Cedarville University

Final NAIA National Ranking - 11th

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Elisabeth Pyles (center), seated between her parents, Dan and Jackie Pyles, is joined by CU head coach Elvin King.

CU signs five for 2005
CEDARVILLE, Ohio (6-9-2005) - Lady Jacket cross country coach Elvin King has signed five athletes to join Cedarville’s nationally-ranked program for the 2005 campaign. Local product Elisabeth Pyles moves across the street from Cedarville High School as the Ohio Division III state champion in the 3,200 meters this spring on the track.

Beth Davies, a graduate of nearby Shawnee High School in Springfield, returned to the Ohio Division II state track & field meet in the 800 meters. Jessica Squier, a homeschool student from Montrose, Pa., was the state cross country runner-up last fall while running for Elk Lake High School; Brittany Simpson, a graduate of Kennebunk (Maine) High School, placed 4th in the Class A state cross country meet as a senior; and Stacey Keller, a product from Harrisburg (Pa.) Christian High School, was a two-time state meet participant.

King has developed Cedarville into a perennial NAIA power in women’s cross country. The Lady Jackets won the 2001 NAIA national title and have posted five straight NAIA Top 10 finishes. Cedarville returns two All-Americans from last year’s 9th-place squad.

Christina Reyes

Reyes, Maat are NAIA All-Americans
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (11-20-2004) - Christina Reyes and Samantha Maat earned All-America honors at the NAIA Championships where the Lady Jackets placed 9th as a team. They are the 8th and 9th Cedarville women to be named NAIA All-Americans which are top 30 finishers in the national meet.

Reyes posted a time of 18:20 for the 5,000 meters to finish 14th out of 258 competitors. Maat was 18th in 18:25. Other Lady Jackets to score were Kathy Scott (119th; 19:52), Julie Martz (126th; 19:56), and Sarah Bailey (159th; 20:09). [TEAM and INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]

Three Lady Jackets were named NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes. The trio includes senior Melissa Mattner as well as juniors Sarah Bailey and Jennifer McKellar. The list honors juniors and seniors who maintain a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade point average. [NAIA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES]

Reyes, Lady Jackets 2nd in NCCAA
CEDARVILLE, Ohio (11-13-2004) - Christina Reyes placed 2nd overall and NAIA No. 11 Cedarville was the team runner-up at the 24th Annual NCCAA Championships at John Bryan State Park. The top six teams are all ranked in the NAIA Top 25 led by No. 3 Malone, who won their 10th title, with 76 points. The Lady Jackets had 78 points and No. 9 and defending champion Indiana Wesleyan tallied 82.

Reyes covered the 5,000 meters in a season-low time of 18:01 which was 14 seconds behind the winning time. She was joined on the All-America team (top 15 finishers) by Samantha Maat, who was 6th in 18:19. Other CU runners to figure in the scoring were Kathy Scott (16th; 19:02), Julie Martz (21st; 19:22), and Sarah Bailey (36th; 19:47). [TEAM and INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]

Three Lady Jackets were named NCCAA All-America Scholar-Athletes which are juniors and seniors who maintain a minimum 3.40 cumulative grade point average. The trio is senior Melissa Mattner as well as juniors Sarah Bailey and Jennifer McKellar. [NCCAA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES]