Oregon Wins 2024 Women’s Cross Country Championships

Ducks claim first championship, Silan Ayyildiz sets record with her winning time

Women's Results | Championships Central

SAVOY, Ill. – In its first season as a member of the Big Ten Conference, the Oregon women’s cross country team secured the team title at the 2024 Big Ten Cross Country Championships, hosted by the University of Illinois at the Orange and Blue Golf Course.

The Ducks registered 33 points, besting runner-up Washington (60) and third-place finisher Wisconsin (133). Oregon was paced by seniors Silan Ayyildiz and Maddy Elmore, who crossed the finish line in first and second place, respectively.

Ayyildiz completed the 6K course in a time of 19:13.6 to win the individual title. Her time set a championships record, nearly 13 seconds ahead of the previous record-setting mark of 19:26.3 by Michigan State's Leah O’Connor.

The top 10 finishers at the Big Ten Championships garnered first team All-Big Ten honors, while competitors in places 11-20 received second team laurels. The five highest-finishing freshmen earned a spot on the all-freshman team.

2024 Women’s Cross Country All-Big Ten Honors
First Team
Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon
Maddy Elmore, Oregon
Ali Weimer, Minnesota
Rachel Forsyth, Michigan State
Florence Caron, Penn State
Chloe Foerster, Washington
Mia Barnett, Oregon
Aniya Mosley, Ohio State
Julia David-Smith, Washington
India Weir, Washington

Second Team
Klaudia Kazimierska, Oregon
Anika Thompson, Oregon
Kaitlyn Hynes, Michigan State
Ava Earl, Northwestern
Leane Willemse, Wisconsin
Halle Hill, Illinois
Maeve Stiles, Washington
Sophie O’Sullivan, Washington
Ali Bainbridge, Nebraska
Amina Maatoug, Washington

All-Freshman Team
Rachel Forsyth, Michigan State
Ali Ince, Oregon
Isabelle Schmitz, Minnesota
Charlotte Sinke, Oregon
Olivia Foody, UCLA