On October 11th, the Lady Archers ran their first 5k race of the season at St. Patrick's Park in South Bend, IN, for the 2024 Bethel Invitational, hosted by Bethel University. The Archers placed 10th out of 14 teams, with Olivet Nazarene taking first with 57 points, Goshen coming in second, and Spring Arbor claiming third.

Sophomore Kassidy Kleinheksel finished first for the team with a time of 22:24. Freshman Katie Morden came next (23:01), followed closely by Felicity Severs (23:06), Rebekah Berni (23:36), and Rebekah Freund (24:07).

The Lady Archers will compete next at the NCCAA North/Midwest Regional Championship hosted by Emmaus Bible College in Dubuque, IA. The race will take place at 4:00pm at the Dubuque Soccer Complex.