Cedarville College
Yellow Jackets
1999 Women's Cross Country
Meet-by-Meet Recaps
Nov. 20, at NAIA Nationals
Freshman Erin Nehus earned NAIA All-America honors at the NAIA National Championships. She placed 29th out of 234 runners by touring the 5,000 meter course in a season-low time of 18:36. The top 30 finishers are All-Americans. Nehus became just the fourth Lady Jacket athlete to garner NAIA All-America honors in cross country. She was Cedarville's lone representative at the national meet and was the team's top runner in their previous eight meets this fall.
Nov. 13, NCCAA NATIONALS
Malone, ranked No. 1 nationally in the NAIA, had 19 points and was followed by No. 6 Spring Arbor with 47 and No. 19 Cedarville with 105 in the NCCAA Nationals at John Bryan State Park. Freshman Erin Nehus earned NCCAA All-America honors by placing in the top 15 as she was 12th in 18:42 for the 5,000 meters. Other Lady Jackets to score were Kelly Reitz (19th; 19:17), Corrie Grigorenko (21st; 19:19), Sarah Pollock (27th; 19:29), and Heidi Wright (33rd; 19:40). [NCCAA WOMEN'S RESULTS]
Nov. 6, AMERICAN MIDEAST CONFERENCE
Malone, ranked No. 1 in the NAIA, won the American Mideast Conference Championship with Cedarville placing second at John Bryan State Park. Rookie Erin Nehus again set the pace for the Lady Jackets and placed 5th in 18:56 for the 5K to earn All-AMC honors. Others for Cedarville were Kelly Reitz (8th; 19:08), Corrie Grigorenko (12th; 19:35), Heidi Wright (14th; 19:53), and Julie Roberts (16th; 20:02). [AMC WOMEN'S RESULTS]
Oct. 23, at Gettysburg Invitational
The Lady Jackets were fifth out of 33 schools at the Gettysburg Invitational. Freshman Erin Nehus led Cedarville for the sixth straight outing by placing 21st of 235 competitors in 19:40 for the 5K. Kelly Reitz was 23rd (19:46), Julia Roberts 41st (20:07), Heidi Wright 66th (20:26), and Corrie Grigorenko 67th (20:26). Millersville was the team champion with 96 points and was followed by Indiana PA (168), Shippensburg (191), Lock Haven (193), and Cedarville (218).
Oct. 15, at Wilmington Invitational
Freshman Erin Nehus paced the Lady Jackets to the team title at Wilmington by winning the individual championship by touring the 5,000 meters in a season-low time of 19:13. Senior captain Kelly Reitz was 2nd in 19:20. The rest of the top five included Corrie Grigorenko (12th; 20:01), Heidi Wright (13th; 20:03), and Sarah Pollock (14th; 20:06). Cedarville had 42 points and Hanover was next with 65 points in the 12-team field.
Oct. 8, at All-Ohio Championship
The Jackets placed 16th out of 40 schools in the All-Ohio Championship. Freshman Erin Nehus again paced Cedarville finishing 69th out of 267 runners in 20:17 for the 5,000 meters. The rest of the top five included Kelly Reitz (78th; 20:29), Joy Shakelton (80th; 20:32), Heidi Wright (100th; 20:44), and Corrie Grigorenko (133rd; 21:02). [SEE COMPLETE ALL-OHIO WOMEN'S TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
Sept. 25, FRIENDSHIP INVITATIONAL
Spring Arbor, rated No. 8 in the NAIA, won the Ninth Annual Friendship Invitational at John Bryan State Park with 51 points. The Cougars were followed by three other nationally-ranked programs in the 12-team field. No. 18 Findlay had 69 points; No. 17 Cedarville recorded 81; and No. 23 Taylor was fourth with 125 points. Freshman Erin Nehus paced the Jackets by placing fifth in 19:19 for the 5,000 meters. Others scoring for the hosts were Kelly Reitz (12th, 19:28), Joy Shakelton (13th, 19:29), Julia Roberts (23rd, 19:55), and Heidi Wright (31st, 20:07). [SEE COMPLETE RESULTS]
Sept. 18, at Midwest Collegiate Championship
The Lady Jackets placed 13th out of 30 schools with 351 points at the Midwest Collegiate Championship in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Calvin MI won the race with 83 points. Freshman Erin Nehus finished 43rd out of 381 runners in 19:29. Other Lady Jackets to score were Kelly Reitz (68th; 19:55), Julia Roberts (93rd; 20:14), Joy Shakelton (95th; 20:16), and Corrie Grigorenko (127th; 20:36).
Sept. 4, at Rio Grande Invitational
Cedarville nabbed the first seven places and 14 of the first 16 in outrunning two American Mideast Conference foes. The Lady Jackets had 15 points, Shawnee State 104, and Rio Grande did not have enough runners to score. Freshman Erin Nehus toured the 5,000 meters in 20:31 to win it. Others to score were Kelly Reitz (2nd, 20:51), Julia Roberts (3rd, 20:56), Sarah Pollock (4th, 21:05), and Corrie Grigorenko (5th, 21:09).
