Cedarville University - Cedarville, Ohio
Elvin R. King Cross Country Course
Nov. 15, 2008
28th Annual Women's Championship - 10 a.m. (Eastern)
36th Annual Men's Championship - 11 a.m. (Eastern)
CEDARVILLE WOMEN, MALONE MEN RUN TO NCCAA TITLES
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - The Cedarville University women and Malone University men both repeated as NCCAA cross country champions at the Elvin R. King Cross Country Course. Despite a cold, rainy day, the NAIA’s #1 ranked teams were each able to cruise to victory.
Cedarville placed five runners among the top seven finishers to win by 51 points over runner-up Dallas Baptist. Nicole Santos paced the Lady Jackets by winning the event with a time of 18:25 for the 5,000 meters.
In the men's race, Malone put its seven competitors in the Top 25 with Indiana Wesleyan as the runner-up. Taylor's Michael Pabody was the individual champion in 25:39 for the 8K. The top 15 runners in each division are honored as All-Americans.
The Division II races featured North Central taking the women's title and Maranatha Baptist Bible claiming the men's. North Central's Stephanie Christensen (20:48) and Cincinnati Christian's Scott Pagel (27:12) were the individual winners. The top five finishers are considered Division II All-Americans.
The NCCAA's Runners of the Year recognize outstanding athletics, academics, leadership, Christian character, and Christian service. The women’s Bullock Award was presented to Cedarville's Elisabeth Pyles with the men's Wheeler Award going to Malone's Ryan Crocker.
Women's coach Elvin King of Cedarville as well as men's coach Jack Hazen of Malone were the NCCAA Coaches of the Year. A total of 70 women and 31 men were honored as NCCAA Scholar-Athletes which includes juniors and seniors, who maintain a minimum 3.40 cumulative grade point average.
