2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

Terry Griffin
Hudson Harkness, Drury Sports Communications

Josie Diffendaffer

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • High School Burthoud
  • Hometown Burthoud, Colo.

Biography

Honors
  • 2024-25 – Academic All-GLVC
  • 2024 All-GLVC, Cross Country
2024-25
Outdoor Track and Field

Finished second in the 1,500 meters (4:46.63) at the Southwest Baptist Invitational... Season-best 1,500 meters (4:44.43) at the Bryan Clay Invitational, sixth-fastest in school history... Placed fifth in the 800 meters (2:21.65) at the Missouri State Twilight, fifth-fastest in school history.

Indoor Track and Field
Finished first in the 5,000 meters (17:48.10) at the Bearcat Invite, fourth-fastest in school history... Had season bests in the mile (5:08.54), fourth-fastest in school history, at the Jewett Indoor Gorilla Classic and 3,000 meters (10:16.96) at the GLVC Championship.

Cross Country
Top performer in the 6,000 meters at the GLVC Championship (22:14.5) and the NCAA-II Midwest Regional (22:52.3) for Drury. 

Previous School
Diffendaffer ended her cross country career for Chardon St. in the South Central Regional and set a personal best (23:31.2).

High School
Competed at Burthoud.

Personal
Daughter of Rodney and Tara Diffendaffer... Born on Aug. 21, 2004... Majoring in Biology with a minor in Chemistry.

Personal Preferences
Favorite class: Organic Chemistry
Hobbies: Collecting rocks
Favorite app: Strava
Athlete you most admire: Allie Ostrander
Person that most inspires you: My parents and Topi
Best moment you've had as an athlete: My last race at Chadron State

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Junior

    5'4"
  • 2025Redshirt Junior

    5'4"