KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Alauna Carstens, Evergreen State (Wash.) has been named the NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Runner of the Week. Carstens was selected based on her performance(s) from October 9-15 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/group nominees.

Runners of the Week are announced weekly throughout the regular season on Wednesdays on naia.org, Instagram and Twitter.

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NAIA Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week 

Alauna Carstens, Evergreen State (Wash.), So.

• Finished third individually and first among NAIA runners at the George Oja Invitational
• Broke the Evergreen State record by 47 seconds in the 6K with a time of 21:07.8

For a full archive of the 2023 NAIA Women's Cross Country Runners of the Week, click HERE