X-Country X-Press, Issue # 6, Oct. 20-NAIA Highlights, by Walt Murphy, note by Larry Eder

FL 2011, photo by PhotoRun.net

Cross country conference meets were this past weekend. For most collegiate athletes, this marks the end of the season. For some this marks the beginning of the championship season.

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NAIA Highlights
Additional teams and individuals will be added later

MEN

NAIA GREAT LAKES CHALLENGE
Grand Rapids, MI, 10-20, 8k
http://tinyurl.com/8nq4l9q
A battle of top-ranked NAIA teams saw #3-St.Francis-Ill (50) outrun #6-Shawnee St (64) and #10-Aquinas (99). Additional ranked NAIA teams included #20-Cornerstone and #21-Indiana Wesleyan #21.
     1.     St.Francis-IL     50          #3
     2.     Shawnee St.     64          #6
     3.     Aquinas               99          #10
     4.     Cornerstone     152     #20
     5.     Ind.Wesley.     172          #21
     6.     St.Xavier     224
     7.     Goshen     234
     8.     Siena Hgts.     238
     9.     Olivet Nazar.     252
     10.     IndianaTech     255
(34 teams)
1.Mizael Carrera (Robert Morris-Ill) 24:49, 2.Phil Rizzo (St.Francis-Ill) 24:50, 3.Mike Blaszczyk (St.Fran-Ill) 24:57, 4.Ethan Naylor (Ind.Wesleyan) 25:05, 5.Brad Liston (Shawnee St) 25:07, 6.Schroeder (Shawn.St) 25:13, 7.Gunneson (Aquinas) 25:16, 8.Anderson (Shawn.St) 25:20, 9.Dale (Unat) 25:21, 10.Carson (St.Fran-Ill) 25:21,
11.Glinski (Aquinas) 25:28, 12.Reidsma (Trinity Christian) 25:28, 13.Mabe (Cornerstone) 25:29, 14.Widner (Siena Heights) 25:33, 15.Bateson (Siena Hgts) 25:37, 16.Topp (St.Fran-Ill) 25:41, 17.Creger (Unat) 25:42, 18.Moloney (Aquinas) 25:45, 19.Corcoran (St.Xavier) 25:48, 20.Gerlach (Shawn.St) 25:48,
21.Albert (Ind.-Wesl) 25:49, 22.Smith (Siena Hgts) 25:50, 23.Peacock (St.Fran-Ill) 25:51, 24.Bambach (Corner.) 25:54, 25.Belcher (Ind.Tech) 25:56….28.Risch (Corn) 26:00, 29.Ryan (Shawn.St) 26:02…31.Gates (Shawn.St) 26:03, 32.Foley (Aquinas) 26:05, 33.Stewart (Shawn.St) 26:08, 34.Ferris (St.Fran-Ill) 26:09….39.Cherry (Aquinas) 26:15, 40.Laudermilch (Ind-Wesl) 26:15….43. Stepanovich (Aquinas) 26:19….45.Marah (Aquinas) 26:21….48.Courtright (Corn) 26:23, 49.Kenney (St.Xavier) 26:25, 50.Neindorf (St.Fran-Ill) 26:26, ….52.Falland (Corn) 26:31….59.Mendez (Ind-Wesl) 26:38…65.Wilson (Ind-Wesl) 26:41….95. Laubach (Ind-Wesl) 27:06….119.Johnson (Ind-Wdesl) 27:25….137.Holmberg (Corn) 27:38….171.Grey (Corn) 28:1

BEAVER CLASSIC*
Corvallis,OR, 10-19, 8k
http://tinyurl.com/8qchw5h
The University of Victoria, one of the best collegiate teams in Canada, topped Southern Oregon, the top-ranked NAIA team.
Victoris is coached by former Michigan All-American Andrew EllertonM
     1.     U.Victoria     34
     2.     So.Oregon     47          #1
     3.     U.Oregon RC     73
     4.     Lane CC     138
     5.     Northwest     153
(15 teams)
1.atthew Clowes (unat) 24:22, 2.Eric Avila (Southern Oregon) 24:32, 3.Ryan Cassidy (Victoria) 24:41, 4.Elias Gedyon (Lane C.C.) 24:46, 5.John Carley (Univ. Oregon Running Club) 24:50,

NAIA MID-STATES CLASSIC*
Winfield,KS, 10-20, 8k
http://www.buildersports.com/article/783.php
     1.     Oklahoma Bap.     66          #5
     2.     Wayland Bap.     88          #15
     3.     Oklahoma Chr.     114
     4.     Southwestern     123          =#6
     5.     Lubbock Chr.     129
     6.     Univ.St.Mary     159
     7.     Baker     160
(25 teams)
1.Adam Godwin (klahoma Baptist) 24:35, 2.Frank Adelman (Southwestern) 24:36, 3.Cordell Baker (OklaBap) 24:41, 4.Daniel Tubei (Park/Kenya) 24:51, 5.Hildon Boen (Wayland Baptist) 25:02,

