2024 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Senior (2024): Ran in all three regular-season meets and at GNAC. ... Scored No. 3 for the Falcons at the Emerald City Open on Oct. 12 and did so with a massive personal-best time of 25:36.7. That was almost two minutes faster than her previous PB of 27:33.20 in the 2023 race on the very hilly course. ...Placed No. 10 for the team and 70th overall at the GNAC Championships on Oct. 26 at Sudden Valley. ... Was No. 11 for the team (79th overall) at the Green River Invitational on Sept. 14, and No. 10 / 85th overall at the Bill Roe WWU Classic on Sept. 28.
Junior (2023): Ran in all six meets, scoring in two of them. … Placed No. 5 for the Falcons at the season-opening Puget Sound Invitational on Sept. 2. (34th overall) and again two weeks later on Sept. 16 at the PLU Invitational (47th overall). … Was No. 6 for the team at the other four meets, including the GNAC Championships in Anchorage (56th overall) and the NCAA West Regionals in Monmouth (148th).
Sophomore (2022): Ran in all six meets, scoring in three of them. ... Was No. 4 for SPU as part of a perfect-score 1-2-3-4-5 finish at the season-opening Puget Sound Invitational on Sept. 3 at Fort Steilacoom, completing 5 kilometers in 19:38.0. ... Also was No. 4 for Seattle Pacific and 13th overall the following Saturday at the Central Washington Invitational. ... Had another No. 4 team finish and placed 50th overall at the Charles Bowles Invitational on Oct. 1 in Salem. Her 5K time there of 19:32.5 was a personal best for that distance on a cross country course ... Ran No. 6 for the Falcons (156th overall) at the NCAA Division II Pre-Nationals, No. 7 (64th overall) at the GNAC Championships, and No. 6 for SPU (138th overall) at the NCAA Division II West Regionals.
Freshman (2021): Ran in five of the six meets, scoring in four of them. ... Placed No. 3 for the Falcons at the Chambers Creek College Open (11th overall, her highest finish of the season), at the WWU Bill Roe Classic (43rd overall) and at the GNAC Champoinships (35th overall). Her GNAC time of 23:50.20 was her best for 6 kilometers. ... Raced at the NCAA Division II West Regionals, placing 104th ... Ran No. 4 for SPU (16th overall) in her college debut at the Ash Creek Invitational.
Personal: Christina Nicole Yorges. ... ocial Justice / Cultural Studies major.
Churchill High School: Ran in the Class 5A (medium / large school) Oregon state meet three straight years. (State did not take place during her senior year because of the coronavirus pandemic). Placed 45th as a freshman, 50th as a sophomore, and 48th as a senior. ... On the track, qualified for the state meet as a senior in 2021, placing 8th in the 1500 and 10th in the 3000. ... Member of the school-record 4-by-800 relay and distance medley relay .. Ranks in the school all-time top 10 for the 1500 and 3000. ... Six-time All-District in the 1500 and 3000.
Fun facts: Has been a runner for six years prior to arriving at SPU. ... Started doing club cross country and track in middle school. ... Favorite course is Woahink on the Oregon coast, which has nature trails right by the water. ... Also has played basketball. ... If not for cross country / track, would focus on basketball, as it was "my favorite sport before I came to the realization that I was too short." ... Favorite sports to watch are basketball and track. ... Dumbest movie she has ever seen was "Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List." ... Book she just couldn't put down was "The Book Thief." ... Favorite junk food is cookies. ... Favorite healthy food is broccoli. ... Favorite TV program is "New Girl." ... Loves to shop for home decor. ... Favorite team is UConn women's basketball. ... Favorite athlete is U.S. steeplechaser Emma Coburn. ... Her pre-race ritual is to make sure she is chewing gum, as "I have never raced without it." ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be singer / songwrite Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac "because she would have the best stories and advice." She would serve curry. ... If she could be any action hero, would be Wonder Woman because "she has a power for every situation." ... Her friends call her Nicki. ... In 10 years, plans to be working at a job she loves in a place that allows her to explore beautiful and new places with friends, family, and a dog. ... Has run the entire Mackenzie River trail (27 miles) and has run the south rim of the Grand Canyon.
PRs ON ALL COURSES
(All 6 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
Green River Invitational @ Fort Steilacoom (4K) 16:01.9 (2024)
Puget Sound Invitational @ Fort Steilacoom (5K) 19:38.8 (2022)
Central Washington Invitational @ Apple Ridge Run (4.17K) 16:35.3 (2022)
Charles Bowles Invitational @ Bush's Pasture Park (5K) 19:32.5 (2022)
NCAA Division II Pre-Nationals @ Chambers Creek 24:22.7 (2022)
NCAA Division II West Regionals @ Amend Park 24:20.6 (2022)
Ash Creek Invitational @ Ash Creek Preserve (4K) 15:06.00 (2021)
Chambers Creek College Open @ Chambers Creek Regional Park (5K) 19:35.1 (2021)
WWU Bill Roe Classic @ Sudden Valley Golf Course 23:58.90 (2021)
NCAA Division II West Regionals @ Ash Creek Preserve 23:56.60 (2021)
GNAC Championships @ Sudden Valley Golf Course 24:40.2 (2024)
GNAC Championships @ Saint Martin's 23:50.20 (2021)
PLU Invitational @ PLU Meadows 25:30.90 (2023)
Bill Roe WWU Classic @ Hovander Homestead Park 24:40.7 (2024)
Bill Roe WWU Classic @ Lake Padden 25:52.10 (2023)
Emerald City Open @ Lower Woodland Park 27:33.20 (2023)
GNAC Championships @ Kincaid Park 24:02.10 (2023)
CAREER RESULTS
