ROCHESTER, NY - On November 11, 2007 Nazareth senior Jessica Brown became the first-ever women's cross country runner to compete at the NCAA Division III Championships, finishing in 177th place out of 280 runners. Brown remains the only Nazareth women's cross country runner to ever qualify for the NCAA Championships.

Brown clocked a 23:27 over the 6-kilometer course at St. Olaf's College in Minnesota.

She was joined at the national meet by seniors Brendan Epstein and Nick Stenuf, who were the first male runners to advance to the national championship meet.

Check out some of the photos below.

About the Top 100 Moments
10 moments will be revealed each month, spanning March 2024 to December, 2024. Five moments will be unveiled during the first week of each month and then another five moments during the third week of the month. Moments will not be "ranked" 1-100 and will be released in no particular order. 
 
How to follow along 
The moments will be revealed on the Nazareth Athletics social media channels and website and will include photos, video, box scores, etc. The official hashtag is #NazAthletics100.

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See all of the Top Moments that have been revealed so far on the Centennial webpage.

Nazareth's Centennial celebration is presented by Wellington Steele & Associates and the Leva Family.