Elizabeth Beenken
Elizabeth Beenken
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    Ledyard, IA
  • High School:
    Homeschooled
  • Mother's Name:
    Sandi Beenken
  • Father's Name:
    Nate Beenken
Bio
EAGLE CAREER:

2024-25 (Sophomore) CC: Ran a 5k season high at NCCAA Nationals • Ran a 6k season high at Les Duke Invitational • Team Nationals qualifier • 56th place finish at Nationals.

2024 Cross Country
Date Race Location Distance Time Place
9/7/2024 Central Dutch Invitational Pella, Iowa 5k 28:17.5 81st
9/14/2024  Les Duke Invitational Grinnell, Iowa 6k 33:22.8 71st
9/21/2024 Grandview Invitational Ankeny, Iowa 6k 34:25.2 36th
10/5/2024  Dan Huston Invitational  Waverly, Iowa  6k 33:52.4 78th
10/18/2024 NCCAA Regional Championship Dubuque, Iowa 5k 26:59.6 33rd
11/2/2024 OCC Last Chance Meet Joplin, Missouri 5k 27:22.0 12th
11/15/2024  NCCAA National Championship  Warsaw, Indiana  5k 26:24.3 56th

 

2023-24 (Freshman) CC: Ran a 5k career high at NCCAA Regionals • Ran a 6k career high at Les Duke Invitational • Team Nationals qualifier • 40th place finish at Nationals.

2024 Cross Country
Date Race Location Distance Time Place
9/9/2023 Les Duke Invitational Grinnell, Iowa 6k 32:33.5 90th
9/15/2023  Trent Smith Invitational Mason City, Iowa 5k 25:05.7 20th
9/23/2023 Grandview Invitational Ankeny, Iowa 5k 26:31.8 50th
9/30/2023  Dan Huston Invitational  Waverly, Iowa  6k 33:40.2 203rd
10/13/2023 Indian Hills Invitational  Ottumwa, Iowa  5k 23:45.0 35th
10/21/2023 NCCAA Regional Championship Ankeny, Iowa 5k 23:39.1 15th
10/28/2023 OCC Last Chance Meet Joplin, Missouri 5k 25:15.0 5th
11/10/2023  NCCAA National Championship  Warsaw, Indiana  5k 24:37.7 40th

 

High School Awards:

Four Year Varsity Letter

State Cross Country Team Qualifier

News mentions
Eagles Compete Well at NCCAA Nationals
Eagles Compete Well at NCCAA Nationals

(Warsaw, IN) - Faith cross country traveled to Indiana to compete at the NCCAA National Championship meet.

Blevins and Hulinsky Place Top 5, Women Win Last Chance Meet
Blevins and Hulinsky Place Top 5, Women Win Last Chance Meet

(Seneca, MO) - Faith cross country ran in their final regular season race on Saturday with exciting results.

Eagles Compete at NCCAA Super Regional
Eagles Compete at NCCAA Super Regional

(Dubuque, IA) - Faith Cross Country ran against all NCCAA D2 schools for the first time this season

Men's Cross Country Qualifies For NCCAA Nationals
Men's Cross Country Qualifies For NCCAA Nationals

(Waverly, IA) - The Faith men's cross country team qualified for NCCAA Nationals on Saturday, beating the qualifying time by 9 minutes.

Eagles Battle the Heat in Grand View Invitational
Eagles Battle the Heat in Grand View Invitational

(Ankeny, IA) - Cross Country battled the heat in their only meet in Ankeny on Saturday.

Eagles Continue to Impress in Grinnell
Eagles Continue to Impress in Grinnell

(Grinnell, IA) - The Eagles took the course in Grinnell, IA to give the men their first chance at qualifying for NCCAA Nationals, while the women ran their first 6k of the year.

Eagles Soar in Pella
Eagles Soar in Pella

(Pella, IA) - The Eagles competed in their first race of the season, with the women running a 5k, and the men running a 6k at the Central Dutch Invitational.