Women's Cross Country Review The Cedarville College women'scross country team continues to get stronger with time. The Lady Jackets were ranked as high as fifth in the NAIA poll, placed a best-ever seventh out of 31 schools at the NAIA Nationals, andwontheirfourthstraightMidOhio Conference championship. The women were seventh nationally in another category — academics. They had the seventhhighest overall team grade point average and placed Jill Zenner, Julianne Pletcher, and Michelle Burson on the NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete team. Cedarville won six meets in all and placed second at the NCCAA Championships. JuliannePletcherwastheteam's toprunner. Pletcherfinished 13th out of 286 runners at the NAIA NationalstoearnAll-Americahonors for the second straight year. Thejuniorwasalsosecondin both the NCCAA and MOC Championships. FreshmanBeckyJordan was the number two runner and finished 21stin the NAIA to earn AllAmerica recognition. Jordan was an NCCAA All-American and an All-MOC performer. Michelle Burson repeated as an NCCAA AllAmerican and an All-MOC runner whileteammateHeatherCornelius joined her on both squads. Other all-conference runners were Kara Malone and Laura Boothe. "We accomplished more this season than we ever have before and that was exciting," saidElvin King,whowasnamedMOCCoach oftheYear."Weareveryoptimistic about the future. We will have six of our top seven runners returning next season." Mark Womack,Sports Information Director Heather Cornelius smiles as she nears the finish line and the end of another challenging race. Above: With a yell and a grimace, David Rae pushes up the hill to the finish. Right: A swarm of Yellow Jackets overwhelms the competition at John Bryan State Park. —CEDARVILLE CROSS COUNTRYMeet Place Asbury Inv. Midwest Coll. Friendship Inv. Greensboro Inv. All-Ohio Wilmington Clsc. Gettysburg Inv. Mid-Ohio Conf. NCCAA Nat. NAIA Nat. 1 of7 10 of33 1 of9 1 of 15 7 of38 1 of 1 of21 1 of5 2 of 15 7 of31 Laura Boothe challengesafellow teammateto give a little more atthe Cedarville Invitational at John Bryan State Park. sports
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