Jaynie Halterman was named the 2025 NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Athlete of the Year. Halterman, who hails from Thompson’s Bridge, Tennessee, won the individual title at the 2025 NAIA Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida. She crossed the finish line in a meet-record 20:13.2. Halterman ended the year undefeated against NAIA competitors, having won meet titles at the Crossroads League Championships, the Ray Bullock Invitational, and the Wildcat Twilight Invitational.