Hall of Fame
A distance runner, Juli Cyrus Rising led several Bruin cross country and track and field teams to new heights. Running No. 2 in 1991  and No. 1 in 1992 and 1993, she led the Bruins to consecutive fifth, second, and 11th-place finishes in the NAIA National Cross Country meets. Juli set the school record for the 5,000 -meter run at 17: 13.6 in 1993 . In 1992, she was an NAIA All-American with a sixth-place finish in the indoor 1,000-yard run. She earned NAIA All-American outdoor status by finishing second nationally in both the 3,000 and the 5,000 in 1993. Juli was fourth nationally in the 3,000 in 1994. She was named an NAIA Academic All-American as a senior. Juli holds school records in  the 1,500 (4:36.24) and the 3,000 (9:46.30) and second in the  5,000 (17:01.87).
