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2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

Lauren Derscheid

Lauren Derscheid

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Ottumwa, Iowa
  • Major:
    Software Engineering
  • High School:
    Pekin

Summary

Biography

2024: NAIA Scholar Athlete

2023: competed in five races

2022: competed in six races ... best finish - 7th at Herb Blakely Invitational ... set personal bests in the 5K (20:21.7) and the 6K (25:46.4)

Career Best
5K:
 20:21.7 (2022 Mount Marty Invite)
6K: 25:46.4 (2022 Roy Griak Invitational)

Signing Release | Career Results

Season Results: 
2023: Blazing Tiger NAIA Classic (6K) - 221st: 27:14.0 (288 runners)
          Briar Cliff Invite (6K) - 185th: 26:41.2 (224 runners)
          Wayne State Wildcat Classic (6K) - 43rd: 27:48.5 (80 runners)
          Dordt Sunflower Opener (5K) - 80th: 22:15.7 (111 runners)
          Augustana Twilight (5K) - 270th: 22:45.1 (358 runners)

2022: GPAC Championships (5K) - 45th: 21:06.8 (95 runners)
          Mount Marty Invite (5K) - 46th: 20:21.7 (148 runners)
          Defender Classic (5K) - 60th: 20:30.9 (153 runners)
          Roy Griak Invitational (6K) - 167th: 25:46.4 (429 runners)
          Herb Blakely Invitational (5K) - 7th: 21:08.0 (28 runners)
          Augustana Twilight (5K) - 127th: 20:31.4 (313 runners)

Personal: daughter of Jennifer and Daniel Derscheid.
Favorite Bible Verse: 2 Timothy 1:7

Bold denotes personal best
Italics denotes top 25 finish 
Bold/italics denotes personal best and top 25 finish

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

  • 2023Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2024Junior

    5'7"
  • 2025Senior

    5'7"