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Northwestern junior Jacqueline Niewenhuis has been selected from the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) for the NAIA's Female A.O. Duer Award. Each NAIA conference is able to nominate one student-athlete for this annual award.

Morningside College's women's cross country team was announced as the winner of the 2012 Buffalo Funds Five Star Champions of Character Team Award at Friday's 2012 Men's and Women's Cross Country Awards Banquet in Vancouver, Wash., leading up to Saturday's NAIA Men's and Women's Cross Country National Championships to be held at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

Honors for the 2012 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Cross Country Season have been announced.
| Doane at | No Team Score |
| NAIA Championship | |
| (10) Dordt | 9th of 32 |
| NAIA Championships | |
| Morningside at | 4th of 11 |
| GPAC Championships | |
| Morningside | 5th of 11 |
| GPAC Cross Country Championships | |
| Dordt | 1st of 11 |
| GPAC Championships | |
| Midland at | 9th of 11 |
| GPAC Championships | |
| (RV) Doane at | 4th of 11 |
| GPAC Championship | |
| Hastings at | 6th of 11 |
| GPAC XC Championships | |
| Northwestern at | 7th of 11 |
| Great Plains Athletic Conference CC Championship | |
| Concordia | 2nd of 11 |
| GPAC Championships | |
| Briar Cliff at | 11th of 11 |
| GPAC Championship (McCook Lake, SD) | |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 10th of 11 |
| GPAC Championships | |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 11th of 12 |
| Mount Marty Invite | |
| Morningside at | 4th of 12 |
| Mount Marty Invitational | |
| Concordia at | 3rd of 12 |
| Mount Marty Invite | |
| (10) Dordt at | 1st of 12 |
| Mount Marty Invite | |
| Midland at | 9th of 12 |
| Mount Marty Invitational | |
| Doane at | 7th of 20 |
| Mid-State Classic | |
| Hastings | 6th of 12 |
| GPAC XC Championships @ Briar Cliff University | |
| Northwestern at | 5th of 12 |
| Graphic Edge CC Invitational | |