Drury University Athletics

Honors

• 2025-26 All-GLVC, Cross Country
• 2025-26 CSC Academic All-District
• 2025-26 Academic All-GLVC
• 2024-25 All-GLVC, Cross Country
• 2024-25 CSC Academic All-District
• 2024-25 Academic All-GLVC

2025-26
Cross Country
Finished 34th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (22:05.81), ranking 11th in program history... Named All-GLVC after placing 13th at the GLVC Championships (22:20.41)... Placed 85th overall at the Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival (18:30.7), ranking 12th in program history. 

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.

Times

• 5K, XC – 18:30 (12th in program)
• 6K, XC – 22:05.8 (11th in program)