WOMEN

NAIA GREAT LAKES CHALLENGE
Grand Rapids, MI, 10-20, 5k
http://tinyurl.com/9jdvrtl
#4-ranked Olivet Nazarene (41) easily defeated #9 Cornerstone (105). Other ranked NAIA teams: #12 Aquinas (5th), #17 St. Francis-Ill (4th), #20 Illinois Tech (12th), #24 Huntington (3rd) and #25 Taylor (6th).
     1.Olivet Nazar.     41
     2.     Cornerstone     105
     3.     Huntington     168
     4.     St.Francis-IL     173
     5.     Aquinas     181
     6.     Taylor     244
          StXavier     244
     8.     Ind.Wesleyan     253
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sp;    9.     Shawnee St.     281
     10.     Spring Arbor     307
(32 teams)
1.Hilary Halford (St.Francis-Ill) 18:02, 2.Abby Jahn (Illinois Tech) 18:02, 3.Anna Bos (Trinity Christian) 18:09, 4.Kortney Ellingboe (Olivet Nazarene) 18:09, 5.Julie Oosterhouse (Cornerstone) 18:14, 6.Dean (Olivet Naz) 18:23, 7.Endrizzi (Olivet Naz) 18:26, 8.Shares (St.Xavier) 18:27, 9.Garwood (Hannibal-LaGrange) 18:29, 10.Nelson (Bethel-Ind) 18:29,
11.Newton (H-LaG) 18:30, 12.Kubicki (Madonna) 18:32, 13.Livingston (Olivet Naz) 18:35, 14.Rouse (Ill.Tech) 18:35, 15.Roche (Olivet Naz) 18:35, 16.Patterson (Aquinas) 18:36, 17.Louisignau (Corn) 18:41, 18.Falconer (Olivet Naz) 18:45, 19.Hosier (Shawnee St) 18:48, 20.Spahr (Huntington) 18:49
….22.Dhaseleer (Aquinas) 18:50….24. Ogle (Huntington) 18:53, 25.Hawks (Taylor) 18:57….29.Contreras (Corn) 19:02, 30.Tremaine (Corn) 19:02…32. Wyma (Corn) 19:02, 33.Rongstmeyer (St.Fran-Ill) 19:03, 34.Trank (OlivetNaz) 19:03….36.Norris (Taylor) 19:04, 37.Moore (Huntington) 19:06…42.Hoy (St.Fran-Ill) 19:11….44.Steil (Aquinas) 19:14, 45.Wood (Huntington) 19:14….48. Rietsema (Aquinas) 19:18….52.Cholyway (St.Fran-Ill)19:23….54.Rockey (Huntington) 19:25 ….56.Borel-Donohue (St.Fran-Ill) 19:28, 57.Richards (Taylor) 19:28…59.Schmeltz (Taylor) 19:30….64. Woolcott (Aquinas) 19:32….
76.Topp (St.Fran-Ill) 19:42….79.Lewis (Corn) 19:43….82.Carver (Taylor) 19:46, 83.Aslakson (St.Fran-Ill) 19:46, 84.Spahr (Huntington) 19:47, 85.Steinbech (Taylor)19:48, 86.Sansone (Aquinas) 19:48….88.Crowder (Taylor) 19:52…. 91.Pryde (Aquinas) 19:53….96.Kelch (Ill.Tech) 19:56….121.Boyts (Huntington) 20:11…129.Tremaine (Corn) 20:16…133. Vincent (Ill.Tech) 20:18….153.Crotteau (Ill.Tech) 20:35….159.Garcia (Ill.Tech) 20:42…206.Glade (Ill.Tech) 21:17.

BIOLA INV.*
Orange,Ca, 10-20, 5k
http://tinyurl.com/BiolaXC2012
Good top-10 battle as #5-Biola edged #8-Westmont. The Master’s is ranked #14.
     1.     Biola     37     5.     Arizona Chr.     156
     2.     Westmont     41     6.     East L.A.     171
     3.     The Master’s     58     7.     Chapman     188
     4.     Cal Baptist     113     8.     S.D. Christian     213
1.Hannah Kellerman (The Master’s) 18:11, 2.Kellian Hunt (Biola) 18:19, 3.Karis Frankian (The Master’s) 18:23, 4.Neysa Mains (Biola) 18:35, 5.Amber Collier (Westmont) 18:37,

NAIA MID-STATES CLASSIC*
Winfield,KS, 10-20, 5k
http://www.buildersports.com/article/783.php
     1.     Oklahoma Bap.     74          #11
     2.     Rogers State     146
     3.     Central Meth.     151
     4.     Park     157
     5.     Baker     161
(20 teams)
1.Hannah Helker (Oklahoma Baptist) 17:03, 2.Jessica Davis (Texas Wesleyan) 18:23, 3.Monika Kalacinska (St.Gregory’s/ Poland) 18:30, 4.Katelyn Fritz (OklaBap) 18:31, 5.Lauren Jaqua (Baker) 18:36,

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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