Ellyse Tingelstad is the 2023 NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Athlete of the Year. Tingelstad, a junior from Joseph, Oregon, was women’s individual runner-up at the 2023 NAIA Cross Country Championships in Vancouver, Washington, covering the 6k course in 21:16.1. Earlier this season, she won the CCC Cross Country Championships 6k in 20:51.5, Blazing Tiger NAIA Classic 6k in 20:52.0 and CCC Preview Meet 4k in 13:53.5.