X-Country X-Press,NAIA Conference Results, by Walt Murphy, note by Larry Eder

Dellinger Invite, Sept 2012, photo by Patrick Holleran/Shannon Digital Photography

The results below feature some of the NAIA conference meets from this weekend, November 2-4, 2012, courtesy of Walt Murphy at XCountry XPress.

NAIA CONFERENCES

Conference champions automatically qualify for the NAIA National Championships. Additional at-large teams will be selected by Monday.

MEN

MID-SOUTH
Rio Grande,OH, 11-3, 8k
http://tinyurl.com/cpb48b6
     1.     Shawnee St.     29          #6
     2.     Cu,berlands     62
     3.     Rio Grande     78
     4.     Campbellsville     112
     5.     Georhetown     127
(1 teams)
1.Brad Liston (Shawnee) 25:24, 2.Nick Wilson (Rio Grande) 25:31, 3.John-Paul Williams (Lindsey Wilson) 25:35, 4.Adam Schroeder (Shawnee St) 25:36, 5.Landon Hamilton (Cumberlands) 25:42,

CHICAGOLAND A.C.
Chicago,IL, 11-3, 8k
http://tinyurl.com/cpeoulf
     1.     St.Francis     22          #3
     2.     Olivet Naz.     76
     3.     St.Xavier     89
     4.     Robert Morris     119
     5.     Trinity Chr.     133
(12 teams)
1.Phil Rizzo (St.Francis) 24:10, 2.Brandon Carson (St.Francis) 24:20, 3.Andrew Reidsma (Trinity Christian) 24:22, 4.Mike Blaszczyk (St.Franci) 24:26, 5.Mizael Carrera (Robert Morris) 24:34,

GOLDEN STATE A.C.
Orange,Ca, 11-3, 8k
http://tinyurl.com/bb7rtny
John Gilberton, 3rd at last year’s NAIA National, led #7-The Masters’s to narrow win over #25-Vanguard.
     1.     The Master’s     65     5.     Biola     85
     2.     Vanguard     70     6.     COncordia-Ca     103
     3.     Westmont     80     7.     S.D. Christian     218
     4.     Ariz. Chr.     82
1.John Gilbertson (Master’s) 24:22, 2.Ricky Avila (COncordia) 25:17, 3.Matthew Day (Westmont) 25:30, 4.Tyler Dutchover (Van) 25:43, 5.Danny Ledesma (Biola) 25:49,

GREAT PLAINS
McCook Lake,SD, 11-3, 8k
http://tinyurl.com/cjdmyoz
     1.     Concordia     41          $20
     2.     Morningside     47
     3.     Doane     71
     4.     Dordt     94
     5.     Northwestern     137
(10 teams)
1.Colin Morrissey (Concordia) 25:08, 2.Taylor Chapman (Morningside) 25:15, 3.Hayden Hohnholt (Conc) 25:16, 4.Ryan Tholen (Dordt) 25:19, 5.Ben Sievert (Conc) 25:24,

WOMEN

CHICAGOLAND
Chicago,IL, 11-3, 5k
http://tinyurl.com/cmzdulp
     1.     Olivet Nazar.     29          #4
     2.     St.Francis-IL     62          #18
     3.     St.Xavier     99
     4.     Illinois Tech     102
5.     Trinity Chr.     119
(12 teams)
1.Abby Jahn (Illinois Tech) 17:33, 2.Hilary Halford (St.Francis) 17:34, 3.Kortney Ellingboe (Olivet Nazarene) 17:35, 4.Kathryn (Dean (Olivet Naz) 17:38, 5.Chantalie Falconer (Olivet Naz) 17:41,

GOLDEN STATE
Orange,CA, 11-3, 5k
http://tinyurl.com/a3df7tw
     1.     Biola     45          #5
     2.     Concordia-CA     58          #16
     3.     Westmont     71          #8
     4.     The Master’s     72          #13
(7 teams)
1.Rocio Pelayo (Concordia-CA) 17:53, 2.Hannah Kellerman (The Master’s) 18:01, 3.Kellian Hunt (Biola) 18:16, 4.Karis Frankian (The Master’s) 18:20, 5.Neysa Mains (Biola) 18:27,

FRONTIER
Helena,MT, 11-2, 5k.
http://tinyurl.com/d2sa82e
     1.     Carroll     32          #6
     2.     Lewis-Clark     53          #12
     3.     Rocky Mt.     57          #14
(6 teams)
1.Rhianna Grossman (Carroll) 18:38, 2Kelsey Klettke (Lewis-Clark) 18:50, 3.Ana Richter (Rocky Mountain) 19:03, 4.Chelsey Leighton (Lewis-Clark) 19:16, 5.Bailey Hughes (Carroll) 19:19,

GREAT PLAINS
McCook Lake,SD, 11-3, 5k.
http://tinyurl.com/ccs7aqe
     1.     Dordt     25&n
bsp;         #11
     2.     Concordia-NE     76          #20
     3.     Doane     85
     4.     Morningside     112
     5.     Hastings     137
(10 teams)
1.Sarah Kortze (Concordia) 17:11, 2.Jena Schwalenberg (Concordia) 17:45, 3.Lauren Opp (Dordt) 18:00, 4.Merissa Harkema (Dordt) 18:15, 5.Kayla Byl (Dordt) 18:17,

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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.

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