Chris Beene was named the 2025 NJCAA DI Women’s Cross Country National Coach of the Year. Beene coached Odessa (Texas) to the team title at the 2025 NJCAA DI Cross Country Championships this past weekend in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Led by the 3-4 finish of Milicent Wafula and Roukia Mouici, the Wranglers scored 54 points to win by 73 points. Earlier this season, Odessa won team titles at the Region 5 Championships and Abilene Christian’s Naimadu Classic.