Cedarville University

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NCCAA Cedarville University Men's Cross Country

Elvin R. King Cross Country Course
Cedarville University - Cedarville, Ohio
November 11, 2006

26th Annual Women's Championship
34th Annual Men's Championship

Cedarville women, Malone men claim NCCAA banners

Laura Lolly York
Women's champion Laura Lolly York of Taylor crosses the finish line.

CEDARVILLE, Ohio (11-11-06) - Cedarville University won the women's title and the Malone College men continued their dominance at the NCCAA Cross Country Championships. Longtime host Cedarville University staged the meet for the first time on the new Elvin R. King Cross Country Course.

The Lady Jackets won their sixth overall title and first since 2002 by totaling 46 points to finish atop the 22-team field. Ten-time champion Malone was next with 59 points and was followed by Spring Arbor, 83; Indiana Wesleyan, 127; and MidAmerica Nazarene, 129.

Taylor's Laura Lolly York sloshed her way to the individual title in 18:32 for the 5,000 meters in weather conditions that featured 40° temperatures, 15-25 mph winds, rain, and mud. Cedarville's Samantha Maat was the runner-up in 18:37 while Christine Jarchow of Spring Arbor was 3rd in 18:40. The top 15 finishers are All-Americans.

Malone took home the men's banner for the second straight time. It was the fourth title in the past five years for the Pioneers and their 17th overall in the last 20 races. Malone tallied 52 points and was followed by host Cedarville, 57; MidAmerica Nazarene, 81; Indiana Wesleyan, 103; and Spring Arbor, 127. A total of 22 teams competed in the men's division.

Noah Too
MidAmerica Nazarene's Noah Too won the NCCAA men's title by 32 seconds.

MidAmerica Nazarene's Noah Too cruised to the individual title in 25:26 to win by 32 seconds on the 8,000 meter course. Cedarville freshman Daniel Roberts was 2nd in 25:58 with Ryan Kienzle paced Malone's contingent in 26:49. The top 15 finishers are All-Americans.

York made it a sweep of the women's major awards by being honored as the Bullock Award recipient as the NCCAA's Outstanding Female Runner in athletics, academics, leadership, Christian character, and Christian service. Elvin King of Cedarville was named NCCAA Women's Coach of the Year.

The NCCAA Outstanding Male Runner in athletics, academics, leadership, Christian character, and Christian service was Richard Visser of Trinity Christian College, who was presented the Wheeler Award. Malone's Jack Hazen was recognized as NCCAA Men's Coach of the Year.

A total of 89 student-athletes - 60 women and 29 men - were honored as NCCAA All-America Scholar-Athletes. The group consists of juniors and seniors who maintain a minimum 3.40 cumulative grade point average. MidAmerica Nazarene was the top women's scholar-team with a combined GPA of 3.86 and Roberts Wesleyan had the top mark among men's teams at 3.46.

Cedarville had the lowest combined team score of 103 points (46 women, 57 men). Malone was 2nd at 111(59-52) while MidAmerica Nazarene (129-81) and Spring Arbor (83-127) tied for 3rd place with 210 points each.

Cedarville University
2006 NCCAA Women's Cross Country Champion
Cedarville University
(Photo by Scott Huck, Cedarville University)

Malone College
2006 NCCAA Men's Cross Country Champion
Malone College
(Photo by Scott Huck, Cedarville University)

North Central takes women's, men's NCCAA Division II titles

North Central University swept the NCCAA Division II cross country championships. The Rams won the women's banner with 27 points while Baptist Bible College was the runner-up with 52 points. North Central's men had 42 points to nip 2nd-place Northland Baptist Bible College, who had 48 points.

North Central also grabbed both of the individual titles. Trisha Steen crossed the line first in 20:39 in the women's division and Daniel Bare was the men's champion in 28:23. The top five finishers in Division II are recognized as All-Americans.

North Central University
2006 NCCAA Division II Women's Cross Country Champion
North Central University
(Photo by Scott Huck, Cedarville University)

North Central University
2006 NCCAA Division II Men's Cross Country Champion
North Central University
(Photo by Scott Huck, Cedarville University)

Elvin R. King Cross Country Course

New venue awaits NCCAA runners

CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Cedarville University has hosted 26 of the past 28 NCCAA Cross Country Championships but they were always staged at John Bryan State Park in nearby Yellow Springs. Participants would then make the 6-8 mile trek south to the school for the awards banquet. With the opening of the new Elvin R. King Cross Country Course, everything revolving around the championship will be staged on campus.

The new venue was developed and built under the leadership of CU athletic director Pete Reese with the assistance of King, an NCCAA Hall of Fame coach who still directs the Lady Jacket program. The site officially opened in September with the 16th Annual Cedarville Invitational and was dedicated during Homecoming in October. [SEE MORE]