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EUGENE, Ore. – The 2011 women's cross country team was honored as part of the 2022 Hall of Fame Induction on Sunday.
 
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, Bushnell procured an all-female 2022 induction class for the Bushnell University Athletic Hall of Fame, including the 1975 volleyball team, the 2011 women's cross country team and former coach Dr. Heike McNeil.
 
The pioneering spirit of the 1970's returned in the late 2000's as the Beacons moved into a new era with membership in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) in 2006.
 
Five years later, the women's cross country team became the first team for NCU to qualify for the NAIA post-season. Ranked in the NAIA Coaches Poll for the entire season, the Beacons climbed as high as No. 3. They went on to finish in third-place at the Cascade Conference Championship and they were the top finishers from the CCC at the NAIA Championship, claiming fourth-place.
 
McNeil, who served as the head coach for the team, had the honor of inducting the team. She said, "This was a team of some true pioneers for this program, and I am so proud to have been their coach."
 
Those in attendance alongside McNeil included Riley (Swanson) Bell, Heidi Gori, All-American Stephanie (Hescock) Green, Sierra (Schorer-Noll) Holmly, Ashley Kinney, Ally Manley, All-American Brittany (Arch) Petersen, and Katie Peterson.
 
Brittany Petersen said, "My time with this team taught me how important it is to support each other. Now that I am a coach as well, I have been able to reflect on all of the things Heike taught us, about the value of every teammate from top to bottom, and how growth is not linear."
 
Allison (Duvenez) Booth was not in attendance, having given birth to her first child earlier in the day. Also unable to be at the event were assistant coach Dan Jackson, Emily (Svendsen-McLean) Bear, Anita Fernandez, and Patty (Martinez) Ramirez.