Cedarville University Yellow Jackets

ATHLETE
1999-2003

Inducted Feb. 10, 2018

Erin Nehus Vergara '03 established herself as one of the top distance runners to ever compete for the Lady Jackets.

Vergara was the #1 runner for the 2001 NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championship team which was the only NAIA title in any sport the Yellow Jackets ever won. She guided her team to two NCCAA Championship banners as well as three American Mideast Conference trophies.

Individually, Vergara was a three-time NAIA All-American in cross country and a three-time NCCAA All-American. She was the 2001 NCCAA champion and the American Mideast Conference champion.

Vergara was a six-time NAIA All-American on the track - four times outdoors and twice indoors. She was the 2003 NCCAA Outdoor Outstanding Performer of the Meet, was a seven-time NCCAA All-American, and a six-time AMC champion.

Vergara competed in the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in the marathon.