OLIVIA BAKER NAMED ACCAC DII RUNNER OF THE WEEK FOR SIXTH TIME

Thursday October 30,  2025 - 2:00 p.m. | Dylan DeVlieger    

Mesa Community College's Olivia Baker continues to dominate the conference and national stage, earning her sixth ACCAC Division II Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week award this season after another impressive performance at the ACCAC/Region I Championships in Gilbert, Arizona.

Baker claimed the NJCAA Region I Individual Championship, finishing first overall with a time of 18:23.8 in the 5K. The performance helped lead the Thunderbirds to the ACCAC Championship and their second straight NJCAA Region I title, marking the program's fourth regional championship in the past five years.