Talisa Budder from Kenwood, OK is having an amazing freshman year.  In her first intercollegiate meet, Budder finished in the top 20 at the Kansas University Rim Rock Classic.  Budder continued her regular season with top 10 finishes in the Tabor Invite (4th) , Haskell Invite (6th), and Ottawa Invite (2nd).  In each of her races her times steadily improved, breaking the 20:00 minute mark at the Tabor Invite, and every race since. 

On November 5th, Budder capped off the regular season with a MCAC Conference Champion titled with a time of 19:35.04.  A four-time MCAC Runner of the Week, and MCAC Cross Country Newcomer of the Year, Budder will be making her first appearance at the NAIA national level with a race on November 19th in Vancouver, WA.