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2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

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McKenna Downing

  • Class Senior
  • Letters 3
  • Hometown Pleasant Hill, Ohio
  • Major(s) Zoology
  • High School Newton Local

Biography

2025:  Member of women’s cross country team.
2024:  Won third letter as member of women’s cross country team.
  • Finished third on team and fifth overall to help Bishops win team title at Port Kenyon Opener Aug. 30.
  • Was fourth on team and fourth overall at Denison Invitational Sept. 6...helped Bishops win team title.
  • Placed fourth on team and 31st overall at All-Ohio Classic Sept. 20...finished 14th among Division III runners to help Bishops win first All-Ohio Division III title since 1982.
  • Finished fourth on team and 14th overall at OWU Invitational Oct. 4...helped Bishops win team title.
  • Completed Bishop scoring with 106th-place finish at Augustana Interregional Invitational Oct. 19.
  • Won third-team All- North Coast Athletic Conference honors with 19th-place finish at NCAC championship Nov. 3.
  • Placed third on team and 54th overall at NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional championship Nov. 16.
2023:  Won second letter as member of women’s cross country team.
  • Finished fourth on team and 100th overall at All-Ohio Challenge Sept. 15.
  • Placed sixth on team and 24th overall at OWU Invitational Sept. 29.
  • Completed Bishop scoring with 147th-place finish at Augustana Interregional Invitational Oct. 14.
  • Finished fourth on team and 22nd overall at NCAC championship Oct. 28.
  • Placed third on team and 59th overall at NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional championship Nov. 11.
2022:  Won first letter as member of women’s cross country team.
  • Finished seventh at OWU Invitational Sept. 30.
  • Placed 51st at Gettysburg Aubrey Shenk Invitational Oct. 15.
  • Finished 36th at NCAC championship Oct. 29.
  • Placed 114th at NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Nov. 12.
High School:  Lettered 4 times in track & field and cheerleading and once in cross country.
  • Finished 50th in state cross country championship meet, clocking second-best time in school history.
  • Won first-team all-conference honors in track & field.
  • Received Academic All-Ohio honors in cross country.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Senior