By Jessica Smith NCAA.org Cross country is a sport where athletes perfect the art of moving forward. Constant motion is key. Breaking stride is not an option. But on Sept. 28, Northern Michigan University’s Jaylee Brown was commended for...

By Brittany Johnson NCAA.org Durango High School cross country coach Ron Keller didn’t mince words when he warned Elva Martinez of the challenges of collegiate athletics. Although he encouraged her to pursue distance running at the next...

By Sam King NCAA.org Stephanie Ferri-Lewis sought the Division I athletics experience, but a scholarship offer to become a three-sport student-athlete ultimately drew the swimmer, soccer player and cross country runner to Division II...

Elizabeth Phillips − a three-time NCAA Elite 89 Award winner, seven-time All-American and biomedical engineering graduate of Washington University in St. Louis −is the 2012 NCAA Woman of the Year. Phillips was chosen from among nine...

By Gary Brown NCAA.org Jackie Jamaleddine says her life wouldn’t be normal without chaos. “It’s practice, work, school, go home, change, go back, school, work, sports, people mad at me, apologizing. It’s the story of my life,” she says in...