Freshman Alex Berends stole the show at the first-ever Ray Bullock Invitational and has been touted as the Crossroads League Female Runner of the Week.

The No. 7 Taylor women's cross country team did not disappoint in its first race of the 2014 season, turning in a dominant showing on its new home course and rolling to the Ray Bullock Invitational title.

The Taylor University cross country teams will host the First-Annual Ray Bullock Invitational at the new TU Cross Country Course on Friday, September 5.

One year after a record-setting 10th-place finish at the NAIA National Championships, the Taylor University women's cross country program will enter the 2014 campaign ranked No. 7 in the NAIA Top-25 Preseason Poll.

Katie DeHaan, Jane Hawks, Jenna Norris and Erin Price have been named to the Capital One Academic All-District II First-Team for cross country and track and field, as voted on and announced by CoSIDA.

TU women's cross country head coach, Quinn White, has announced his signing class for the 2014-2015 season, adding seven student-athletes to a squad that finished last season ranked No. 10 in the nation.