Culpepper	Senior	Hoover, Ala.	Spain Park	Medicine, Health & Society
Sofia Day	Freshman	Linwood, N.J.	Mainland Regional	Undeclared
Johna Grisik	Senior	Alpharetta, Ga.	Marist	Medicine, Health & Society
Hannah Huyler	Freshman	Lake Owsego, Ore.	Lakeridge	Undeclared
Betsy Jepkemei	Freshman	Iten, Kenya	Holy Rosary Girls Secondary School	Undeclared
Lily Kriegel	Sophomore	Whitefish Bay, Wis.	Whitefish Bay	Medicine, Health & Society
Tyla Lumley	Graduate	Brisbane, Australia	St. Peters Lutheran	Finance
Claire Petersen	Sophomore	Roswell, Ga.	Blessed Trinity	Undeclared
Myrto Valacha	Freshman	Patras, Greece	Sixth Daily Vocational	Undeclared

Audrey Allman

position Distance

Class Senior

Hometown Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Bria Bennis

position Distance

Class Junior

Hometown Elmhurst, Ill.

Mackenzie Culpepper

position Distance

Class Senior

Hometown Hoover, Ala.

Sofia Day

position Distance

Class Freshman

Hometown Linwood, N.J.

Johna Grisik

position Distance

Class Senior

Hometown Alpharetta, Ga.

Hannah Huyler

position Distance

Class Freshman

Hometown Lake Owsego, Ore.

Betsy Jepkemei

position Distance

Class Freshman

Hometown Iten, Kenya

Lily Kriegel

position Distance

Class Sophomore

Hometown Whitefish Bay, Wis.

Tyla Lumley

position Distance

Class Graduate

Hometown Brisbane, Australia

Claire Petersen

position Distance

Class Sophomore

Hometown Roswell, Ga.

Myrto Valacha

position Distance

Class Freshman

Hometown Patras, Greece

Name	Position
Althea Thomas	Director of Cross Country • Track and Field
Chad Balyo	Assistant Coach • Cross Country, Distance
Lisa Morgan	Assistant Coach • Cross Country, Distance

Althea Thomas

position Director of Cross Country • Track and Field

Chad Balyo

position Assistant Coach • Cross Country, Distance

Lisa Morgan

position Assistant Coach • Cross Country, Distance

Name	Position
Whitney Fountain	Director • Operations
Jenna Beverly	Director • Student Services (Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Women’s Track and Field, Football)
Nick Caporale	Associate Athletic Trainer (Track and Field, Cross Country)
Paul Echelberry	Athletic Trainer (Track and Field, Cross Country)
Eric Engelken	Assistant Strength Coach (Track and Field, Cross Country, Spirit/Dance)

Whitney Fountain

position Director • Operations

Jenna Beverly

position Director • Student Services (Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Women’s Track and Field, Football)

Nick Caporale

position Associate Athletic Trainer (Track and Field, Cross Country)

Paul Echelberry

position Athletic Trainer (Track and Field, Cross Country)

Eric Engelken

position Assistant Strength Coach (Track and Field, Cross Country, Spirit/Dance)