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2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

Meg Nakazawa
Meg Nakazawa

Bethany Mapes

Bethany Mapes

  • Height:
    5-3
  • Major:
    Allied Health
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    El Cajon, CA
  • High School:
    Liberty Charter HS
  • Previous School:
    Liberty Charter HS

Summary

Biography

TFRRS PROFILE

2024
• Biola Athletics Female Athlete of the Year
• First Team All-PacWest
• Placed 3rd at the PacWest Championships with a 6k time of 20:55.4 (Oct. 26)
• Finished 7th at the NCAA Division II West Region Championships, running 6k in 20:50.4 (Nov. 9)
• Earned top-10 finishes in five races, including 3rd at the Biola Invitational (5k – 17:18.5) and 8th at UCR Invitational (6k – 20:13.8)
• Additional performances included:
– Lewis Crossover (6k – 21:22.6, 10th)
– Irvine Invitational (6k – 23:04.5)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic

2023
• Competed in six meets with the Eagles 
• Led BU to a PacWest Championship
• Had three third place finishes, one at the PacWest Championship
• Recorded her personal best 6k at the NCAA DII Championships
• First Team All-PacWest 
• Two-time PacWest Runner of the Week (9/3-9/10 and 10/1-10/8)
• Academic All-PacWest

2022
• Raced at seven meets in the 2022 season 
• Had four top 10 finishes
• Placed eighth in the 6k at the NCAA DII Regionals
• PacWest Freshman of the Year
• Second Team All-PacWest 
• Biola Female Newcomer of the Year 
• Academic All-PacWest 

HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Liberty Charter High School in 2022
• Four-year varsity cross country runner
• Helped her school to Frontier Conference Champions her freshman-junior year 
• Team Captain sophomore, junior and senior year
• Frontier Conference Women’s Individual Champion 2021
• 6th place at California State meet in 2021
• All-State and All-CIF Honors
• All-Academic Team 2020

PERSONAL
• Born on July 16, 2004 in El Cajon, California
• Has three younger brothers; Jacob, Ben and Luke 
• Enjoys hiking during her free time 
• Currently majoring in Kinesiology
• Favorite Bible Verse: Romans 12:2
• Why I Chose Biola: “To pursue an environment that will help me develop my faith, character, relationships, education and running abilities.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    5'3"

  • 2023Sophomore

    5'3"

  • 2024Junior

    5'3"

  • 2025Senior

    5'3"
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