MILWAUKEE- Anelise Egge of the Milwaukee women's cross country team has been named the Horizon League Cross Country Female Athlete of the Year, the league office announced this afternoon.
 
Egge earned the honors after an outstanding season where she became the third Panther in program history to win the individual title at the Horizon League Championships. She had already earned First-Team All-Horizon League for her championship performance, and was also selected as an honorable mention for the league's All-Academic team.
 
At the NCAA Regional Meet, Egge set the program-record in the 6K, finishing with a time of 20:41.7. She also set the school's new 5K record at the Joe Piane Invite Oct. 4, with an impressive 17:18.2 finish.
 
The junior was the first Milwaukee runner to finish at every meet she competed this season, with first-place finishes at the Tom Barry Invite, Phoenix Open, and the Horizon League Championship Meet.
 
Egge is the first Panther to win the award since Meg Swietlik in the 2020 season, and the third in the program's history.
 
2024 #HLXC Female Athlete of the Year 
Anelise Egge, Milwaukee
 
2024 #HLXC Male Athlete of the Year
Hunter Christopher, Youngstown State
 
Sportsmanship Awards
Noah Jahnke, Green Bay & Grace Nolan, Oakland 
 
Sportsmanship Award Finalists:
Deena Ingrassia, Cleveland State
Evie Wright, Detroit Mercy
Joshua Otten, Detroit Mercy
Tristan Brandenburg, Oakland