1997 Miracle Yearbook

TheCedarville College women's cross country team has enjoyed a pros- perous 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 se- niorJillZennerearned All-Americanhon- ors. Pletcher was the National Cham- Setting 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,Wis- consin to compete in the NAIA Nation- als. 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 All- American 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