ST. LOUIS, Mo. – This afternoon the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced the 2021 Cross Country All-Conference teams as well as the Runner of the Year awards.

For their efforts this season, Nathan Freyling and Kaelin Triggs were named First Team All-SLIAC on the men's side, while Danielle Schultz, Cora Reed, and Kyanne Ruth Williams earned First Team All-SLIAC honors on the women's side. In addition, Megan Bartz and Michelle Grant were named Second Team All-SLIAC while Cora Reed and Sam Baker were named to the SLIAC All-Sportsmanship team. Lastly, Danielle Schultz was named the SLIAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year.

Schultz, a junior out of Swansea, Illinois, had a breakout season for the Gorloks. She became the first student-athlete to qualify for the NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Championships in school history after taking 20^th place on Saturday in the NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 22:28. Her time of 22:28 is a school record in the 6K race. She is the first person to qualify for Nationals out of the SLIAC since 2012 and just the sixth person overall in the conferences 32-year history. For her efforts in the NCAA Midwest Regional, Schultz, along with teammate Kyanne Ruth Williams, became the first student-athletes in program history to be named NCAA All-Region. This is Schultz second straight SLIAC Runner of the Year award and just the fifth in program history.

Prior to the NCAA Midwest Regional Race, the Gorloks competed in the SLIAC Championships. In order to be named to the All-SLIAC teams, individuals must finish in the top seven to earn first team honors and in the top 14 to earn second team honors. On the men's side, Nathan Freyling took second place with a time of 27:00 while Kaelin Triggs took seventh with a time of 27:24. On the women's side, Kyanne Ruth Williams won the race with a time of 23:24 while Danielle Schultz took second with a time of 23:39 and Cora Reed took fifth with a time of 24:26. In addition, Megan Bartz finished in 12^th place with a time of 26:31 and Michelle Grant took 13^th place with a time of 26:44 to earn Second Team All-SLIAC honors.

The 2021 cross country season will wrap up on Saturday, November 20^th when Danielle Schultz travels to Louisville, Kentucky, to compete in the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships. The women's race is set to take place at 12 p.m. EST at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park. The race will be streamed live on www.NCAA.com.