1996 Miracle Yearbook

3en Thompson and Chris Merrell leg it )ut at the Friendship Invitational at John 3ryan State Park. FRONT ROW: Christy Taylor, Jill Breckenfeld, Kara Malone, Heather Cornelius, Michelle Burson, Beckey Jordan, Edith Steele, Kari Persons. MIDDLE ROW: Laura Boothe, Rebecca Jenks, Joni Forward, Julianne Pletcher, David Rae, Eric Crawford, Jill Zenner, Megan Stevens,Amy Burson. BACK ROW: Elvin King(Head Coach), Ben Thompson,Steve McGillivray, Chris Merrell, Jason Taylor, Dave Schwatzentruber, Chad Eder, Joel Peterson, John Ward. The Cedarville College men's cross country team continued its rebuilding program. Six of the Yellow Jacket's top seven runners were either freshmen or sopho- mores which creates a positive outlook for the near future. The Yellow Jackets claimed the Greensboro, NC Invitational title by outrunning 16 other schools. They were second in their own Friendship Invitational, third at Asbury, fourth in the Mid-Ohio Conference,andfifth attheNCCAA Nationals. Head coach Elvin King claims, "We are in the process of getting the men's program back to where we want it to be. It takes patience with the young talent we have on theroster. Even with that,wehave been close to being ranked in the NAIA poll." Sophomore Eric Crawford led the way as the Yellow Jackets' number one runner. He finished in the top ten offour events and was the team's lone qualifier for the NAIA Nationals. David Rea and Joel Peterson, also sophomores, were consistent varsity performers along with freshmen Chris Merrell, David Swartzentruber, and Ben Thomp- son. Jason Taylorwas the lone senior in the top seven. Mark Womack,Sports Information Director Men's Cross Country Review cross country