2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Zoe Ward

  • Class Junior
  • Letters 2
  • Hometown Columbus, Ohio
  • Major(s) Pre-medicine, biochemistry
  • High School Worthington Christian

Biography

2025:  Member of women’s cross country team.
2024:  Won second letter as member of women’s cross country team.
  • Finished second among individuals to help Bishops win team title at Port Kenyon Opener Aug. 30.
  • Named North Coast Athletic Conference Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week after the Port Kenyon Opener.
  • Won individual honors at Denison Invitational Sept. 6, breaking tape in 23:22.59 to help Bishops win team title.
  • Led Bishops with 12th-place finish at All-Ohio Classic Sept. 20...finished fourth among Division III runners to help Bishops win first All-Ohio Division III title since 1982.
  • Led Bishops with third-place finish at OWU Invitational Oct. 4...helped Bishops win team title.
  • Named NCAC Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week after the OWU Invitational.
  • Led Bishops with 30th-place finish at Augustana Interregional Invitational Oct. 19.
  • Won first-team All-NCAC honors with third-place finish at NCAC championship Nov. 3.
  • Won all-region honors with ninth-place finish at NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional championship Nov. 16.
  • Finished 114th at NCAA Division III championship meet Nov. 23.
  • Received Division III All-Academic Cross Country honors from United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
  • Received Academic All-District® recognition from College Sports Communicators.
2023:  Won first letter as member of women’s cross country team.
  • Finished second on team and third overall at Kenyon Owls Opener Sept. 1...helped OWU win team title, Bishops’ first since Sept. 7, 2013.
  • Led Bishops with eighth-place finish at Denison NCAC Preview Sept. 9.
  • Led Bishops with 48th-place finish at All-Ohio Challenge Sept. 15.
  • Led Bishops with fifth-place finish at OWU Invitational Sept. 29.
  • Led Bishops with 46th-place finish at Augustana Interregional Invitational Oct. 14.
  • Won second-team All-NCAC honors with 10th-place finish at NCAC championship Oct. 28.
  • Won all-region honors with 26th-place finish at NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional championship Nov. 11.
High School:  Lettered 4 times in cross country and thrice in track & field.
  • Won all-league honors in both sports...was first-team selection in cross country and second-team in track & field.
  • Qualified for state championship meets in both sports.
  • Helped track & field team win regional championship.
  • Won Academic All-Ohio honors in cross couintry.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

  • 2024Sophomore

  • 2025Junior