VANCOUVER, Wash. - The NWAC has announced its recepients for the 2024 Fall Baden Athlete of the Year awards for men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, and volleyball.
The winners are Spokane's Gilbert Langat for men's cross country, Clark's
Mia Beightol for women's cross country, Peninsula's Nil Grau for men's soccer, Peninsula's Shawna Larson for women's soccer and Skagit Valley's Hayden Claeys for volleyball.
Mia Beightol • Clark • Women's Cross Country
Beightol earns NWAC Runner of the Year, the second in a row for the Clark Penguins after
Sydnee Boothby won the honor in 2023. Beightol finished first with a time of 18:18.4. She ran neck-and-neck with Spokane's top duo of Kaley Bohl and Mary Nakamura through the first 3,000 meters of the race, but pulled away in the final 2K loop to win by over 14 seconds. Her medalist helped the Penguins take second place overall.
Beightol was also the Southern Regional Champion with a time of 18:35.6.
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