Following her individual title at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Championships, junior Ruth Steinke was tabbed for the MIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete-of-the-Year award. Her coach, Donna Ricks, was also honored for the Knights' success, as Ricks was voted by her peers as the MIAC Women's Cross Country Coach-of-the-Year for the second consecutive year and the seventh time in her career.