BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Senior Jillian Cole was chosen as the "Most Valuable Performer" while senior Jackie Dziewior earned the "Hardest Worker" honor and freshman Jenna Mirande was chosen as the "Best Newcomer" for the 2018 Illinois Wesleyan women's cross country team.

Cole was the fifth Illinois Wesleyan woman ever to qualify for the national NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Championships and she placed 74th of 279 competitors at the meet with a time of 22:22.3 in the 6,000-meter course.
Cole was an all-Midwest Region selection as she finished 15th at the Midwest Regional and was Illinois Wesleyan's top finisher in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin championships, placing third and earning all-conference honors with a time of 21:58.

Go here for all results from Illinois Wesleyan women's cross country.

Head coach Greg Huffaker awarded letters to 10 women. The letterwinners are:

SENIORS
Jillian Cole, Springfield, Ill. / Springfield HS
Jackie Dziewior, Hanover Park, Ill. / Glenbard North HS

JUNIORS
Rachel Budd, Cedarburg, Wis. / Cedarburg HS
Cecelia Galvan, Chicago, Ill. / Marist HS
Rachel Schoenecker, Glen Carbon, Ill. / Edwardsville HS

SOPHOMORES
Katie North, Aurora, Ill. / Metea Valley HS

FRESHMEN
Lexie Dorsey, Mahomet, Ill. / Mahomet-Seymour HS
Jenna Mirande, Peoria, Ill. / Limestone HS
Kayleigh Pitterman, Glenview, Ill. / Glenbrook South HS
Allison Schrader, Hoffman Estates, Ill. / Hoffman Estates HS