JACKSON, Miss. - The Belhaven University Athletics Department had a lot of great moments in the 2015 calendar year.
From All-America selections to conference championships, school records to National Tournament/Championship appearances, Rivalry victories to great performances; there were several moments that the Blazers excelled on the court, field, or track over the last 12 months.
Our 11th of 15 top moments (in no order) in 2015 for Belhaven Athletics goes to the Women's Cross Country program.
In mid-October, the Women's Cross Country program reached a new mark in program history while running in the Choctaw Open hosted by Mississippi College.
Prior to 2015, the Blazers had six National Qualifiers in the programs history, dating back to 1992. However, there had never been more than three runners qualify in the same year, meaning Belhaven had just individual participation.
That changed on the mid-October Saturday morning as
Brooklyn Schumaker,
Kathryn Lee,
Juanita Sanchez,
Anna Jobe and
Ann Louise McGee posted one of the best combined team times in school history to earn a team qualification to the National Christian College Athletic Association National Championships in Houghton, New York.
The qualification doubled the Blazers National Participation from six in the schools first 23 years to 12 in their 24th season as a program.