University of North Dakota Athletics

Clay’s 2000 women’s cross country team was one of the best in program history, capturing the best finish by the program at the national championships and tying for the second-best finish by an NCC program in history.
 

After narrowly missing out on the conference title, UND turned in an incredible performance at the NCAA Division II Women’s Cross Country Championships, finishing second to post the second-best finish by an NCC program ever and the first runner-up placement since 1984.
 

Three UND runners earned All-America honors that season, the most in a single-season in program history, while Becky Leppard became UND’s highest individual finisher at the championships that year by placing second.