TheCedarville College women's cross country team has enjoyed a prosperous and exciting season. The team won the Mid-Ohio Conference meet, which automatically qualified them for the NAIA nationals with an at-large bid. At the MOC meet, seniors Michelle Burson and Julianne Pletcher andjunior Becca Jenks were named All-MOC. Sophomores Becky Jordan and Christy Taylor were named Honorable Mention MOC. After the MOC meet, the team ran attheNCCAA NationalMeetatJohn Bryan StatePark,wherethey placedfirst. Pletcher, Jordan,Burson,Jenks,and seniorJillZennerearned All-Americanhonors. Pletcher was the National ChamSetting the Pace Women's Cross Country Eric Fiveland pion.ShewasalsoselectedastheWheeler Award winner, which recognized her as the best Christian college runner in the areaofacademics,Christian witness,and leadership. Following the NCCAA National Meet,theteamtraveledtoKenosha,Wisconsin to compete in the NAIA Nationals. There the women finished in fifth place — the highest finish ever for the cross country team and the best placing ofany Cedarville athletic team in NAIA competition. Pletcherfinished tenth and Jordan twenty-ninth, both earning AllAmerican honors. RachelJ. Stewart left: Jill Breckenfeld represents Cedarville at the Friendship Invitational. Scott Huck row I(l-r):Megan Stevens,MichelleBurson,RachelleElder,Christy Taylor,Jill Breckenfeld,JoriForward.row 2:Edith Steele,RebeccaJenks,Julianne Pletcher,Jessica Chambers,Becky Jordan,Kara Malone.row 3:Head Coach Elvin King,Leah Alley,JeriAnn Goodbar,NikkiLuckmann,SonyaFoster, Jessica Black,Jill Zenner,Student Assistant Becky Woelk. 208 atkietics
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