Hall of Fame
The first women’s All-American in Monmouth College cross country history, elite distance runner Mary Kate Beyer was part of nine Midwest Conference champion teams.
Beyer placed 20th at the 2010 NCAA cross country meet to earn her All-American honor. In all, she qualified for a school-record three national meets with top-14 finishes at the always-competitive Midwest Regional, including a fifth-place finish in 2010. Her PR of 21:31 remained Monmouth’s 6K record at the time of her induction.
In track, Beyer posted six individual MWC titles – including three in the steeplechase, an event she qualified for nationally – and her teams were a perfect 8-for-8 in indoor and outdoor championships. She still holds five individual school records and earned three Most Outstanding Performer honors.
Beyer added a ninth team title by pacing the Scots with one of her three runner-up MWC cross country finishes as they won the program’s first league title in 2008. She was all-conference all four years.
