2025-26 Sandburg women's cross country news

111 Chargers earn Academic All-Region 4 for fall semester
111 Chargers earn Academic All-Region 4 for fall semester

March 24, 2026

All 11 Chargers teams had at least one representative. Baseball had the most of any team, with 31. Among women’s squads, cross country, basketball and softball each had 10. 

Peterson punches ticket to nationals with 7th-place showing at Region 4 Championships
Peterson punches ticket to nationals with 7th-place showing at Region 4 Championships

October 27, 2025

Sandburg men’s cross country runner Andrew Peterson punched his ticket to the NJCAA Division II Championships with a seventh-place finish in Saturday’s Region 4 Championships at Settler’s Hill Golf Course.

Chargers win Arrowhead titles as Peterson, Koech earn all-conference accolades
Chargers win Arrowhead titles as Peterson, Koech earn all-conference accolades

October 13, 2025

The Sandburg cross country teams claimed both titles and had a pair of runners earn all-conference honors at the Arrowhead Conference Championships on Saturday at Catlin Park.

Peterson delivers top-10 finish for Chargers at Heartland Invitational
Peterson delivers top-10 finish for Chargers at Heartland Invitational

September 26, 2025

Linda Koech’s 23:24.2 mark paced the Chargers in the 5K women’s run. Faith Rotich (25:55.7) was 43rd and Sheila Cheruiyot (26:25.2) finished 44th.

Chargers compete on Detweiller course at Bradley Intercollegiate
Chargers compete on Detweiller course at Bradley Intercollegiate

September 22, 2025

The Sandburg cross country teams competed at the Bradley Intercollegiate on Friday evening at Detweiller Park.

Peterson, Rotich lead Chargers at Prairie Stars Invitational
Peterson, Rotich lead Chargers at Prairie Stars Invitational

September 08, 2025

Faith Rotich and Andrew Peterson delivered the top times for the Sandburg cross country teams at the Prairie Stars Invitational on Friday.

Koech’s 3rd-place run helps Chargers women claim title in opening meet
Koech’s 3rd-place run helps Chargers women claim title in opening meet

September 02, 2025

Linda Koech finished third overall and helped the Sandburg women’s cross country team to a first-place showing at the inaugural Joan Jepngetich Memorial Invite on Saturday at the Galesburg campus.

Sandburg XC teams start season Saturday with home meet
Sandburg XC teams start season Saturday with home meet

August 28, 2025

Coming off another strong campaign that saw the Chargers represented at the NJCAA Division II Championships, the Sandburg cross country teams will open their 2025 schedule this weekend at home.

2nd annual Coach Rodney Blue Charitable Run on Sept. 13
2nd annual Coach Rodney Blue Charitable Run on Sept. 13

August 15, 2025

The Sandburg Foundation will host the second annual Coach Rodney Blue Charitable Run at 8 a.m. Sept. 13 on the Galesburg campus to honor the late Chargers cross country coach and support his legacy for future cross country student-athletes at Sandburg.